Method and apparatus to position and protect control lines being coupled to a pipe string on a rig
AssigneeFrank's Casing Crew and Rental Tools, Inc.
InventorDougal Hugo Brown
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods to cut a control line and/or to run a control line on a rig may include a movable cutting apparatus to cut a control line, a load transfer member to engage a control line, a load measuring device to measure a load imparted to a load transfer member, and a drive member to engage and drive a control line. The apparatuses and methods may be used with a control line positioning apparatus, a pipe engaging apparatus, and/or may be used by themselves.
Claims65
An apparatus to cut a control line, comprising:
- a movable cutting apparatus having a cutting member attached thereto;
- wherein the movable cutting apparatus is configured to move the cutting member between a retracted position and a deployed position;
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- wherein the cutting member of the movable cutting apparatus is configured to engage and cut the control line in the deployed position of the cutting member.
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A method to cut a control line, comprising:
- providing a movable cutting apparatus having a cutting member attached thereto and disposed adjacent to the control line;
- moving the cutting member from a retracted position to a deployed position;
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- cutting the control line with the cutting member of the movable cutting apparatus in the deployed position.
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An apparatus to run a control line on a rig, comprising:
- a control line pathway configured to feed the control line through the rig;
- a load transfer member disposed adjacent to the control line pathway and configured to engage the control line in the control line pathway;
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- a load measuring device coupled to the load transfer member and configured to measure a load imparted to the load transfer member by the control line.
A method to run a control line on a rig, comprising:
- feeding the control line through a control line pathway through the rig;
- engaging the control line in the control line pathway with a load transfer member;
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- measuring a load imparted to the load transfer member by the control line with a load measuring device coupled to the load transfer member.
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An apparatus to feed a control line through a rig, comprising:
- a drive member having an actuator coupled thereto;
- wherein the drive member is configured to engage the control line and drive the control line along a longitudinal axis of the control line.
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A method to feed a control line through a rig, comprising:
- engaging the control line with a drive member coupled to an actuator;
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- energizing the actuator to drive the control line with the drive member along a longitudinal axis of the control line.
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An apparatus to run a control line on a rig, comprising:
- a control line pathway configured to feed the control line through the rig;
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- a rolling member disposed adjacent to the control line pathway and configured to engage the control line in the control line pathway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.