Pipe coil skid with side rails and method of use

A method for using a pipe coil skid comprising:

• securing a coil of pipe to the pipe coil skid, the skid comprising:
• a plurality of beams affixably connected together to form a rectangular shaped base;
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• a platform disposed within the base, the platform having a concave upward shape on its upward facing side when the skid sits on a horizontal surface, such that the coil of pipe positioned upon the platform contacts the platform within the base;
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• a first side rail coupled to at least one of the plurality of beams;
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• blocking movement of the coil of pipe beyond a boundary of the rectangular shaped base via the first side rail.

A side rail, comprising:

• a first vertical leg comprising a first end configured to be inserted into a first slot of a pipe coil skid and a second end coupled near a first end of a horizontal restraint beam, wherein the first vertical leg comprises a first leg height greater than approximately 25 percent of a diameter of a coil of pipe positioned upon the pipe coil skid;
• a second vertical leg comprising a first end configured to be inserted into a second slot of the pipe coil skid and a second end coupled near a second end of the horizontal restraint beam, wherein the second vertical leg comprises a second leg height greater than approximately 25 percent of the diameter of the coil of pipe, and wherein the horizontal restraint beam comprises a restraint beam length that is greater than the diameter of the coil of pipe;
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• a horizontal support beam comprising a first end coupled near the second end of the first vertical leg and a second end coupled near the second end of the second vertical leg, wherein the horizontal support beam comprises a support beam length approximately equal to a base length of the rectangular shaped base.