Coiled tubing servicing tool
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsKenneth Glenn Dixson, Brian Vandellyn Park, Maximo Gustavo Michaelis, Mikko Jaaskelainen
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Abstract
A coiled tubing servicing system comprising a servicing cart comprising two or more support frames, a length of coiled tubing supported by the servicing cart, a servicing fixture disposed about a portion of the length of coiled tubing adjacent the servicing cart, wherein the servicing fixture is movable along a longitudinal axis of the length of coiled tubing and radially about the longitudinal axis of the length of coiled tubing; and a servicing tool coupled to the servicing fixture.
Claims10
A coiled tubing servicing method comprising:
- preparing a length of a coiled tubing;
- preparing a coiled tubing servicing tool comprising the steps of:
- supporting at least a portion of the length of the coiled tubing with a servicing cart comprising two or more support frames;
- disposing a servicing fixture adjacent the supported portion of the length of the coiled tubing, wherein the servicing fixture is movable along a longitudinal axis of the length of the coiled tubing and radially about the longitudinal axis of the length of the coiled tubing;
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- coupling a servicing tool to the servicing fixture, wherein coupling the servicing tool to the fixture comprises attaching an x-ray assembly to the servicing fixture;
- locating one or more components disposed within the length of the coiled tubing;
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- providing access to the one or more components disposed within the length of the coiled tubing.
A coiled tubing servicing method comprising:
- preparing a length of coiled tubing;
- supporting at least a portion of the length of coiled tubing with a coiled tubing servicing system;
- preparing the coiled tubing servicing system, wherein the coiled tubing servicing system provides at least one of longitudinal and radial movement about the length of coiled tubing;
- attaching an x-ray assembly to the coiled tubing servicing system;
- locating by using an x-ray image provided by the x-ray assembly one or more components disposed within the length of coiled tubing;
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- providing access to the one or more components disposed within the length of coiled tubing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.