Coiled Tubing Equipment

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Printed July 2007

 Coiled Tubing Equipment
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Injector

Gooseneck

Hydraulic Power Pack

Control Cab
 Injector

Injector
Manufacturers:
Hydra Rig
Stewart & Stevenson
Others

Photo HR480
 Injector (cont.)

Hydraulic Drive
10,000 Lb - 200,000 Lb
Capacities
Removable Gripper
Inserts
Load Cell
Double Acting
Hydraulic
Electronic (Strain
Gauge)
Photo HR560
 Hydra Rig 5100 Injector

Height: 10 ft 1 in.
Weight: 15,000 lbs
2 in BJ Norway
120,000 lbs Max
Pull
Single Axial
Variable
Displacement
Motor
 Hydra Rig 5200 Injector

Height: 16.5 ft

Weight: 25,000 lbs

Owned & Supplied to

Baker Hughes Inteq

Only
Injector Functions
Injector Insert Gripper
Block & Chains
Injector Insert Gripper
Block & Chains (cont.)
Injector Traction System
HR 440 Outside Tension System
 Weight Indicators

Used to Measure Coiled Tubing Weight in

the well
Required to Span Complete Injector Push
and Pull Capabilities
Two Main Types
Hydraulic - can only measure compression
Electric - can measure compression & tension
 Hydraulic Weight Indicators

Hydraulic
Hydraulic pressure is created in a closed
system from injector weight acting on a
bladder
Typical bladder sizes 16 in2 or 25 in2
Typical line pressures to 1,000 psi
Affected by:
Air in system
Ambient temperatures - heat and cold
Routing close to hot injector hydraulic hoses
 Electric Load Cells

Strain Gauge Type

Applied load is measured by strain gauges
Output signal 4-20 mA or 0-5 V
Signal changed to gauge in cab by additional
electronics
Affected by
Accuracy can be affected by vibrations
Initial calibration should be across full system
span e.g. use hydraulic controlled test stand
to calibrate
 Weight Indicator

Coiled Tubing

Pivot Point Weight Up

Weight Down

Load Cell Weight

Load Cell Weight
Down From CT Up Down From CT
 Tension & Compression
Terminology
Compression
Tension

Pull
Push

When the weight reading is a high positive number that means that the
weight of the pipe is hanging on the injector forcing it down onto the
load cell.
In this situation the pipe is in tension, and the load cell is in
compression.
When the weight reading is a negative number, such as when force is
being applied while drilling, the injector is pushing itself away from the
load cell.
In this situation pipe is in compression, and the load cell is in tension.
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 Pipe Heavy & Pipe Light Terminology

On some injectors there are two load cells. One is called Pipe heavy
(PH) and the other is called Pipe light (PL)
These load cells are located opposite each other on the base of the
injector
The values produced by both of these are used to determine the
amount of tension or compression being exerted at any time on the
pipe
New Hydra Rig Load Cell
System

Pipe Light

Pipe Heavy
 What Can Affect
the Weight Indicator ?

Incorrect readings can arise from

Poor gooseneck alignment pushing coil onto

one set of chains

Wrong Injector and gooseneck Alignment

Weight gauge and injector not matching

Incorrect setup of Data Acquisition System

 Setting of Weight Indicators

Weight indicators should be tested on

surface and compared to the hydraulic
pressure
The indicator should be set to the bottom
hole assembly weight with no fluids or
pressure in the lubricator
Both the analogue gauge and JobMaster
should be set at this time
This will allow a correct comparison to
Circa information
Gooseneck Alignment
 Gooseneck Alignment

Back rollers can be out Poor Roller

of alignment Alignment
Allows side loading to top Produces
of back chains Side Load
to Chains
Leads to inaccurate weights

CT Weight

Pivot

Removes Weight
Pipe Heavy Pipe Light From Load Cell
Gooseneck Sizes
Gooseneck Rollers
CTU Power Pack
 Power Pack
Closed Loop Truck PTO Type

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CTU Control Cab
 Control Cabin
Typical US Region
 Data Acquisition
JobMaster
Running Rate
Injector Load
Pressures
Pump Rates
Etc.
 JobMaster
F3 View
No Weight
No Stage Totals
Combined Rate
Information
Screen
specifically
designed for
dual screen
display
Acid Specialist
 JobMaster
F4 View
XY-Plots
Trend Screen
Elapsed Time in
minute
Double-click to
change scales
30 min Strip-
Chart
 JobMaster
F5 View
Elapsed Time in
hours
White
background
works best for
printing
Dual Screen Displays:
Replicate using
Ctrl-Alt-F5
Ctrl-Alt-F5 again
to update
 JobMaster
F8 View
Summary of
Isoplex inputs
Columns on F8
correspond to
Rows on Isoplex
Troubleshooting
View
Refer to Isoplex
Inputs
Information
sheet