COILED TUBING INJECTOR HEAD

TRACTION SYSTEM

Kazeem Akinade Adejumo

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March, 2023
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
❖Introduction to ct injector head traction system

❖How traction system works

❖Operational procedures of traction system

❖Traction system simple hydraulic circuits

INTRODUCTION TO CT INJECTOR HEAD TRACTION SYSTEM

Coiled tubing traction system is a subcomponent of coiled tubing injector head.

This system gets hydraulic power from the priority system.

HOW TRACTION SYSTEM WORKS

The hydraulic power travels through a system of hydraulic hoses from inside
the control cabin to hydraulic accumulators, then to each of the active end of
the traction cylinders on the injector head. Accumulators act as a shock
absorber and also helps to cushion the pulsation effects in the system.

From inside the traction cylinders, the hydraulic power is converted into
mechanical force via a traction cylinder piston, this force then acts on the
gripper blocks of the injector head drive chains.

Finally, the force generated helps to hold or grip coiled tubing pipe during CT
operations.

Coiled tubing operator controls and monitors traction system from inside a
control cabin via traction control devices and traction hydraulic pressure gauges
respectively.
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES OF TRACTION SYSTEM
Generally, standard coiled tubing
control cabin is equipped with at
least five different control devices
for an effective and proper operation
of traction system. These devices are
explained as follows,
1. TRACTION PRESSURE
ADJUST:
CT operator is able to increase or
decrease hydraulic pressure to the
traction cylinders with the aid of this
traction pressure adjust. Turning this
pressure adjust clockwise increases
the traction hydraulic pressure while
turning it anticlockwise decreases
the pressure.
TRACTION PRESSURE ADJUST
(DENISON VALVE, SUN HYDRAULIC)
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES OF TRACTION SYSTEM

2. INJECTOR TRACTION
PRESSURE DRAIN: PRESSURE DRAIN
CT operator is able to bleed off the
pressure in the traction cylinders with
the aid of this valve. During operation
this valve must be switched to a
pressure position (completely close).

3. EMERGENCY TRACTION HAND

PUMP ‘ON’ AND ‘OFF’ VALVE:
This valve get hydraulic power from
the stripper system circuit. Ct operator
uses this valve in an emergency OFF
scenario like, power pack failure, loss
of hydraulic from the main traction
pressure adjust. Keeping this valve in
an ‘ON’ position implies that an
operator wants to use hand pump to ON
supply hydraulic power to the traction
cylinders. On a normal operation, this
valve must remain in an ‘OFF’
position.
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES OF TRACTION SYSTEM
OFF

4. TOP, MIDDLE, AND BOTTOM

TRACTION ‘ON’ & ‘OFF’ VALVE:
ON TOP TRACTION
CT operator uses each of these valves
to divert hydraulic flow to each of the
traction cylinders on the injector head. OFF
An operator can also trap the hydraulic
pressure between each of these valves
and their respective traction cylinders
by keeping each of the valves in an
‘OFF’ position after applying the ON MIDDLE TRACTION
required pressure.
OFF
5. EMERGENCY INJECTOR
TRACTION ‘ON’ & ‘OFF’ VALVE:
Incase of an emergency like run away
tubing, a CT operator uses this valve to ON BOTTOM TRACTION
supply maximum priority preset
pressure to the traction cylinders,
thereby bypassing the normal traction
pressure adjust. Under normal
operation, this valve must also remain
in an ‘OFF’ position. ON OFF
EMERGENCY
INJECTOR TRACTION
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES OF TRACTION SYSTEM
Follow the 4 steps below to PRESSURE DRAIN
apply traction pressure;
1. Select injector traction
pressure drain valve to a OFF
pressure position.
ON
TOP TRACTION

OFF
2. Select top, middle & bottom
ON
traction on/off valves to an MIDDLE TRACTION
‘ON’ position respectively.
OFF

ON
BOTTOM TRACTION
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES OF TRACTION SYSTEM

3. Turn the traction pressure adjust

clockwise to increase the pressure
and turn anticlockwise to
decrease the pressure. Continue
turning the valve until you get
your desired pressure as per the
operation demand. The applied
pressure can be monitored via the
traction pressure gauge.
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES OF TRACTION SYSTEM
OFF
4. Return the top, middle and
bottom traction valves to an ‘off’
ON
position respectively. Keeping
these valves in an off position, TOP TRACTION

helps to trap the hydraulic OFF

pressure between each of these
valves and their respective ON

traction cylinders on the injector MIDDLE TRACTION

head in an event of loss of
OFF
hydraulic power or power pack
failure.
CAUTION! ON
DO NOT APPLY TRACTION PRESSURE WHEN
THERE IS NO PIPE IN THE INJECTOR HEAD.
BOTTOM TRACTION
TRACTION SYSTEM SIMPLE HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT

COILED TUBING INJECTOR HEAD TRACTION

CIRCUIT
OFF OFF

ON
ON ACCUMULATOR
EMERGENCY TOP TRACTION
TRACTION HAND
PUMP ON/OFF
OFF COILED TUBING
PRV
INJECTOR HEAD

ON

PRESSURE DRAIN MIDDLE TRACTION

OFF ON
TRACTION
BLEED OFF OFF EMERGENCY
(STRIPPER SYSTEM)

TRACTION SYSTEM
HYDRAULIC TANK

PRESSURE GAUGE TRACTION

ON/OFF
TRACTION
ON
PRESSURE ADJUST
BOTTOM TRACTION

TRACTION HAND PRIORITY CIRCUIT HYDRAULIC PUMP

PUMP
Proper use of traction system can
never be over emphasized for a
smooth running of coiled tubing
injector head. improper usage of
traction pressure can cause serious
catastrophe during coiled tubing
operation. It is highly encouraged that
operators follow the chart provided by
their injector manufacturer for a
proper usage of traction pressure
against certain load.

REFERENCE: HR6140 INJECTOR HEAD (BY NOV)