Number: TR-Gl-007 Rev 1

Technical Databook – Section 7 – Dated: 02-08-05

Coil Tubing Supersedes:

Approved by:

1.0 Purpose
To acquaint user with Section 7 and it’s intended usage.

2.0 Scope
Applies to field and office personal.

3.0 Definitions
 Velocity: distance per unit of time; usually feet/minute or second
 Elongation: increase in length due to temperature or “pull”
 BHT: bottom hole temperature
 WHT: wellhead temperature
 Freeboard: distance between the last row of tubing & the outer perimeter of the reel

4.0 Procedure
 Work through a sample of examples that relate to calculations required for fieldwork.
 A calculator, pen or pencil and work sheet is required.
 This material will be used in conjunction with course material for training purposes.

4.1 Section 7 – Coil Tubing

 Page 7-1 gives the formula for a Free Point Calculation in order to estimate at what
depth your coil tubing is stuck.
 Page 7-2 has two formulas, the first is to calculate the annular velocity the fluid is
moving in the annulus.

1. Pumping down 2” tubing inside of 3.5”, 9.3 lb/ft tubing at 3 bbl/min, what’s the annular
velocity?

 The second will calculate how much the coil tubing length will “expand or grow”
based on BHT vs. WHT.

2. 4000 feet of tubing in a well with a WHT of 55°F and a BHT of 98.6°F, what’s the
elongation?

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  Page 7-3 is used to determine how many feet of a given diameter coil tubing will fit
onto a reel of given dimensions.

 Pages 7-4 through 7-13 provide friction pressure loss charts based on straight tubing
vs. reeled tubing with four types of fluid taken into account.

3. What’s the friction gradient for 2” tubing with a wall thickness of .156”and a rate of 4
bbl/min with 15% HCl

Straight tubing: psi/1000ft

Reeled tubing: psi/1000ft

5.0 Reference Documents

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