CA2495918A1 - Method and a device for automatic control of coil pipe operations - Google Patents
Method and a device for automatic control of coil pipe operations Download PDFInfo
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
- E21B19/22—Handling reeled pipe or rod units, e.g. flexible drilling pipes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
- B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
- B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
- B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
- B65H75/44—Constructional details
- B65H75/4402—Guiding arrangements to control paying-out and re-storing of the material
- B65H75/4405—Traversing devices; means for orderly arranging the material on the drum
- B65H75/4413—Traversing devices; means for orderly arranging the material on the drum with a traversely moving drum
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
- B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
- B65H2701/30—Handled filamentary material
- B65H2701/33—Hollow or hose-like material
Abstract
An apparatus and automated control of the apparatus for use in coiled pipe operations is provided. The apparatus includes a mobile rig or trailer that carries a tower having attached thereto a reef of coiled tubing and a standard coiled tubing injector. The tower is positionable to support the reel of coiled tubing and the injector at a desired elevation above a wellhead. The reel of coiled tubing is supported upon a movable reel cart which is actively positioned by an automated control system to position the reel of coiled tube and ultimately the coiled tubing as it drawn from and drawn upon the reel during operation. The control system monitors the position of the coiled tube as it is passed through the injector and positions the reel cart to minimize the number of bends the coiled tubing is subjected to during one complete iteration of running in and withdrawal.
Claims (13)
1. ~An automatic control method for use in coil pipe operations including a coil pipe that is coiled upon on a reel and that is to be uncoiled from and recoiled thereupon, the coil pipe having an axial centerline and the a reel having a longitudinal axis, an injector for effecting the coiling/uncoiling of the coil pipe, the reel being positioned and aligned with respect to the injector such that axial centerline of the coil is passed through the injector approximate a center point so that the axial centerline creates a tangential line extending from the reel to the injector, the method comprising the steps of:
measuring the displacement of the coil pipe axial centerline with respect to the center point as the coil pipe is uncoiled from or coiled onto the reel;
and tilting the reel about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the reel based upon the measured displacement to bring the axial centerline within a predetermined distance from the center point.
measuring the displacement of the coil pipe axial centerline with respect to the center point as the coil pipe is uncoiled from or coiled onto the reel;
and tilting the reel about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the reel based upon the measured displacement to bring the axial centerline within a predetermined distance from the center point.
2. ~The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:
providing a control system including:
a sensor array;
a programmable logic controller;
a positioning means;
said sensor array positioned to effect the measurement of the axial centerline displacement from the center point and generate a signal in response to the measurement;
said programmable logic controller processing the signal and generating a command signal; and said positioning means is adapted to receive the command signal and operating to control the tilting of the reel based upon the command signal.
providing a control system including:
a sensor array;
a programmable logic controller;
a positioning means;
said sensor array positioned to effect the measurement of the axial centerline displacement from the center point and generate a signal in response to the measurement;
said programmable logic controller processing the signal and generating a command signal; and said positioning means is adapted to receive the command signal and operating to control the tilting of the reel based upon the command signal.
3. ~The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:
translating the reel back and forth along a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the reel based upon the measured displacement to bring the axial centerline within a predetermined distance from the center point.
translating the reel back and forth along a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the reel based upon the measured displacement to bring the axial centerline within a predetermined distance from the center point.
4. ~The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of:
providing a control system including:
a sensor array;
a programmable logic controller;
a positioning means;
said sensor array positioned to effect the measurement of the axial centerline displacement from the center point and generate a signal in response to the measurement;
said programmable logic controller processing the signal and generating a command signal; and said positioning means adapted to receive the command signal and operating to control the tilting of the reel and the translation of the reel based upon the command signal.
providing a control system including:
a sensor array;
a programmable logic controller;
a positioning means;
said sensor array positioned to effect the measurement of the axial centerline displacement from the center point and generate a signal in response to the measurement;
said programmable logic controller processing the signal and generating a command signal; and said positioning means adapted to receive the command signal and operating to control the tilting of the reel and the translation of the reel based upon the command signal.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of measuring the axial centerline displacement is operated continuously.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of measuring the axial centerline displacement is operated intermittently.
7. A device for the automatic control of coif pipe operations involving the uncoiling and recoiling of a coil pipe from a reel through the use of an injector, the coil pipe having an axial centerline and the reel having a longitudinal axis, the device comprising:
a reel cart for rotatably receiving the reel and for positioning the reel such that the coil pipe is received by the injector so that the axial centerline of the coil pipe as it is uncoiled from or recoiled onto the spool is passed through the injector approximate a center point with respect to the injector, thereby causing the axial centerline of the coil pipe to create a tangent line extending from the reel to the injector.
a reel cart for rotatably receiving the reel and for positioning the reel such that the coil pipe is received by the injector so that the axial centerline of the coil pipe as it is uncoiled from or recoiled onto the spool is passed through the injector approximate a center point with respect to the injector, thereby causing the axial centerline of the coil pipe to create a tangent line extending from the reel to the injector.
8. The device of claim 7, wherein said reel cart is pivoted about a horizontal axis that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the reel, and is translated from side-to-side along a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the reel to maintain the axial centerline approximate the center point.
9. The device of claim 7, further comprising:
a tower, said tower supporting the reel cart and injector in a raised position.
a tower, said tower supporting the reel cart and injector in a raised position.
10. The device of claim 9, further comprising:
a mobile trailer, said tower pivotally attached to said mobile trailer and positionable in either a lowered, transport position or a raised, in-use position.
a mobile trailer, said tower pivotally attached to said mobile trailer and positionable in either a lowered, transport position or a raised, in-use position.
11. The device of claim 7, further comprising:
a control system, said control system measuring a displacement of the axial centerline from the center point, and effecting the positioning of said reel cart to return the axial centerline within a predetermined displacement from the center point.
a control system, said control system measuring a displacement of the axial centerline from the center point, and effecting the positioning of said reel cart to return the axial centerline within a predetermined displacement from the center point.
12. The device of claim 11, wherein the control system comprises:
a sensor array for measuring the displacement of the axial centerline from the center point and generating a signal in response to the measured displacement;
a programmable logic controller for receiving the signal from the sensor array and processing it to generate a command signal; and a positioning means for positioning said reel cart, said positioning means adapted to receive the command signal and position said reel cart based upon the command signal.
a sensor array for measuring the displacement of the axial centerline from the center point and generating a signal in response to the measured displacement;
a programmable logic controller for receiving the signal from the sensor array and processing it to generate a command signal; and a positioning means for positioning said reel cart, said positioning means adapted to receive the command signal and position said reel cart based upon the command signal.
13. The device of claim 12, wherein said positioning means includes:
a pair of hydraulic cylinders, one is operated to control the tilt position of said reel cart, and the second is operated to control the translation of said reel cart; and a pair of proportional valve, one attached to each said pair of hydraulic cylinders to control the extension and retraction thereof in response to the command signal.
a pair of hydraulic cylinders, one is operated to control the tilt position of said reel cart, and the second is operated to control the translation of said reel cart; and a pair of proportional valve, one attached to each said pair of hydraulic cylinders to control the extension and retraction thereof in response to the command signal.
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