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Coiled Tubing is a long metal pipe that is surrounded or rolled over a large reel that is brought to the well site when any well repair or workover activities are to be performed. There are no joints in between the coiled tube which means that itu2019s a continuous long metal pipe that can be taken inside the borehole to the depth of up to 15000 feet.
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Coiled Tubingis a long metal pipe that is surrounded or rolled over a large reel that is brought to the well site when any well repair or workover activities are to be performed. There are no joints in between the coiled tube which means that it’s a continuous long metal pipe that can be taken inside the borehole to the depth of up to 15000 feet. Coiled tubing has been a key technology in the “hotbeds of activity” for North American unconventional gas production, including shale, tight-gas sand, and coalbed methane wells. Worldwide, coiled-tubing units number more than 1,700, about half in North America. Advancements in the last 10 years in manufacturing, inspection, and quality control methods are among the technologies that continue to help move CT forward.
Why Do Oilfield Services Companies Around The World Are Choosing CTD Over Conventional Drilling In Oil And Gas Recovery Worldwide? • Coiled tubing oilfield technology was initially developed for working on live, producing wells. • More recently, this technology has gained wider acceptance among operators for an expanding range of workover and drilling applications and for its ability to reduce overall costs. • The trend toward extended-reach wells favors CT for its capability to drill or to convey tools and equipment in high-angle wellbores. • Coiled tubing optimizes drilling across a wider array of well conditions and is a better option for horizontal wells. • Coiled tubing operations yield higher levels of producibility, performance, well control, and safety, and shorter times to mobilize.
Coiled tubing can help the operator avoid the risk of formation damage inherent in killing a well by allowing continuous circulation during well intervention operations. • The additional advantages, including faster “tripping” time and rig-up/rig downtime, less weight-on-bit, and reductions in personnel and environmental impact associated with fewer cleanup activities. • Proven time and again, these benefits translate to a smaller footprint with higher revenue for the operator, leading more operators to embrace and expand the opportunities for CTD market growth in coming years. • The advantages of CT include existing completion tubular remaining in place, minimizing replacement expense for tubing and components.
