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Coiled Tubing:
An Introduction

Al-Azim B Natinur
Field Engineer
Well Services Kemaman
Objectives

• Introduce the basic equipments used

in Coiled Tubing Operations

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• Introduce the different types of CT
units
• Introduce the applications of Coiled
Tubing

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What is Coiled Tubing?

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Why Coiled Tubing?

• Live Well Intervention

• Continuous Circulation

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• Rapid Mobilization and Rig-up
• Environmental Impact
• Tripping Time & Pipe Handling
• Crew Level
• Cost

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 Coiled Tubing Equipment Offshore

Injector Head

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Stripper

Control Cabin

Power Pack Blow out Preventer

Reel/ CT String

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Coiled Tubing Equipment Onshore

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Basic CT Equipments

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Basic Coiled Tubing Components

• Control Cabin
• Prime mover / Power Pack

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• Coiled Tubing Power Stand and Reel
• Injector Head
• Well Control Equipment

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Control Cabins

• Primary Control
for the CT unit

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–CT Controls
–BOP Controls
–Monitoring
Equipment

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Power Packs
• Power Generation
– Diesel
– Drive hydraulic pumps
to power individual

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systems

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Coiled Tubing Power Stand and Reel

•Provided the force to

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spool in and out of
CT
from the reel

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Reel Manifold

• Designed to allow
continuous pumping while
rotating the reel

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• Includes the ability to drop
balls, or pigs, for special
tool applications

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Injector Head – Functions
• Basic functions of the injector head or
equipment normally mounted on the
injector head include:
– Injecting and retrieving the CT
string (chain/drive system)

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– Holding the CT string static
(chains and braking system)
– Guiding the CT to the reel
(gooseneck)
– Tension/compression
measurement (weight indicator)
– Depth/speed measurement (depth
system sensor)
– Mounting place for primary
pressure barrier (stripper)

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CT Well Control Equipment

Equipment providing
pressure control in live
well operations

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• Stripper

• BOP

• Check valve on the

Bottom Hole Assembly

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Stripper
• Primary Well Control
• Hydraulically actuated
• 10,000 or 15000 Psi WP
• 3 different configurations

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– Side Door Stripper
– Radial Stripper
– Side Winder Stripper

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BOP Features

COMBI BOP
• Advantages
– Lower overall height

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– Stronger arms
• Disadvantages
– Less flexible
operation
– Difficulty to pump
through crimped CT Shear/Seal
Rams

Pipe/Slip
Rams

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Downhole Check Valves - BHA

• Primary Barrier for

Downhole Bottom Hole

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Assembly

• Critical for live well

Seat intervention
Seat
Ball
Flapper

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How Coiled Tubing Is Made

Weld surface finished

WELD and
SURFACE
heat FINISHED
treated
AND HEAT TREATED
In line SEAM
IN-LINE seam WELDING
welding

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Sheet Alloy
SHEET ALLOY

ROLLERS PRESSINGsheet
Rollers pressing
SHEET INTO
into TUBE
tube

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Required Tubing Qualities
• Good quality control
– Predictable
• Reasonable strength versus weight
– Especially in the offshore environment
• Ductility

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– It needs to handle bending cycles
• Corrosion resistance –
– Acid, CO2, H2S resistance
• Meets industry specs
• Cheap

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Different Types of CT Units

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CTU – Paved Road

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Trailer mounted CTU
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CT Express

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Trailer mounted CTU
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CTU – Mobile Mast

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Trailer mounted mast unit for arctic and desert operations
CTU – Skid Mounted

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Skid mounted for offshore operations

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CTU – Barge Mounted

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Lake Maracaibo barge mounted unit Nigerian barge unit

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CTU – Jacking Barge

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Gulf of Mexico jacking barge

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Coiled Tubing Applications

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CT Applications ; Wellbore
Cleanout
• Coiled tubing can be used
to remove sand, or other
debris, that may be

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produced into a wellbore,
that will restrict the flow of
hydrocarbon to surface.

• Can be extremely
challenging on wells with
larger tubulars and
restrictions.

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Jet Blaster

Rotating high-pressure jetting tool

for conveying fluid and/or
abrasives downhole

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Reactive deposits.
– Calcium carbonate scale.

Jet Advisor

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 PowerCLEAN Nozzles

• Single piece BHA with no moving parts

• Less than 12-in long, H2S resistant
• Each nozzle has three regions of jets on it, with balanced jetting power.

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• Types of nozzles
– High flow
– Low flow
– High strength
– Regular strength

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CT Applications ; Cementing

• Selectively place cement in the wellbore

or perforations
– Used to Plug & Abandon the well

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– Shut off water/gas zones

Advantages:
– Reduce Slurry Contamination
– Accurate placement
– Combined with N2 lift…
– Operation without killing well
Cementing

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CT Applications ; Acidizing through CT

• Acid, normally either HCl

or HF, is pumped through
the coiled tubing to protect
the customer’s tubulars, and
to increase the accuracy

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regarding placement into the
formation.

• The acid acts to remove

damage from the
perforations and near
wellbore area.

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CT Applications ; Nitrogen Kick-Off

• During a nitrogen kick-off,

nitrogen is circulated through

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the coiled tubing to lighten the
hydrostatic weight of the fluid
that is being exerted on the
formation. This allows the
formation fluid to begin
flowing into the wellbore. Nitrogen Kick-Off

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CT Applications ; Fishing

Using coiled tubing to remove stuck or

lost objects from a wellbore.

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• CT is considerably stronger than
slickline or braided line.
• The rigidity of CT helps to access
highly deviated and horizontal
sections of a well that cannot be
reached using slickline.  
• Fluids pumped through CT can
improve access to the fish.

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CT Applications ; Wired Services

Current Features;
• E-Coil
• I-Coil
 ACTive

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 ACTive PS
Advantages;
• Coiled tubing is flexible
and strong.
• Used for logging.
• Coiled tubing is used in
both deviated and horizontal
wells, as well as in vertical
ones.

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CT Applications ; Coiled Tubing
Logging
• Wireline is installed
inside the coiled tubing
string
• Used in deviated or

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high angle wells
• Can be performed in
wells with high
production rates
• Can be used when
pumping and logging
are required at the same
time

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CT Applications ; CT Perforating

• Can be performed with or

without e-line installed in
the CT

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• Can perform under
balanced perforating with a
long gun string using
deployment methods
(CIRP)
• Can be used with depth
control tools for accurate
perforation location
( ACTive )

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CoilFLATE
CoilFLATE is a system that performs
reliable through tubing zonal isolation
•Retrievable bridge plug - used for

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temporary abandonment and
water shut-off
•Permanent bridge plug or cement
retainer with cement pumped
above and/or below the CoilFLATE
•Treating CoilFLATE - chemicals are
pumped into a zone above or below
it

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Thank You

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Coiled Tubing Drilling - CTD

• Features
– Directional drilling assembly with
surface controlled, downhole orientor
– 10,000 psi pressure control equipment

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for underbalanced drilling

• Benefits
– Reduced environmental impact
– Reduced formation damage
– No need to pull production tubing
– Horizontal well placement for
maximum reservoir drainage

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CT Completions - GP Screens

• Through tubing Gravel Pack

utilizing CT
– Repair failed GP screens
– Installing pre-packed

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screens through tubing after
a well has started to
produce sand
• Installation Methods
– Wash down
– Squeeze Pack
– Circulation Pack

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