Coiled tubing (CT) is a continuous length of small-diameter, high-strength steel or CRA pipe spooled on a large reel and driven by an injector head to enter a live well under pressure. It delivers ...

There are a number of problems that can develop in a producing well that can negatively affect operations, production and ultimately revenue generated, such as failure of mechanical equipment, changes ...

HOUSTON - Schlumberger Oilfield Services announced today the availability of its new industry-unique CT TComp* coiled tubing total compensation system for offshore. The CT TComp system protects ...

A unit of Shell Oil Co. has claimed an oil industry first in a novel use of 3 1/2 in. coiled tubing in California's Huntington Beach oil field. The project involved installing 3 1/2 in. coiled tubing ...

Coiled tubing provides the means to work in live wells, allowing wellbore clean-outs, openhole-formation washes, selective-matrix stimulation, production logs, and nitrogen-kickoff jobs. Until ...