Based on a presentation to the International Association of Drilling Contractors and Society of Petroleum Engineers drilling conference, Dallas, Feb. 26-28, 2002. The petroleum industry, historically, ...

The shift to drilling horizontal laterals, especially in shale oil and gas plays in the US, has led companies often to use coiled tubing units for well completion and intervention work, concludes a ...

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 ...

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 ...