Method and device to clamp control lines to tubulars
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1. A control line positioning apparatus comprising:
- a control line holding assembly movable between a staging position and a clamping position;
a mounting assembly for connecting the control line holding assembly to a rig structure, the rig structure having a rig floor and the mounting assembly located substantially adjacent the rig floor;
a motive member for moving the control line holding assembly between the staging position and the clamping position; and
an arm for connecting the control line holding assembly to the mounting assembly, wherein the arm extends at an angle relative to the rig floor when the control line holding assembly is in the clamping position.
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Abstract
The inventions relates to an apparatus for connecting a control line to a tubular string. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a guide boom pivotable around a location adjacent the string and with a guide member at an end thereof to guide the control line. The apparatus further includes a clamp boom that is independently pivotable and includes a clamp housing at an end thereof for clamping the control line against the tubular string. The guide boom and the clamp boom each have a center line which is substantially aligned with the center line of the tubing string permitting the control line to be aligned adjacent the tubular string prior to clamping.
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38 Claims
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1. A control line positioning apparatus comprising:
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a control line holding assembly movable between a staging position and a clamping position; a mounting assembly for connecting the control line holding assembly to a rig structure, the rig structure having a rig floor and the mounting assembly located substantially adjacent the rig floor; a motive member for moving the control line holding assembly between the staging position and the clamping position; and an arm for connecting the control line holding assembly to the mounting assembly, wherein the arm extends at an angle relative to the rig floor when the control line holding assembly is in the clamping position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a control line positioning apparatus comprising:
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moving a control line holding assembly from a staging position to a clamping position, wherein the control line holding assembly is operatively mounted proximate a floor of a rig with a mounting assembly; holding a control line adjacent a tubular string with the control line holding assembly; securing the control line to the tubular string; and relocating the control line holding assembly away from the tubular string. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for running a well pipe into a well with control lines attached to the pipe, comprising:
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securing a pipe with a spider located above a rig floor; providing a control line alignment apparatus having a mounting member, a control line engagement member and a motive member for moving the engagement member relative to the mounting member; using the control line alignment apparatus to align the control line with the pipe at a location below the spider and above the rig floor; securing the control line to the pipe below the spider; and lowering the pipe and secured control line into the well. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of aligning a control line with a tubular, comprising:
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positioning a control line using a remotely controllable head; determining a position of the head, wherein the position of the head aligns a first portion of the control line with a tubular string; memorizing the position of the head; and positioning a second portion of the control line using the memorized position. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. An apparatus for positioning a control line adjacent a tubular string, the apparatus comprising:
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a guide boom pivotable around a location adjacent the tubular string, the boom including a guide member at an end thereof to guide the control line; and a clamp boom independently pivotable from substantially the same location as the guide boom, the clamp boom having a clamp assembly at an end thereof for clamping the line against the tubular.
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