Reeled tubing counter assembly and measuring method
US5234053A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B45/00
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present apparatus describes a mechanism used with a lubricatior used for straightening tubing inserted into a well during service operations. The injector incorporates multiple drive chains which carry gripping blocks or mechanisms for engaging the tubing and which provide direct measurement of the travel of the tubing as it is inserted. As tubing is inserted, a sprocket is rotated on engagement with the drive chain and it in turn rotates a shaft supporting a smaller sprocket engaged by a link chain with another sprocket. The various sprockets have selected teeth ratios to provide the requisite proportionate scaling of the system. The last sprocket drives a pulse generator which forms pulses proportionate to tubing insertion into the well.
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