Methods and apparatus for interconnecting well tool assemblies in continuous tubing strings
US6561278B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B17/028
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A well tool assembly interconnection method is provided. In a described embodiment, a continuous tubing string has connectors positioned corresponding to desired locations for tool assemblies in a well. The tubing string is wrapped on a reel and transported to a well. As the tubing string is deployed from the reel into the well, the tool assemblies are interconnected between the connectors.
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