R. von Flatern

 

The International Coiled Tubing Association was started by a few volunteers who believed the coiled tubing industry had grown from a niche in-dustry to a mature one in need of its own associa-tion. By mid-2003, the rolls of the ICoTA had swelled to more than 750 members. Rick von Flatern recently sat down with lcoTA's leaders in Houston to find out how the group and the industry it represents are faring. The article deals with a long way coiled tubing has come since the day it was used as a last resort substitute for wireline or for cleanouts using relatively low-pressure nitrogen.