| Issue 38, November 2011 |
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| FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY, FOREMOST HYBRID COILED TUBING RIGS |
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The concept of drilling with coiled tubing has existed as early as the mid 1930’s.
However, the potential of drilling with coiled tubing conveyed technologies have
only become evident within the last decade. Today, is has become clear that coiled
tubing can be used quickly and competitively to drill a wide variety of well bores
in North America and around the globe. In 1997, CT technology was commercialized
when Foremost Industries was commissioned to engineer and manufacture a fleet
of CTR’s unique to the specific requirements of production drilling. This led
to the development of second generation CTR’s, which incorporated a top drive
system to facilitate the drilling of surface holes, and the implementation of
the powered cat walk, an automated tubular handling system, thereby evolving CTR’s
into true hybrid drilling units. To date, Foremost has designed and manufactured
the majority of Hybrid Coiled Tubing Rigs for drilling with large diameter coil
up to 3-1/2’ (89 mm). Coiled tubing is one of the fastest growing areas of oilfield
drilling. It has both practical and economic benefits; with the increased efficiency
of the continuous coil, penetration rates of 250 meters per hour are commonplace.
In addition, well bores are left more stable as the penetration rate is consistent
and not subject to the problems associated with starting and stopping circulation
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