THE CHALLENGE FOR THE COILED-TUBING INDUSTRY

A review of the areas with high return on investment possibilities in the coiled tube (CT) industry is presented. These areas include: CT drilling technology, high-pressure abrasive jet technology, and hybrid CT units; standardized CT fatigue testing and computer model; standards, well-control equipment, and guidelines; CT completion and production equipment and large-diameter CT; challenge for the CT industry: to provide the appropriate equipment, tools and procedures for general application.