The shift to drilling horizontal laterals, especially in shale oil and gas plays in the US, has led companies often to use coiled tubing units for well completion and intervention work, concludes a ...

This second of two articles reports on a study by BP Exploration (Alaska) of the behavior of 16Cr coiled tubing in field tests on the North Slope that led to the development of guidelines and ...

Coiled tubing (CT) is a rig-less, live-well capable conveyance and pumping system used to safely kill wells, clean out debris, accurately place permanent barriers, remediate annular leaks, and verify ...