Control line running system
A control line running system includes a control line storage unit and a guiding system having a guiding device and a guide rail for guiding a control line from the control line storage unit toward a well center. The system may also include a control line manipulator assembly for moving the control line toward a tubular and a control line clamp for attaching the control line to the tubular.
1. An apparatus for running a control line on a drilling rig, comprising:
a guide rail attached to the drilling rig and extends from below the rig floor to above the rig floor; and
a guiding device having a channel for retaining the control line, wherein the guiding device is movable along the guide rail to a position above the rig floor and a position below the rig floor to raise or lower the control line to a predetermined location.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the guiding device includes one or more rollers.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the channel is adapted to allow insertion of the control line in a direction substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the control line.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a second guiding device attached to a rig.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the second guiding device is adapted to change a path of the control line.
6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the second guiding device includes a plurality of rollers disposed on a directional arm.
7. A control line running system, comprising:
a control line storage unit;
a guiding system having a guiding device movable along a guide rail for raising or lowering a control line and for guiding the control line from the control line storage unit toward a well center;
a control line manipulator assembly for moving the control line toward a tubular; and
a control line clamp for attaching the control line to the tubular.
8. The control line running system of claim 7 , wherein the manipulator assembly includes a clamp boom for moving the control line clamp toward the control line and the tubular.
9. The control line running system of claim 7 , wherein the manipulator assembly includes a clamp gripping device for retaining the clamp.
10. The control line running system of claim 9 , further comprising a clamp storage unit adapted to deliver successive clamps to be gripped by the gripping device.
11. The control line running system of claim 9 , wherein the clamp gripping device is adapted to position the clamp in substantial parallel alignment with an axis of the tubular string.
12. The control line running system of claim 9 , wherein the clamp gripping device includes a tool for fastening the clamp against the control line and the tubular string.
13. The control line running system of claim 7 , wherein the clamp includes a conformable material disposed on an interior surface of the clamp.
14. A method for guiding a control line, comprising:
inserting the control line into an elevation guiding device;
elevating the elevation guiding device along a rail to raise the control line from below the rig floor to above the rig floor; and
guiding the control line through a directional guiding device, whereby a path of the control line is altered as the control line travels from an upper portion of the directional guiding device to a lower portion of the directional guiding device.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein inserting the control line comprises inserting the control line in a direction substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the control line.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the control line is raised or lowered relative to the directional guiding device.
17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising securing the control line from the directional guiding device to a tubular, and lowering the tubular and the control line into a wellbore.
18. An apparatus for running a control line on a rig, comprising:
a guide rail; and
an elevation guiding device having a channel for retaining the control line, wherein the guiding device is movable along the guide rail to raise or lower the control line to or from a location below the rig floor and a location above the rig floor; and
a directional guiding device attached to the rig and having a directional arm and a plurality of roller sets positioned along a longitudinal axis of the directional arm, wherein the directional guiding device is positioned to redirect the control line from the elevation guiding device and to alter a path of the control line as the control line travels from a first roller set at an upper portion of the directional arm to a second roller set at a lower portion of the directional arm.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the elevation guiding device includes one or more rollers.
20. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the channel is adapted to allow insertion of the control line in a direction substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the control line.
21. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the first roller set includes a pair of rollers and the control line is retained between the pair of rollers.
22. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the direction guiding device is pivotable in one or more planes to adjust a directional angle of the directional arm.
23. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the guiding device is movable relative to the directional guiding device.
24. A control line running system, comprising:
a control line storage unit;
a guiding system having a guiding device and a guide rail for guiding a control line from the control line storage unit toward a well center;
a control line manipulator assembly for moving the control line toward a tubular;
a control line clamp for attaching the control line to the tubular;
a clamp gripping device provided on the manipulator assembly for retaining the clamp gripping device; and
a clamp storage unit adapted to deliver successive clamps to be gripped by the gripping device.
25. A control line running system, comprising:
a control line storage unit;
a guiding system having a guiding device and a guide rail for guiding a control line from the control line storage unit toward a well center;
a control line manipulator assembly for moving the control line toward a tubular;
a control line clamp for attaching the control line to the tubular; and
a clamp gripping device provided on the manipulator assembly for retaining the clamp gripping device, wherein the clamp gripping device includes a tool for fastening the clamp against the control line and the tubular string.