Patents Assigned to Transocean ASA
  • Patent number: 5848642
    Abstract: A device for coil tubing operations in connection with oil drilling, wherein a coil tubing (10) is adapted to carry one or more downhole tools and to supply circulation liquid to well and tool. The coil tubing has been coiled up on a rotatable drum (1) and is connected to a pump device for circulation liquid through a first swivel device (20) disposed at one end of the shaft (2) of the drum (1), and wherein within the coil tubing (10) hydraulic pipes (12, 14) and an electrical cable (16) have been passed to said downhole tool. The hydraulic pipes (12, 14) are connected to liquid pipelines (26, 28) through a second swivel device (24) at the other end of the shaft (2). The electrical cable (16) is connected to an electrical cable (34) through a third swivel device (32) at the other end of the shaft (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Transocean ASA
    Inventor: Kjell Inge Sola