US 12,241,318 B2
Systems and methods for handling control lines in well operations
Tomas Johnsen, Hafrsfjord (NO)
Assigned to STAVANGER ENGINEERING AS, Stavanger (NO)
Appl. No. 18/567,028
Filed by STAVANGER ENGINEERING AS, Stavanger (NO)
PCT Filed Jun. 7, 2022, PCT No. PCT/NO2022/050130
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 5, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/260531, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 15, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 20210738 (NO), filed on Jun. 7, 2021; and application No. 20220040 (NO), filed on Jan. 11, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0263530 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 19/22 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 19/22 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control line handling apparatus comprising:
a base;
a guide head comprising at least one guide slot for guiding a control line;
an actuator arm which is configured to move the guide head relative to the base between a first, retracted guide head position and a second, advanced guide head position in which the guide head is adjacent to a pipe string;
a clamp head arm;
a clamp support head which is arranged on the clamp head arm; and
a clamp,
wherein,
the clamp head arm is configured to move the clamp support head relative to the base between a first, retracted clamp support head position and a second, advanced clamp support head position,
the clamp support head comprises a clamp holder,
the clamp holder is configured to hold the clamp and to carry the clamp for engagement with the pipe string in the second, advanced clamp support head position, and
the clamp holder comprises a clamp unlock actuator which is configured to engage a lock part on the clamp so as to open the clamp while the clamp is held by the clamp holder.