US 12,252,941 B2
Control line clamp installation system
Brian David Begnaud, Lafayette, LA (US); Dougal Hugo Brown, Scotland (GB); and Malcolm Gray-Stephens, Laurencekirk (GB)
Assigned to FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Frank's International, LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/167,298.
Prior Publication US 2024/0271493 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 19/08 (2006.01); E21B 17/02 (2006.01); E21B 17/10 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 17/1035 (2013.01) [E21B 17/026 (2013.01); E21B 19/08 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An installation system for installing a control line clamp onto a tubular string, comprising:
a first load plate configured to be positioned at least partially around the tubular string;
a second load plate that is axially offset from the first load plate and configured to be positioned at least partially around the tubular string, the first and second load plates being configured to engage a first clamp member and a second clamp member, respectively, positioned on the tubular string;
a retention lid positioner configured to receive a retention lid and position the retention lid with respect to the first and second clamp members, so as to couple the retention lid with the first and second clamp members;
a sensor system configured to provide feedback signals representing that the first and second load plates are received around the tubular and aligned with a control line, the retention lid is positioned at a target location and aligned with the control line, and the first and second load plates are adducted together to press the first and second clamp members together;
an indication device configured to indicate a state of the installation system based at least in part on the feedback signals provided by the sensor system; and
a first driver configured to adduct the first and second load plates together in an axial direction along the tubular string so as to press together the first and second clamp members positioned on the tubular string, such that the first and second clamp members retain the retention lid therebetween.