Baker Hughes, a Ge Compnay, LLC

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC

Ken P Dobkins

Timothy T Ramsey

William A Aitken

Bo Wu

Stuart J Murphy

Jeyhun Najafov

Jeffrey Martinez

Christopher Paul Sartori

Peter Shcheredin

Thomas T Watkins

William B Oliver

Jeyhum Y Najafov

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method for controlling a coiled tubing unit at a well site is provided. The method includes receiving, by a processing device, wellbore data. The method further includes generating, by the processing device, an automated coiled tubing control plan for the coiled tubing unit based at least in part on the wellbore data. The method further includes controlling, by the processing device, the coiled tubing unit using the automated coiled tubing control plan to cause coiled tubing to run into a wellbore at the well site to a target depth, wait a waiting period of time, and cause the coiled tubing to run out of the wellbore.

Controlling a coiled tubing unit at a well site

An injector control system for a coiled tubing unit includes a programmable logic controller arranged to receive a signal related to sensed parameters of a coiled tubing injection operation; a traction pressure control hydraulic circuit operable to adjust hydraulic pressure provided to at least one traction cylinder in a coiled tubing injection head; a motor pressure control hydraulic circuit operable to adjust hydraulic pressure provided to at least one motor of the coiled tubing injection head; and at least one of the traction pressure control hydraulic circuit and the motor pressure control hydraulic circuit including a proportional control valve in receipt of a variable electrical signal from the programmable logic controller. The programmable logic controller adjusts the signal delivered to the proportional control valve throughout the coiled tubing injection operation as dictated by the sensed parameters.

Intelligent injector control system, coiled tubing unit having the same, and method

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Conroe, TX, United States of America

Ken P Dobkins