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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2007
William E. Coyle, Jr., Houma, LA (US);
William E. Coyle, Jr., Houma, LA (US);
Bilco Tools, Inc., Houma, LA (US);
Abstract
A movable armengages a flexible lineat a well site for positioning the flexible line between run-in position for passing the flexible line with a tubular through a well hole in the rig floor and a clamping position wherein the flexible line is adjacent the tubular above the rig floor for clamping the line to the tubular. The armextends upward from the rig floor, and includes a line guide, such as roller, for engaging the flexible line when in the run-in position. A powered drivemoves the arm between the run-in position and the clamping position. A spacermay be used for positioning two or more flexible lines at a desired spacing relative to one another prior to positioning the lines within a clamp secured to the tubular. A slip bowl assemblymay be laterally movable so that slips do not engage the flexible line as it is run in the well.