Coiled Tubing Coiled tubing (CT) is a continuous (without joints) reel of steel pipe that can be manufactured in any length desired. The pipe, which comes in sizes that vary from 31.8mm (1 ¼ inches) to 88.9mm (3 ½ inches), is spooled onto a large diameter reel and can be run into any oil or gas well. In general terms, coiled tubing is used as a conduit to circulate and place fluids into the wellbore at a specific depth. It is also used in the same capacity in oil and gas pipelines to remove obstructions. The major advantage of using CT technology over regular jointed tubing is the increased speed at which the CT string can be run into and out of the well and the fact that it can be run into a live well. This means operations can be performed while the well is flowing oil or gas.
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