Patent ID: 9581009
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: E21B,G01L

Claim:
1. A coiled tubing injector comprising: an injector head; a frame within which the injector head is mounted; an arched tubing guide having a proximal end coupled with the frame and a distal end extending outwardly from the frame; a strut extending between the arched tubing guide and the frame for supporting the arched tubing guide, wherein the strut comprises a strut frame having two legs and at least one cross member, and wherein the strut comprises a hydraulic cylinder having a first end coupled to the arched tubing guide and a second end coupled to the at least one cross member; and one or more load sensors positioned for measuring a compressive force on the strut, each of the one or more load sensors transmitting a signal indicative of the compressive force on the strut, wherein the hydraulic cylinder is constrained in the direction perpendicular to the hydraulic cylinder by at least one guide coupled to the strut frame, and wherein the hydraulic cylinder slides through the at least one guide.