Patent ID: 8689862
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: B65H,E21B

Abstract:
1. A reel assembly for supporting a stiff continuous cable ( 22 ) for oilfield service operations, wherein the reel assembly comprises a portable stand ( 3 ) with a central support member ( 9 ) for supporting a spool ( 1 ), said spool ( 1 ) being arranged to be driven by a drive unit ( 8 ), wherein the reel assembly further comprises cable support devices ( 15 ), each cable support device ( 15 ) comprising an arm ( 16 ), one side of said arm ( 16 ) being mounted to said central support member ( 9 ) and an opposite side of said arm ( 16 ) being pivotally connected to a gooseneck ( 17 ) provided with rollers ( 18 ), the cable support devices ( 15 ) being arranged inside said spool ( 1 ), radial support members ( 20 ) extending from said central support member ( 9 ), and a tubing guidance device ( 19 ) extending from said central support member ( 9 ) and a U-shaped inwardly facing housing ( 14 ) being connected to ends of said radial support members ( 20 ), the U-shaped inwardly facing housing ( 14 ) being formed of a back wall that extends along the axis of said spool ( 1 ) and two flanges that are arranged perpendicular on said back wall, said tubing guidance device ( 19 ) being controllable in order to lay said continuous cable ( 22 ) in an organized way inside said U-shaped inwardly facing housing ( 14 ).