Patent ID: 7516798

Claim:
A coiled tubing transfer system comprising: a first wheeled carrier or skid, said first carrier or skid having a first bed, said bed having a width and a length, said length of said first bed being longer than said width of first bed; a reel removably supported on said first bed, said reel comprising first and second spaced supports, and a spool rotatably journaled to said first and second supports, said spool having a core with a diameter and a long axis extending between said first and second supports, said long axis having a length greater than said width of said first bed, said reel being positionable on said first bed in a first position with said long axis of said core extending lengthwise of said first bed, the longest dimension of said reel that is transverse to said long axis being approximately equal to or less than said width of said first bed; a second wheeled carrier or second skid, said second wheeled carrier or second skid comprising a mast mounted on said second wheeled carrier or second skid, said mast being moveable from an approximate horizontal position to a position transverse to the horizontal; said reel being moveable from said first wheeled carrier or first skid to said second wheeled carrier or second skid; a conveyor for moving said reel from said first wheeled carrier or first skid to said second wheeled carrier or second skid; and a length of coiled tubing usable in earth borehole operations wound around said core, said coiled tubing having an outside diameter of from about 1″ to 9″, the ratio of the diameter of said coiled tubing to said diameter of said core being from 1:20 to 1:70.