Patent ID: 8191637

Claim:
A method of conducting earth borehole operations comprising: providing a first carrier, a coiled tubing (CT) injector and a reel of CT being carried on said first carrier; providing a second carrier, separate from said first carrier, a mast being mounted on said second carrier, a top drive being carried by said mast for longitudinal movement therealong, said top drive being positioned over a wellbore, at least said first carrier being selectively, independently movable relative to said second carrier; providing a lifter, pivotally attached to one of said first and second carriers, said lifter being selectively connectable to said CT injector; moving said CT injector from said first carrier with said lifter to a position whereby said CT injector can be at least partially suspended from said top drive or said mast; suspending said CT injector from one of said top drive or said mast; interconnecting said mast and said CT injector to prevent reactive movement of said CT injector relative to said mast; and conducting an operation in said wellbore, said operation comprising feeding CT from said reel through said CT injector into said wellbore, at least a portion of the weight of said CT injector and at least a portion of the weight of said CT in said wellbore being carried by said mast.