Patent ID: 8176976

Claim:
An apparatus for conducting coil tubing operations, comprising: a coil tubing injector; a coil tubing guide connected to and mounted above said coil tubing injector; a lubricator operatively connected to said coil tubing injector below said coil tubing injector, said lubricator comprising: an elongated, sealable housing having a first end and a second end; a guide system disposed in said housing for guiding said coil tubing passing through said housing in a first direction proximal said first end of said housing and a second, different direction proximal said second end of said housing; a first director proximal said first end of said housing to direct said coil tubing in a first direction; and a second director proximal said second end of said housing to direct said coil tubing in a second direction, wherein said second direction is different from and at an angle relative to said first direction.