ConocoPhillips’ custom-built coiled tubing drilling rig, CDR-5, was designed to optimize drilling operations. It maximizes oil recovery through the use of a continuous string of tubing spooled off a reel into an existing wellbore. The flexible tubing is used instead of pipe to deliver and control drill bits and other tools in the reservoir.
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Aerial view of the Kuparuk Operations Center, including Central Processing Facility 1 (CPF1) in the foreground. The Kuparuk field is celebrating its 30th year of operation in 2012.
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Without the arctic shelter, coiled tubing rigs can look like:
