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To: isopatch who wrote (183494)4/16/2014 5:24:16 PM
From: Salt'n'Peppa  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 206191
 
Iso, good question, but the "coil" on even skinny and flexible 6 inch casing at maximum curvature would still be on the order of 100 metres diameter. Not easy to flatbed something that size.
I don't think that these shale gas/oil wells use casing much smaller than 6 inch as they need to get a bunch of smaller pipes inside it for the massive frac jobs.

JMHO based on Canadian experience. Maybe things are smaller in Texas (for once!).

S&P



To: isopatch who wrote (183494)4/16/2014 5:27:20 PM
From: Ken Robbins  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 206191
 
The minimum bending radius for steel pipe in casing diameter range makes the coils too large to fit on a truck.