NOV CTES can help solve engineering problems of many types, particularly those involving coiled tubing (CT) or other tubulars. NOV CTES projects include twisting of CT and tubing around each other, turning CT reels from vertical to horizontal, CT collapse, and so forth.

Offsite, NOV CTES can design a CT job or help to optimize an existing job design. NOV CTES can evaluate plans (for a new well for CT drilling or intervention) to determine its suitability for CT operations, and suggest refinements to the well's path or completion that would improve potential successful outcomes. NOV CTES has been involved in such studies for Thunder Horse, and Sakhalin Islands, among many others. Should a job develop problems, NOV CTES can work as an impartial third party to diagnose the source(s) of the problems and to recommend a remedy. NOV CTES has the expertise and resources to analyze operations data, investigate hardware failures, and evaluate actions taken by personnel on the job. NOV CTES can help improve both the quality standards and the procedures applied to CT operations. NOV CTES can assist in the search for a qualified company to provide CT services. Our experienced staff can write bid specifications and qualification questionnaires, design evaluation schemes, and develop audit criteria.