System and method for heating and re-rounding spoolable pipe

Abstract

A system includes a pipe heater configured to heat spoolable pipe to provide a heated spoolable pipe and a pipe re-rounder configured to re-round the heated spoolable pipe to provide a rounded spoolable pipe. The system may also include a controller configured to control the pipe heater and the pipe re-rounder.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 providing a deployment trailer, wherein the deployment trailer comprises:
 a trailer bed; and 
 a spoolable pipe deployment device coupled to the trailer bed; 
   heating spoolable pipe using a pipe heater to provide a heated spoolable pipe; and   re-rounding the heated spoolable pipe using a pipe re-rounder to provide a rounded spoolable pipe;
 wherein the pipe heater is coupled to the trailer bed, and 
 wherein the pipe re-rounder is coupled to the trailer bed. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising heating the spoolable pipe using the pipe heater via at least one of inductive heating, resistive heating, conductive heating, convective heating, or radiative heating. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the pipe heater comprises an induction coil, and wherein heating the spoolable pipe comprises passing the spoolable pipe through an interior of the induction coil. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the pipe heater comprises:
 an enclosure configured to enclose at least a portion of the spoolable pipe;   a fluid contained within the enclosure; and   a heating element disposed within the enclosure;   and wherein heating the spoolable pipe comprises:   positioning at least a portion of the spoolable pipe within the enclosure; and   heating the fluid contained within the enclosure.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 providing a controller configured to control the pipe heater and the pipe re-rounder, wherein the controller comprises a processor;   heating the spoolable pipe using the controller to control the pipe heater; and   re-rounding the spoolable pipe using the controller to control the pipe re-rounder.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , comprising
 providing a temperature sensor; and   transmitting a signal indicative of a temperature of the heated spoolable pipe to the controller using the temperature sensor.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , comprising
 providing a deployment actuator;   providing a deployment speed sensor;   transmitting a signal indicative of the deployment speed of the rounded spoolable pipe to the controller using the deployment speed sensor; and   adjusting the deployment speed of the rounded spoolable pipe based on a desired speed signal transmitted from the controller.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , comprising
 providing a re-rounder actuator;   providing a re-rounding force sensor;   adjusting a re-rounding force applied to the heated spoolable pipe based on a desired re-rounding force signal transmitted from the controller using the re-rounder actuator; and   transmitting a signal indicative of the re-rounding force to the controller using the re-rounding force sensor.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising maintaining a temperature of the heated spoolable pipe via blowing hot air through an interior of the spoolable pipe via a hot air blower. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein re-rounding the heated spoolable pipe comprises engaging an outer surface of the heated spoolable pipe via a pair of rollers. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising heating a coil or reel of the spoolable pipe using a coil heater or reel heater prior to heating the spoolable pipe using the pipe heater. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising conveying the spoolable pipe through the pipe heater and the pipe re-rounder using a deployment actuator. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 engaging heated spoolable pipe having a first outer diameter using a first pair of rollers; and   engaging heated spoolable pipe having a second outer diameter using a second pair of rollers.