Modular Rigup Raceway Segments for Conduit Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
In well operations and other site environments, exposed conduits pose safety hazards, increase labor costs, and risk damage due to their weight and potential for short circuits and interference, especially when they cross each other.
Innovation Solution
A rigup raceway system that aligns and deploys conduits safely and efficiently, using raceway segments with access ports, grounding grids, and connectors to manage conduit distribution, allowing for easy adjustment and repositioning while preventing hazards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conduit is exposed at the site, then labor flexibility and ease of adjustment are improved, but safety hazards and risk of damage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The raceway system is divided into multiple modular segments that can be easily assembled and reconfigured. Each segment contains embedded conduit channels, allowing the system to maintain flexibility while providing protected conduit pathways. The modular nature enables easy adjustment without exposing conduit to hazards.
Solution Approach 2:
The raceway acts as an intermediary structure between the exposed environment and the conduit. It provides a protected pathway that eliminates direct exposure of conduit to safety hazards while maintaining the ability to adjust and reconfigure the system through modular segments and access ports.
2Ease of manufacture
If conduit is exposed at the site, then ease of installation and adjustment are improved, but risk of short circuit and interference increase
Solution Approach 1:
The raceway is constructed as modular segments with integrated conduit channels. This segmentation allows for easy installation through simple assembly of pre-configured modules, while the enclosed channels protect conduit from short circuits and interference by providing isolated pathways.
Solution Approach 2:
The raceway segments are designed as multi-functional units that combine conduit protection, grounding capabilities, and accessibility features. Each segment serves multiple purposes: protecting conduit, providing grounding through integrated grids, and allowing future access through sealed ports, thereby improving reliability without complicating installation.
3Reliability
If raceway segments are used to protect conduit, then safety and reliability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses standardized modular segments that reduce overall complexity through repetition of proven designs. Each segment is a self-contained unit with integrated features, eliminating the need for complex custom fabrication while maintaining high safety standards through consistent manufacturing.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple safety features are merged into single integrated components. For example, grounding grids are integrated directly into the raceway segment structure, access ports are sealed and integrated into the segment housing, and conduit channels are built-in rather than added separately. This consolidation reduces the number of separate components while enhancing safety.
Data Source
AI summary
A raceway aligns conduit disposed in one or more raceway segments. The conduit provides a pathway for one or more resources to be delivered to certain equipment at a site. An access port of the raceway segment provides access to the resources distributed or conveyed by the conduit. The raceway segments are anchored to a surface to provide stability. The raceway may also include a ground grid to ground the raceway or other equipment. The conduit may convey any number of resources required at the site. The resources may include utilities, fluid, communications lines, control lines, or any other resource needed at the site. Any number of raceway segments may be coupled together to form a raceway for a site.