Cable Transport Structure for Wellsite Power Cable Handling

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing methods for transporting and manipulating large, heavy power cables at oil and gas well sites are inefficient, requiring multiple workers, consuming significant time, and risking cable damage from vehicular traffic, as well as posing a physical hazard to workers.

Innovation Solution

A cable transport structure comprising longitudinal and transverse structural members that create channels to hold and protect power cables, allowing for efficient transportation and positioning, with quick release pins and lifting eyes for easy handling and vehicle passage, reducing manual labor and cable damage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If multiple workers manually handle and position heavy power cables on the well site, then the cables can be delivered and connected, but the process consumes substantial time and poses physical injury risks to workers

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecable handling operationVSAvoidcable positioning time

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a cable transport structure as an intermediary device that facilitates cable movement and positioning. This structure includes channels to guide cables, lifting eyes for mechanical lifting, and protection features, thereby reducing direct manual handling by workers and enabling more efficient cable deployment without requiring multiple workers to manually position heavy cables

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The cable transport structure is divided into modular components including longitudinal members, transverse members, channels, and detachable end structures. This segmentation allows the structure to be easily assembled, configured for different cable sizes, and efficiently deployed to streamline the cable positioning process

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If multiple workers manually handle and position heavy power cables on the well site, then the cables can be delivered and connected, but physical injury risks to workers increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecable deployment efficiencyVSAvoidphysical injury risk to workers

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The cable transport structure serves as a mediator between the heavy cables and workers, providing mechanical support through its frame, channels, and lifting eyes. This intermediary structure enables cable manipulation with reduced direct physical contact by workers, thereby maintaining deployment productivity while minimizing physical injury risks

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The cable transport structure is prepared and positioned at the well site before cable deployment. Lifting eyes are attached to the structure in advance, allowing mechanical lifting equipment to be used for cable placement, thereby eliminating the need for workers to manually handle heavy cables during the deployment process

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If large heavy trucks and wheeled equipment are employed on the well site to transport cables, then cable delivery is enabled, but the cables risk becoming damaged when equipment is driven over them

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevehicle passage capabilityVSAvoidcable integrity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The cable transport structure includes detachable end structures that can be removed when vehicle passage is required. This segmentation allows the structure to adapt to different operational needs - providing cable protection during deployment and removal to allow equipment access, thereby maintaining both cable integrity and vehicle passage capability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The cable transport structure is designed as a dynamic system where end structures can be attached and detached based on operational requirements. When vehicles need to pass over the cable area, the end structures are removed to prevent damage to both the structure and cables, while being reattached when cable protection is needed

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS11708228B2Structure for transport and organization of large power cables on a wellsite

Publication Date: 2023.07.25 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC

AI summary

Embodiments of the disclosure generally concern equipment for use in operations at oil and gas wells, particularly a structure to transport and locate large diameter electrical cables, such as those used to connect turbine generators to electric pumping units on an oil and gas well site. More specifically the embodiments of the disclosure concern methods and apparatus for transporting, positioning, and manipulating large diameter power cables at the well site of oil and gas wells with a cable transport structure using longitudinal cable retaining members to create channels to store the cables and an end rack to fold extra length of the cable back onto the cable transport structure.