Coiled Tubing Drilling (CTD) is a drilling method that combines coiled tubing and directional drilling. , Learn About Coiled Tubing Drilling, AnTech, 2014, Retrieved 28 July 2014, Drilling Market Focus: Coiled Tubing Use Growing Faster than Drilling Industry, The Oil and Gas Journal, 19 Sept 2005, Retrieved 30 July 2014 It uses a mud motor to create a system for reservoirs., Niobrara Wells Prove BHA for Coiled Tubing, Drilling Contractor, 15 Mar 2012, Retrieved 30 July 2014 , Introduction to Coiled Tubing: Drilling Applications, ICoTA, Retrieved 29 July 2014
Operations CTD has been used in regions such as Alaska, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Saudi Arabia. Typical applications include depleted wells, unconventional gas shale, underground coal gasification and coal bed methane.
See also Bottom hole assembly Underbalanced drilling
References
External links ICoTA - Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association NOV - Coiled Tubing Drilling Equipment