WIRE LINE

SESSION 7
TODAY’S TOPICS
- Categories
- Slickline
- Braided line
- E.line
- Equipment & Rig up
- Pressure control equipment

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 WIRELINE

Objective:

Provide general knowledge of WL types & its operations, WL

equipments & its functional requirements, operational
parameters & well control requirements.
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WIRELINE
Well Intervention technique of conveying tools & instrument downhole.
The most efficient & practical method to diagnose well problems.
Easily junk wells if not properly manage.

Wireline Category:
1. Slickline or Solid line or Piano line
2. Braided line
3. Electric line

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 SLICKLINE
Single strand wire with wire OD range from 0.105”, 0.108”, 0.125” , 0.140, 0.160”&
0.190”,0.260”
• Wire selection depends on the severity of the operation load.
• It’s robust & versatile in service

Mechanical application;
• Removal of well obstruction
• Repair mechanical failure
• Bringing other zones in-line
• Setting downhole FCD

Advance application by running;

• Recorded Real Time Data Acquisition Instrument
• Recorded Tubing Caliper
• Perforators
• Tubing Cutter
• Chemical Deployment Tools
• Explosive Jar etc
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BRAIDEDLINE
Multi-strands wire cable OD range from 3⁄16”, 7⁄32”, ¼” & 5 ⁄16”.
• Wire selection depends on the severity of the operation load required.

Application:
• Retrieval of downhole tools with slickline failure.

• Fishing job

• Swabbing conventional type

Dyform type

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ELECTRICLINE
Multi-strands wire cable range from 3⁄16”, 7⁄32”, ¼” & 5 ⁄16”, 7⁄16” & ¾” OD with
single or multiple conductors.

Application by running;
• SRO Pressure & Temperature Recorder
• SRO Electronic Logging Instrument for open hole & cased hole.

• Coring Services

• Packer setting

• Perforations etc.

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WIRELINE EQUIPMENT
1 Surface Equipment
1.1 WL Unit
1.2 Power Pack
1.3 Hoisting Unit
2 PCE Optional PCE
2.1 Quick Union 2.6 Tool Trap
2.2 Stuffing Box / GIH 2.7 Tool Catcher
2.3 Lubricator 2.8 Injection Sub
2.4 BOP 2.8 SCU
2.5 Tree Adapter 2.9 Pumping Tee
3 Subsurface Equipment (SSE)
3.1 Toolstring 3.6 Shifting Tool
3.2 Service Tools 3.7 Kick Over Tool
3.3 Tubing Conditioning Tools 3.8 Overshot
3.4 Running Tools 3.9 Spear
3.5 Pulling Tools 3.10 Flow Control Device
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Surface rig up

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 Surface EQUIPMENT
1.1 Wireline Unit
• Single Drum or Dual Drum
• Skid Mounted / Containerized / Helicopter Unit
Component
• Operating Panel – Direction Lever, Brake, Hydraulic Valve, Gauges etc
• Measuring Device
• Weighing Device
• Level Wind

1.2 Power Pack

• Diesel or Electrical Powered
• Zoning Classification

Zone 0 – Continuous present of flammable agent.

Zone 1 – Flammable agent likely to occur in normal operation.
Zone 2 – Flammable
WELLagent not likely
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SURFACE EQUIPMENT
1.3 Hoisting Unit
• Pedestal Crane
• Mast
• ‘A’ Frame
• Derrick
• Gin Pole
• Rig

Operational Considerations:
• Length of Lubricators, Risers & Stack Up.
• Height of Hoisting Unit
• Fishing Job
• Toolstring Length

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 PCE - QUICK UNION

•Thread Connection:
5¾ - 4 ACME Thread
•Hand Tight NO wrench
•O-Ring seal
•To be kept clean at all time.
•Check thread & o-ring before make-up.
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 Explosive decomposition

Gases in a producing well are capable of causing an additional

effect on the elastomer. When operating in an environment with
high free gas, the elastomer absorbs gas up to a saturation value.

If a decompression process occurs and the gas is liberated too

rapidly, then the elastomer suffers internal blistering, tearing or
cracking due to the abrupt gas expansion. This phenomenon is
commonly known as explosive decompression and occurs
frequently in environments with a high concentration of CO2.

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 Stuffing Box

The stuffing box is used to provide a seal around

the slickline as it moves into and out of the well.
A packing nut compresses, the packing within the
stuffing box to effect the seal. A sheave is used to
effect a 180deg bend and to guide the wire into
the stuffing box packing.

Lubricator Stack
PCE - STUFFING BOX

Hydraulic stuffing Box Manual Stuffing Box 15

 PCE - GREASE INJECTION HEAD
THEORY

Clearance: 0.004” – 0.006”

Tool Weight +Weight Bars
Cable counteract the force acting on the cable.

Grease injection must counteract

the well fluid forces from getting
Flow tube around the cable.

Grease

Weight
Bars
Tools

GIH
Contaminated
Grease Tank

SCU

Pack Off Hand Pump

Lubricator

Grease Pump
BOP
Flow Tube
Flow Tube, Flow Tube
Cable & & Cable
Grease GIH GREASE SYSTEM 16
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 Flow tube
# of Solid Flow Tubes Well content MPWHP (psi)
@ 2500psi gradient in Oil Type
@ 2000psi gradient in Gas

3 Liquid 0 – 5000

4 Gas 0 – 5000

4 Liquid 5000–7500

5 Gas 5000–7500

5 Liquid 7500–10000

6 Gas 7500 – 10000

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 GREASE SEAL LEAKS DUE TO
• Pulling out or running in too fast
• Setting the grease injection pressure too low
• Increase in well head pressure , e.g after perforation
• Not enough grease in the tank supply
• Restriction in the grease supply system
• low grease pump air supply pressure
• Contaminated grease becomes thinner
• Incorrect flow tube ID or worn flow tubes
• Insufficient flow tubes length
• Grease type incompatible with conditions e.g. ambient
temperature or freezing due to gas escape

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PCE - SAFETY CHECK UNION

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PCE – LUBRICATOR ( Old type )

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In-Situ pressure Test sub

The In-Situ Pressure Test Sub (sometimes

called Quick Test Sub) was originally designed
to reduce the time spent pressure testing a
lubricator rig up, prior to exposing it to live
well pressure. In situations where the
lubricator has to be tested each time the
bottom connection is broken, much time can
be lost.

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 PCE - BOP

Ram Outer Seal Ram Body Assembly

Ram Guide

Ram Key WELL INTERVENTIONS

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 Weep hole

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Weep hole
Drillpipe

26 C.R.
While drilling
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 Pclose
Drillpipe

27 C.R.
Closing
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 Pclose
Drillpipe

28 C.R.
Closing
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 Pclose
Drillpipe

29 C.R.
Closing
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 Pclose
Drillpipe

30 C.R.
Closing
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 Pclose
Drillpipe

31 C.R.
Closing
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 Pclose
Drillpipe

32 C.R.
Closing
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 Pclose
Drillpipe

33 C.R.
Closing
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 Pclose
Drillpipe

34 C.R.
Closing
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 Pclose
Drillpipe

SICP

35 C.R.
Closing
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 Pclose
Drillpipe

SICP

36 C.R.
Leak while closed.
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Drillpipe

SICP

37 C.R.
Emergency seal activated.
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Braided BOP

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 WIRELINE VALVES
Operation

BRAIDEDLINE PCE
TWO MATCHING RAMS ARE USED AS A PAIR. 
INNER SEALS ARE SLOTTED TO MATCH CABLE SIZE (Example .22 or .23 use 
7/32 in.)

Outer Seal

Inner Seal

GIH
PRIMARY BARRIER

SCU

Lubricator

SECONDARY BARRIER
1 1 Braidedline Ram
2 2 Braidedline Inverted Ram
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4 3 Blind Ram
4 Shear Ram

Shear & Seal Ram

TERTIARY BARRIER

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BRAIDED LINE RIG UP

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Braided line rig up

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SHEAR /SEAL BOP

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 THE END
&
THANK YOU

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