Sinker Bar Weight vs.

Static Well Head Pressure,

for Various Cable Sizes
3/16" Line 7/32" Line 1/4" Line
15000

14000

13000

9/32" Line
12000
Static Well Head Pressure (psi)

11000

10000

9000

8000

7000

6000

5/16" Line 3/8" Line

5000

4000

7/16" .468" .484" .52"

3000

2000

1000

0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750

Required Weight for Balance (lbs)

Add weight as desired to obtain downward movement
Friction factor not included
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 Sinker Bar Weight vs. Static Well Head Pressure, for Various Cable Sizes
3/16" Wireline (.187) 7/32" Wireline (.218) 1/4" Wireline (.25) 9/32" Wireline (.281)
Well Head Pressure Balance Weight Well Head Pressure Balance Weight Well Head Pressure Balance Weight Well Head Pressure Balance Weight
(psi) (lbs) (psi) (lbs) (psi) (lbs) (psi) (lbs)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
250 7 250 9 250 12 250 16
500 14 500 19 500 25 500 31
750 21 750 28 750 37 750 47
1000 28 1000 38 1000 49 1000 62
1250 35 1250 47 1250 61 1250 78
1500 41 1500 56 1500 74 1500 93
1750 48 1750 66 1750 86 1750 109
2000 55 2000 75 2000 98 2000 124
2250 62 2250 85 2250 110 2250 140
2500 69 2500 94 2500 123 2500 155
2750 76 2750 103 2750 135 2750 171
3000 83 3000 113 3000 147 3000 186
3250 90 3250 122 3250 160 3250 202
3500 97 3500 132 3500 172 3500 217
3750 104 3750 141 3750 184 3750 233
4000 110 4000 150 4000 196 4000 248
4250 117 4250 160 4250 209 4250 264
4500 124 4500 169 4500 221 4500 280
4750 131 4750 179 4750 233 4750 295
5000 138 5000 188 5000 245 5000 311
5250 145 5250 197 5250 258 5250 326
5500 152 5500 207 5500 270 5500 342
5750 159 5750 216 5750 282 5750 357
6000 166 6000 225 6000 295 6000 373
6250 173 6250 235 6250 307 6250 388
6500 179 6500 244 6500 319 6500 404
6750 186 6750 254 6750 331 6750 419
7000 193 7000 263 7000 344 7000 435
7250 200 7250 272 7250 356 7250 450
7500 207 7500 282 7500 368 7500 466
7750 214 7750 291 7750 380 7750 481
8000 221 8000 301 8000 393 8000 497
8250 228 8250 310 8250 405 8250 513
8500 235 8500 319 8500 417 8500 528
8750 242 8750 329 8750 430 8750 544
9000 249 9000 338 9000 442 9000 558
9250 255 9250 348 9250 454 9250 575
9500 262 9500 357 9500 466 9500 590
9750 270 9750 366 9750 479 9750 606
10000 276 10000 376 10000 491 10000 621
10250 283 10250 385 10250 503 10250 637
10500 290 10500 395 10500 515 10500 652
10750 297 10750 404 10750 528 10750 668
11000 304 11000 413 11000 540 11000 683
11250 311 11250 423 11250 552 11250 699
11500 318 11500 432 11500 564 11500 714
11750 324 11750 442 11750 577 11750 730
12000 331 12000 451 12000 589 12000 745
12250 338 12250 460 12250 601
12500 345 12500 470 12500 614
12750 352 12750 479 12750 626
13000 359 13000 489 13000 638
13250 366 13250 498 13250 650
13500 373 13500 507 13500 663
13750 380 13750 517 13750 675
14000 387 14000 526 14000 687
14250 394 14250 536 14250 700
14500 400 14500 545 14500 712
14750 407 14750 554 14750 724
15000 414 15000 564 15000 736
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 Sinker Bar Weight vs. Static Well Head Pressure, for Various Cable Sizes
5/16" Wireline (.312) 3/8" Wireline (.375) 7/16" Wireline (.437) 15/32" Wireline (.468)
Well Head Pressure Balance Weight Well Head Pressure Balance Weight Well Head Pressure Balance Weight Well Head Pressure Balance Weight
(psi) (lbs) (psi) (lbs) (psi) (lbs) (psi) (lbs)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
250 19 250 28 250 38 250 43
500 38 500 55 500 75 500 86
750 58 750 83 750 113 750 129
1000 77 1000 110 1000 150 1000 173
1250 96 1250 138 1250 188 1250 216
1500 115 1500 166 1500 225 1500 259
1750 134 1750 193 1750 263 1750 302
2000 153 2000 221 2000 301 2000 345
2250 173 2250 248 2250 338 2250 388
2500 192 2500 276 2500 376 2500 431
2750 211 2750 304 2750 413 2750 475
3000 230 3000 331 3000 451 3000 518
3250 249 3250 359
3500 268 3500 387
3750 288 3750 414
4000 307 4000 442
4250 326 4250 469
4500 345 4500 497
4750 364 4750 525
5000 383 5000 552

31/64" Wireline (.484) 17/32" Wireline (.531)

Well Head Pressure Balance Weight Well Head Pressure Balance Weight
(psi) (lbs) (psi) (lbs)
0 0 0 0
250 46 250 55
500 92 500 111
750 138 750 166
1000 184 1000 222
1250 230 1250 277
1500 276 1500 332
1750 322 1750 388
2000 369 2000 443
2250 415 2250 499
2500 461 2500 554
2750 507 2750 610
3000 553 3000 665

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