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Students of Petroleum Engineering
Ahmed Hussien Mahmoud Ali
Ahmed Saad Ismael Alsheraidy
Ahmed Kamel Ali Zakaria
Khaled Abdulnaser Abdulqawy
Mahmoud Atef Alsaed Algharabawy

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Wireline home
• A single strand wire.

•Wireline history
• Made of high tensile steel, to allow minimizing the wire diameter.
- It reduces the total weight of the wire.
- Supple enough to bend freely and repeatedly without breaking.
- It minimizes the upward force (pressure*area).
- Friction in the stuffing box.

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Wireline home
• Normally 50% of the maximum breaking strength is used as a working limit.
• Limitations in H2S environment.
• Available in 10000-25000 ft lengths
• Braided cables are used when higher breaking strength is required.
• However, it is more difficult to have a good seal.
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Wireline Crew home
• Consists of two men : the operator and his helper. People
Operator
• It is important that each one knows what his job is and Helper
his co-works also.
Safety
• Wireline crew members must be aware of a number of Safety Rules
important safety rules.

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Operator home
Operator
• Checks the location and the position of the unit in accordance

with safety regulations.
People
• Checks and makes sure the unit is fastened to the platform or Operator
that the truck is properly blocked. Helper
Safety
• Runs the unit manipulating the line to perform whatever is
necessary to accomplish the job.
Safety Rules
• He is to instruct and assist helper in lifting the tools.

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Helper home
Helper
• Between the trips, he is to busy himself preparing the tools

needed on the next trip.
People
• Keeps the unit clean all times. Operator
Helper
• Expected to study the running and pulling tools being used.

Safety
• Should abide the operator choice unless it endangers his life.

Safety Rules
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Safety Rules home
Safety Rules
• Never hammer or climb on the lubricator while it is subjected

to pressure.
People
• No smoking is allowed within 100 feet of the well head. Operator
Helper
• Never wash the tools and equipment with flammable solvent

Safety
or hydrocarbon mixtures.
Safety Rules
• Never open the master valve or swab valve without being

assure that the pressure above and below the valve Is
equalized.
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Safety Rules2 home
• When releasing pressure from the lubricator through the needle

valve turn your head away from valve and open your mouth to
prevent damage to your ear drums.
People
• Think the project through before proceeding with any operation Operator
around the well site. Helper
• All wireline safety equipment should be inspected on a routine Safety
basis and carried in its proper place on the wireline truck. Safety Rules
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Wireline Services home
What are Wireline services?

Running one or several tools on either a single strand wire or braided
cable inside the well
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Wireline Services2 home
What are the advantages of Wireline?
• Simple,
• Quick and
• Economical compared to other means.
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What are the disadvantages of Wireline?
• The operator is physically very remote.
• The uncertainty of cable stretch (i.e., depth).
• Limitation in means of monitoring and operating the tools.
• Require highly skilled personnel.
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Capabilities offered by Wireline are numerous, such as :
• Isolation of the formation.
• Operating of sliding side door.
• Installation/retrieval of downhole of SSSV, chokes, regulators.
• Running/retrieval of downhole P & T gauges.
• Removal of wax by scraping.

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• Removal of sand and produced solids.
• Using electric conductor cable, packers can be run.
• Checking the available depth and diameter.
• Fishing.
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What are required (in addition to tools string and cable)?
• Ability to lower and retrieve the tool string.
• Monitoring tool position and cable tension.
• Handling and alignment pulleys.
• The ability to work with live wells.
• A blow out preventor (BOP).

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Wireline Surface Equipment home
Load Binder and Chain
Telescoping Gin Pole
What is Wireline Surface Equipment? Gin Pole Pins
Rope Blocks
• Generally, surface equipment is anything that has to be Tree Connections
attached to the wellhead in order to perform the job. Blow Out Preventers
Lubricator
• Used to get the wireline and wireline tool string into the Quick Unions
bore of the tubing under pressure. Stuffing Box
Hay Pulley
Wireline Clamp
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Wireline Surface Equipment2 home
Gin Pole Pins
Rope Blocks
Tree Connections
Blow Out Preventers
Lubricator
Quick Unions
Stuffing Box
Hay Pulley
Wireline Clamp
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Load Binder and Chain home

Used to attach the telescoping gin pole to the tree. Telescoping Gin Pole
Gin Pole Pins
Rope Blocks
Tree Connections
Blow Out Preventers
Lubricator
Quick Unions
Stuffing Box
Hay Pulley
Wireline Clamp
unit
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Telescoping Gin Pole home

• It can be in two sections or three sections. Telescoping Gin Pole
Gin Pole Pins
• The pole is first of all attached to the tree. Rope Blocks
Tree Connections
• Rope blocks are attached to the top section then extended. Blow Out Preventers
Lubricator
Quick Unions
Stuffing Box
Hay Pulley
Wireline Clamp
unit
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Gin Pole Pins home
Gin Pole Pins

• Used to keep the section extended. Telescoping Gin Pole
Gin Pole Pins
• Some wireline companies employ a saddle attached Rope Blocks

to the wireline valve with a clamp. Tree Connections
Blow Out Preventers

• The advantage of this is it speeds up the rigging up
Lubricator
operation as a chain and binder is not needed.
Quick Unions
• A disadvantage is that you are limited to the amount Stuffing Box
of lubricator you can put up. Hay Pulley
Wireline Clamp
unit
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Rope Blocks home
Rope Blocks
• Rope blocks and ropes are used to raise Telescoping Gin Pole
the lubricator. Gin Pole Pins
Rope Blocks
• Care must be taken to keep the rope free Tree Connections
of dirt and grease. Blow Out Preventers
Lubricator
• Precautions must be taken not to cut the
rope and worn out rope should be changed.
Quick Unions
Stuffing Box
Hay Pulley
Wireline Clamp
unit
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Tree Connections home
Tree Connections
• The tree connection used depend on what the customer has Telescoping Gin Pole
to rig up on top of his crown valve. Gin Pole Pins
Rope Blocks
• After removing the top, on the inside of most trees, you will find Tree Connections
a thread that is used to hang the tubing with. Blow Out Preventers
Lubricator
• This can be used if the tubing pressure is not too high.
Quick Unions
• The tree connection then is adapted to the blowout preventers. Stuffing Box
Hay Pulley
Wireline Clamp
unit
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Blow Out Preventers home
Blow Out Preventer

• Often refered to as a wireline valve. Telescoping Gin Pole
Gin Pole Pins
• A means of isolating the well pressure from the lubricator Rope Blocks
sections without cutting the wireline. Tree Connections
Blow Out Preventers

• This is done by closing a set of rubber rams on the wire and
Lubricator
bleeding the well pressure from the lubricator.
Quick Unions
Stuffing Box
Hay Pulley
Wireline Clamp
unit
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Lubricator home
Lubricator
• Used to run swabing or perforating tool. Telescoping Gin Pole
Gin Pole Pins
• It provides method for sealing off pressure. Rope Blocks
Tree Connections
• Makes the lowered tool the first subjected to the well pressure. Blow Out Preventers
Lubricator
Quick Unions
Stuffing Box
Hay Pulley
Wireline Clamp
unit
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Quick Unions home
Quick Unions
• Screwed or welded on the ends of lubricator sections to Telescoping Gin Pole
extend it. Gin Pole Pins
Rope Blocks
• The unions slip into each other and a large nut is screwed to Tree Connections
the female half to hold them together. Blow Out Preventers
Lubricator
• They are considered safe because it would be impossible to
unscrew them while there is a presence of pressure.
Quick Unions
Stuffing Box
Hay Pulley
Wireline Clamp
unit
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Stuffing Box home
Stuffing Box
• Is used as means of running the wireline Telescoping Gin Pole
into the lubricator that is subjected to well Gin Pole Pins
pressure. Rope Blocks
Tree Connections
• All sizes of slick wireline can be used with Blow Out Preventers
a standard stuffing box.
Lubricator
Quick Unions
Stuffing Box
Hay Pulley
Wireline Clamp
unit
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Hay Pulley home
Hay Pulley
• It can be defined as a pulley used to change Telescoping Gin Pole
the direction of line pull. Gin Pole Pins
Rope Blocks
• While rigging up the surface equipment, the Tree Connections
wireline from the unit is directed parallel to the Blow Out Preventers
ground level to the X–mas tree and then
Lubricator
changes direction through the hay pulley up
to the top of the lubricator.
Quick Unions
Stuffing Box
Hay Pulley
Wireline Clamp
unit
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Wireline Clamp home
Wireline Clamp
• Its function is to clamp the wireline without damaging the wire. Telescoping Gin Pole
Gin Pole Pins
• Used to keep the tools from falling out of the lubricator while Rope Blocks
raising it up. Tree Connections
Blow Out Preventers

• Used in fishing operations to pull on the wireline.
Lubricator
Quick Unions
Stuffing Box
Hay Pulley
Wireline Clamp
unit
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Wireline Toolstring Components home
Basic
What is tool string and how is

Rope Socket
Stem
it connected to the wireline? Jars
Knuckle Joint
• Combination of various tools. Accessories
Gauge Cutter
• It is connected to the wireline Swage
by a rope socket. Impression Block
Wireline Bailer
Magnet
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What capabilities should be provided by the Basic
tool string? Rope Socket
Stem
• Ability to provide weight (tension & speed) (stem)

Jars
Knuckle Joint
• Ability to accommodate rapid changes in inclination

Accessories
(knuckle joint)
Gauge Cutter
Swage
• Ability to provide upward and downward impact (jars)

Impression Block
Wireline Bailer
• Ability to connect running or pulling tools and other tools .

Magnet
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Rope Socket home
Rope Socket Basic
Rope Socket
• Simply provides a means of connecting the tool string
Stem
to the end of the wireline.
Jars
• It is a housing for the spring support and disk. Knuckle Joint
Accessories
• It has a fishing neck which allows the tool string to be Gauge Cutter
pulled if lost. Swage
Impression Block
Wireline Bailer
Magnet
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Stem home
Wireline Stem Basic
Rope Socket
• Wireline Stem is used to provide the weight required to
Stem
overcome the well pressure working against the wire in
order to 'lower' wireline tools into the wellbore.
Jars
Knuckle Joint
• This mass is also used to generate impact force when Accessories
performing jarring operations downhole. Gauge Cutter
Swage
• Stem is available from 1" O.D. to 3" O.D. with a variety Impression Block
of fishing neck sizes, lengths and connections. Wireline Bailer
Magnet
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Stem2 home
Roller Stem Basic
Rope Socket
Roller Stem is used in higher deviation wells to minimize
Stem
tool friction on the tubing wall by providing rolling contact.
Jars
Knuckle Joint
Accessories
Gauge Cutter
Swage
Impression Block
Wireline Bailer
Magnet
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Jars home
Jars Basic
Rope Socket
• They are required for running, retrieving various tubing
Stem
components.
Jars
• Jars are employed in most cases below the stem so that Knuckle Joint
the weight of the stem will close the jars when an Accessories
obstruction is encountered. Gauge Cutter
Swage
• If we desire to beat downward on an obstruction, the reel Impression Block

is put in a pulling position at the surface until the jars Wireline Bailer
open, then by releasing the reel quickly, the weight of Magnet
the stem delivers an impact on the obstruction.
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Knuckle Joint home
Knuckle Joint Basic
Rope Socket
• It’s a ball and socket joint.
Stem
• It makes the wireline toolstring flexible

Jars
Knuckle Joint
• Helps the alignment of the tools. Accessories
Gauge Cutter
• Placed above the operating tool. Swage
Impression Block
Wireline Bailer
Magnet
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Gauge Cutter home
Basic
Gauge Cutter Rope Socket
Stem
• Originally developed for removing paraffin and
wax from the l.D. of the wellbore.
Jars
Knuckle Joint
• Gauge Cutters are now commonly used to perform Accessories
'gauge' runs prior to retrieval of flow control devices Gauge Cutter
and to check that landing nipples are not coated Swage
with deposits such as scale or wax prior to Impression Block

installation of a wireline plug. Wireline Bailer
Magnet
• To calibrate the tubing.
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Swage home
Swage Basic
Rope Socket
The Tubing Swage can be used to remove large
Stem
obstructions in tubing. Tubing swages of gradually
increasing size can be run to progressively remove
Jars
the obstruction. Knuckle Joint
Accessories
Gauge Cutter
Swage
Impression Block
Wireline Bailer
Magnet
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Impression Block home
Impression Block Basic
Rope Socket
• Lead Impression Blocks are used primarily in
Stem
fishing operations to identify what is uppermost
on the fish.
Jars
Knuckle Joint
• The L.l.B. consists of a steel housing, Accessories
filled with lead which is dressed to a very smooth Gauge Cutter
finish prior to running. Swage
Impression Block
• When the L.l.B. is on top of the fish, one Wireline Bailer
downward jar deforms the lead which can Magnet
then be interpreted at surface to indicate what
is downhole.
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Wireline Bailer home
Wireline Bailer Basic
Rope Socket
• It’s a hollow cylinder container with a ball/flapper check valve
Stem
at the base to contain the contents.
Jars
• It’s used for removal of solids, liquids, debris and placing Knuckle Joint
chemicals. Accessories
Gauge Cutter
• Removal of solids may be necessary to reach the Swage
pulling neck of the equipment. Impression Block
Wireline Bailer
Magnet
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Wireline Bailer2 home
Basic
Rope Socket
Dump Bailer Stem
Jars
• The Dump Bailer is used to place chemicals (e.g. acid), Knuckle Joint
downhole. Accessories
Gauge Cutter
• Downward jarring shears the retaining pins and allows
Swage
the chemical to be released from the chamber.
Impression Block
Wireline Bailer
Magnet
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Basic
Hydrostatic Bailer Rope Socket
Stem
• The Hydrostatic Bailer is primarily used to clear Jars

compacted debris from the well bore, usually from on Knuckle Joint
top of a flow control device . Accessories
Gauge Cutter
Swage
• Designed to be used when the substance to be bailed
Impression Block
cannot be removed from well by a pump-type bailer.
Wireline Bailer
Magnet
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Basic
Rope Socket
Pump (Sand) Bailer Stem
Jars
• Sand Bailers are used to clear debris from the wellbore, Knuckle Joint
usually when it has settled on top of a flow control Accessories
device and is preventing retrieval. Gauge Cutter
Swage
• Extension tubes can be supplied for high volume bailing Impression Block
operations. Wireline Bailer
Magnet
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Magnet home
Magnet Basic
Rope Socket
• Magnets are used for retrieving loose metallic
Stem
debris from the wellbore and are available in
a number of sizes.
Jars
Knuckle Joint
• As well as standard tools it is also possible to Accessories
source and supply high performance magnets Gauge Cutter
for special applications. Swage
Impression Block
Wireline Bailer
Magnet
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Wireline Logging home
Wireline logging can address questions about:

Collar Locator
• Mechanical condition of the well. Temperature devices
Gradiomanometer
• Fluid movement between zones. Noise devices
Caliper
• Design and evaluation of stimulation treatment. Combination Tool
Cement Evaluation Tool
• Reservoir management.
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Collar Locator home
Casing Collar Locator (CCL)
• It shows the location of casing collars, where the

Collar Locator
thickness is high.
Temperature devices
• It is run with perforating guns or plugs. Gradiomanometer
Noise devices
• In a magnetic CCL, when the unit moves through Caliper
collar, the increase in metal thickness disturbs the Combination Tool
magnetic field and causes a blip to be recorded. Cement Evaluation Tool

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Temperature home
Temperature Devices
• Temperature is affected by heat flow and fluid expansion.

Collar Locator
• Temperature log may be run under either dynamic and static

Temperature devices
conditions. Gradiomanometer
Noise devices
Caliper
Combination Tool

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Fluid Density home
Gradiomanometer
• Gradiomanometer is based on pressure

Collar Locator
measurement at two fixed points
Temperature devices
• Good for identifying gas entry point and Gradiomanometer
locating standing water levels. Noise devices
Caliper
• It can also be used to calculate water Combination Tool
hold up. Cement Evaluation Tool

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Noise home
Noise Devices
Noise log is a recording at various points

Collar Locator
in the well of the amplitude of the noise
generated by moving liquid or gas using
Temperature devices
an assembly of microphone, amplifier Gradiomanometer
and a speaker. Noise devices
Caliper
Combination Tool

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Caliper home
Caliper
• Measures any change in the borehole

Collar Locator
due to solid deposition.
Temperature devices
• Multi-arm caliper can measure metal Gradiomanometer
loss due to corrosion or erosion. Noise devices
Caliper
• They can be used in openhole Combination Tool
completions. Cement Evaluation Tool

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Combination Tool home
Combination Tool
• CCL.
Collar Locator
• Thermometer.
Temperature devices
Gradiomanometer
• Manometer. Noise devices
Caliper
• Caliper. Combination Tool

• Gradiomanometer.
• Flow meter.
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Cement Evaluation Tool home
Cement Evaluation Tool (CET)
• For identifying mud channels.

Collar Locator
• Consists of 8 ultra sonic transducers

Temperature devices
arranged helically over 2 ft. Gradiomanometer
Noise devices
• Each transducers in turn transmits a Caliper
signal, then measure the signal decay Combination Tool
rate. Cement Evaluation Tool
• Sonic decay rate is related to the

compressive strength of the material
around the casing.
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Wireline Logging2 home
However, Wireline logging has some drawbacks.
• Increased rig time costs while wireline operations are Collar Locator
underway Temperature devices
Gradiomanometer
• Wireline logs are run several days to several weeks after Noise devices
drilling resulting in increased filtrate invasion and Caliper
hole washouts Combination Tool
• The logging speeds are very fast, from 1800 to 6000 ft/hr,
resulting in poor vertical resolution
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Wireline Logging3 home
• Large environmental corrections are required Collar Locator
Temperature devices
• Wireline logging is expensive, generally running Gradiomanometer
in the$100,000+ range. In addition Noise devices
Caliper
• The information provided by wireline logging Combination Tool
is post-drilling and therefore, cannot be used to Cement Evaluation Tool
assist in the present drilling operations
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Wireline Fishing home
What are Wireline Fishing tools?

Pulling Tool
Indexing Tool
Wireline Spear
They are devices that are connected at the end of the Bulldog Spear
wireline string for providing required fishing functions. Bell Guide
Wireline Finder
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Pulling Tool home
Pulling Tool
• It’s required to unlock and pull the mandrel.
• It’s attached to the base of a tool string.

Pulling Tool
Indexing Tool
• It’s run on the pulling neck of the mandrel. Wireline Spear
Bulldog Spear
• By jarring, the mandrel is unlocked. Bell Guide
Wireline Finder
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Indexing Tool home
Indexing Tool
• Indexing Tool allows 360 degree rotation of fishing

tools as required.
Pulling Tool
• The rotation is achieved by means of an indexing shoe Indexing Tool
and ‘J’ Slot mechanism activated by manipulation of the Wireline Spear
wireline string. Bulldog Spear
Bell Guide
Wireline Finder
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Wireline Spear home
Wireline Spear
• It has several arms with upward hooks.
• It’s used when a wireline breaks inside the tubing.

Pulling Tool
Indexing Tool
• The aim is to recover the tool string or cut the wireline Wireline Spear
from top of the rope string to epose the fishing neck. Bulldog Spear
Bell Guide
Wireline Finder
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Bulldog Spear home
Bulldog Spear
• The Bulldog Spear is a simple internal grapple used

for retrieving debris without a suitable fishing neck.
Pulling Tool
• Their simple design makes them both cost effective, Indexing Tool
reliable and they can be supplied from 0.5" to 7" Wireline Spear
engagement. Bulldog Spear
Bell Guide
Wireline Finder
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Bell Guide home
Bell Guide
• Bell Guides are attached by threads to the skirts

of pulling tools / overshots to assist in latching
the fishing neck / O.D. of the device to be
Pulling Tool
retrieved. Indexing Tool
Wireline Spear
• They can be supplied in a variety of sizes and Bulldog Spear
designs to suit particular applications. Bell Guide
Wireline Finder
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Wireline Finder home
Wireline Finder
• This tool is designed to locate the end of a

wireline broken in the well.
Pulling Tool
• It complements the wireline grab in fishing Indexing Tool
operations. Wireline Spear
Bulldog Spear
Bell Guide
Wireline Finder
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Wireline Perforation home
What are Wireline Perforating tools?

Anchor Tool
They are devices that are connected at the end of the Oriented Perforating Tool
wireline string for providing required perforating functions.

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Anchor Tool home
Wireline Perforating Anchor Tool (WPAT)
It can be used for the following applications:
• Underbalanced perforation in small casing sizes.

Anchor Tool
• Memory gauges run below perforating guns for the
determination of crossflow or depletion. Oriented Perforating Tool
• Enhanced cleanup because the well can be flowed

immediately after perforating underbalanced.
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Oriented Perforating Tool home
Wireline Oriented Perforating Tool (WOPT)
It can be used for the following applications:
• Fracture plane perforation.

Anchor Tool
• Minimize fracture pressure.
Oriented Perforating Tool
• Minimize sand production.
• Directional cement squeeze
• Oriented core sampling.

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WIRELINE

SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT

Wireline Wireline Crew Wireline Services Wireline Surface Equipment

Students of Petroleum Engineering

Ahmed Hussien Mahmoud Ali

Ahmed Saad Ismael Alsheraidy

Ahmed Kamel Ali Zakaria

Khaled Abdulnaser Abdulqawy

Mahmoud Atef Alsaed Algharabawy

Wireline Toolstring Components Wireline Logging Wireline Fishing Wireline Perforation

Wireline Wireline Crew Wireline Services Wireline Surface Equipment

• A single strand wire.

- It reduces the total weight of the wire.

- Supple enough to bend freely and repeatedly without breaking.

- It minimizes the upward force (pressure*area).

- Friction in the stuffing box.

Wireline Toolstring Components Wireline Logging Wireline Fishing Wireline Perforation

Wireline Wireline Crew Wireline Services Wireline Surface Equipment

• Normally 50% of the maximum breaking strength is used as a working limit.

• Limitations in H2S environment.

• Available in 10000-25000 ft lengths

• Braided cables are used when higher breaking strength is required.

• However, it is more difficult to have a good seal.

Wireline Toolstring Components Wireline Logging Wireline Fishing Wireline Perforation

Wireline Wireline Crew Wireline Services Wireline Surface Equipment

• Consists of two men : the operator and his helper. People

• Wireline crew members must be aware of a number of Safety Rules

important safety rules.

Wireline Toolstring Components Wireline Logging Wireline Fishing Wireline Perforation

Wireline Wireline Crew Wireline Services Wireline Surface Equipment

• Checks the location and the position of the unit in accordance

that the truck is properly blocked. Helper

• He is to instruct and assist helper in lifting the tools.

Wireline Toolstring Components Wireline Logging Wireline Fishing Wireline Perforation

Wireline Wireline Crew Wireline Services Wireline Surface Equipment

• Between the trips, he is to busy himself preparing the tools

• Keeps the unit clean all times. Operator

• Expected to study the running and pulling tools being used.

• Should abide the operator choice unless it endangers his life.

Wireline Toolstring Components Wireline Logging Wireline Fishing Wireline Perforation

Wireline Wireline Crew Wireline Services Wireline Surface Equipment

• Never hammer or climb on the lubricator while it is subjected

• No smoking is allowed within 100 feet of the well head. Operator

• Never wash the tools and equipment with flammable solvent

• Never open the master valve or swab valve without being

Wireline Toolstring Components Wireline Logging Wireline Fishing Wireline Perforation

Wireline Wireline Crew Wireline Services Wireline Surface Equipment

• When releasing pressure from the lubricator through the needle

• All wireline safety equipment should be inspected on a routine Safety

Wireline Toolstring Components Wireline Logging Wireline Fishing Wireline Perforation

Wireline Wireline Crew Wireline Services Wireline Surface Equipment

What are Wireline services?

Wireline Toolstring Components Wireline Logging Wireline Fishing Wireline Perforation

Wireline Wireline Crew Wireline Services Wireline Surface Equipment

What are the advantages of Wireline?

• Economical compared to other means.

Wireline Toolstring Components Wireline Logging Wireline Fishing Wireline Perforation

Wireline Wireline Crew Wireline Services Wireline Surface Equipment

What are the disadvantages of Wireline?

• The operator is physically very remote.

• The uncertainty of cable stretch (i.e., depth).

• Limitation in means of monitoring and operating the tools.

• Require highly skilled personnel.

Wireline Toolstring Components Wireline Logging Wireline Fishing Wireline Perforation