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WIRELINE GLOSSARY ...........................1

GENERAL INFORMATION ......................2
Unit Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Acceleration ....................................................................... 2
Angular ............................................................................... 2
Area ................................................................................... 3
Density ............................................................................... 4
Electrical ............................................................................ 5
Energy / Torque / Power .................................................... 6
Flow Rate ........................................................................... 8
Force / Mass / Weight ........................................................ 9
Length .............................................................................. 11
Pressure ........................................................................... 13
Rotation ............................................................................ 15
Time ................................................................................. 15
Velocity ............................................................................ 16
Volume ............................................................................. 17
Fractional Decimal Equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Temperature Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Pressure Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Formulas & Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Volume Capacity of Pipe .................................................. 24
Approximate Volume of Hose .......................................... 24
Approximate Volume of Typical WHE Strings .................. 24
Velocity ............................................................................ 24
Hydraulics ........................................................................ 25
Volumes ........................................................................... 25
Specific Gravity ................................................................ 25
Approximate Hydrostatic Head ........................................ 25
Gradient ........................................................................... 26
Pure Water Constants ...................................................... 26
Fluid Weight, Pressure & Buoyancy ................................ 26
Sling Angle & Load Capacity ........................................... 28

TUBING & PIPE SPECIFICATIONS ........3

Basic Information about Tubing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Threads .............................................................................. 2
Size .....................................................................................3
Weight .................................................................................3
Grade ..................................................................................4
Drift Diameter ......................................................................4

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Tubing Performance Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Casing Performance Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Drill Pipe Performance Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Common Pipe Nipple Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
API FLANGE DATA TABLES ..................4
Flange Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Identification Charts ........................................................... 3

WIRELINE USEFUL INFORMATION .......5

Typical Conductor Cable Construction . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Single Conductor Cables ................................................... 2
Coaxial Cables ................................................................... 3
Multi-Conductor Cables ..................................................... 3
Wireline Drum Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wireline Remaining on Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Cable Spooling Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cable Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Insulation Temperature Ratings ......................................... 8
Short Location .................................................................... 9
Sheave Wheel Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Slickline Minimum Sheave Wheel Diameters .................. 10
Braided Wireline Sheave Wheel Diameter . . . . . . . . 11
Minimum Sheave Wheel Size for
Electrical Conductor Wireline- Medium Duty ................... 11
Wireline Sheave Groove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Sheave Fleet Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Electric Wireline Breaking Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Weak Point Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Wireline Tension Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cable Torsion and Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cable Stretch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Inelastic Stretch ............................................................... 18
Elastic Stretch .................................................................. 18
Cable Seasoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Stuck Point Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Running-In and Pulling-Out of a Well . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Cable Armor in Hostile Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cable Inspection and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Stranded Wireline Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

In-Situ Repair Procedure ................................................. 27
Cut & Thread Procedure .................................................. 27
Telescopic Lubricator ....................................................... 29
In-Line Cable Cutter ......................................................... 29
Slickline (Measuring Line) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Use & Care of Slickline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Tensile Tests .................................................................... 31
Ductility Tests ................................................................... 31
Slickline Handling Pointers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Total Stretch of Slickline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Wire Fall Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sinker Bar Weight Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
WIRELINE & SLICKLINE SPECS ............6
Braided Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Electrical Conductor ........................................................... 2
Solid Cable (Wire Rope) .................................................. 21
Solid Wireline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Slickline (Measuring Line) ................................................ 23
Conductor Slickline .......................................................... 26

WIRELINE SUB-SURFACE EQUIPMENT..7

Braided Cable Cableheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Single Electrical Conductor ................................................ 2
Multi-Electrical Conductor .................................................. 4
The Wireline (Slickline) Tool String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Wireline Rope Sockets ....................................................... 6
Wireline Stem / Sinker Bar ............................................... 14
Wireline Jars .................................................................... 15
Wireline Accelerator (Stretch Simulator) .......................... 19
Wireline Mechanical / Hydraulic Combination Tools ........ 20
Knuckle Joints & Swivel Joints ......................................... 21
Wireline Service & Remedial Tools .................................. 22
Swabbing Tools ............................................................... 31
Wireline Bailers ................................................................ 32
Wireline Slip Type Tubing Stop ........................................ 38
Wireline Collet Type 'F' Collar Stop ................................. 39
Wireline Pulling/Running Tools ........................................ 40
Wireline Positioning and Shifting tools ............................. 52
Wireline Fishing Tools ...................................................... 57

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Special Slickline Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Memory Logging with Slickline ........................................ 68
Slickline Perforating ......................................................... 68
Electrical Wireline Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Openhole Logging Instruments ........................................ 71
Cased hole Logging Instruments ..................................... 83
Well Perforating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Retrievable Guns ............................................................. 99
Expendable and Semi- Expendable Guns .................... 102
Specialized Equipment .................................................. 107
Downhole Tractors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tractor Types ................................................................. 111
Published Specifications ................................................ 115

WIRELINE HOIST UNITS .......................8

Wireline Hoist Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Truck Mounted ................................................................... 3
Skid Mounted ..................................................................... 7
Ancillary Equipment ......................................................... 11
Wireline Spooling Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Slickline ............................................................................ 15
Braided Line..................................................................... 17
Hydraulic Drive Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Closed Loop Hydraulic System ........................................ 17
Open Loop Hydraulic System .......................................... 20
Hazardous Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Definition .......................................................................... 23
Application ....................................................................... 26

WIRELINE MASTS / CRANE UNITS ........9

Wireline Masts / Crane Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Truck Mounted Lifting Units ............................................... 2
Skid Mounted Masts .......................................................... 5
Man-Rider Winch ............................................................. 10
Mast Periodic Testing and Certifications ......................... 11
Gin Pole ........................................................................... 13
Combined Wireline Winch/Mast Units ............................. 14

WELL INTERVENTION .........................10

Modeling & Monitoring for
Slickline & Wireline Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Modeling Software ............................................................. 2
Real-Time Monitoring ........................................................ 5
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WELLHEAD PCE ...................................11

Wireline Valves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Manually Operated Wireline Valves ................................... 5
Hydraulically Operated Wireline Valves ............................. 6
Light Weight Wireline Valve ............................................... 8
Wireline Valve Rams .......................................................... 8
Wireline Guides .................................................................. 9
Inner Seals and Outer Seals ............................................ 10
Shear and Seal Rams ...................................................... 12
Multiple Ram Wireline Valves .......................................... 13
Triple Ram Wireline Valves .............................................. 14
Rams orientation .............................................................. 15
Equalizer Manifold ........................................................... 16
Grease Pack* Hydraulic Wireline Valve ........................... 17
Wireline Valve Pre-Departure Operational
Checks and Operational Hints ......................................... 19
Transportation .................................................................. 20
Lubricators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tubing Lubricator ............................................................. 22
Welded Lubricator ............................................................ 22
Threaded Union Lubricators ............................................ 23
Integral Union (One Piece) Lubricators ............................ 23
Premium Threaded Union Dual Seal Lubricator .............. 24
Lightweight Dual Seal Lubricator ..................................... 24
Casing (Slimline) Lubricators ........................................... 25
Slimlite Lubricators ........................................................... 25
Lower Lubricators ............................................................ 26
Bleed-Off Sub .................................................................. 26
Lubricator Operation and Maintenance Notes ................. 27
Measuring Line (Slickline) Stuffing Boxes . . . . . . . . 28
Grease Injection Control Heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hydraulic Pack-Offs/Stuffing Boxes ................................. 37
Line Wipers ...................................................................... 39
ENVIRO™ Grease Injection Head ................................... 41
Liquid Seal Slickline Control Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Large Casing and Openhole/Pack-offs . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Large Diameter Dual Line Wiper / Pack-offs .................... 44
Large Diameter Dual Pack-Off ......................................... 45
Wellhead Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Flange Adapters ............................................................... 46

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Shooting Nipple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Flanged Hydril Adapter .................................................... 53
Hydril Flange / API Threaded Adapter ............................. 53
Hydril Flange / ACME O-ring Union Box Adapter ............ 53
Hydril Flange / Quick Union Box Adapter ........................ 53
Permanent Flange Hydril Adapter ................................... 54
Lock Down Shooting Nipple ............................................. 54
Accessory Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Tool Traps (Retainers) ..................................................... 56
Cablehead Catchers ........................................................ 59
Pump-In Subs .................................................................. 61
Chemical Injection Subs .................................................. 62
Quick Test Union ............................................................. 62
Hydraulic Ball Valve ......................................................... 64
Union Connections .......................................................... 65
Pressurized Sheave Wheel ............................................. 75
Safety Flow Diverter ........................................................ 76
Hydraulic Hand Pumps .................................................... 76
Grease & Hydraulic Pressure Supply Systems . . . . 78
Grease Pressure Pumps ................................................. 78
Grease Hoses .................................................................. 81
Packaging ........................................................................ 85
Grease and Hydraulic Control Skids ................................ 86
Grease ............................................................................. 93
Viscosity ........................................................................... 95
Pressure Test Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Quick Connect Couplings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Snaptite Connectors ...................................................... 103
Holmbury Connectors .................................................... 103
Walther Connections ..................................................... 103
Pioneer Connections ..................................................... 104
Chicago Connections ..................................................... 104
Huber Connections ........................................................ 105
Elmar Connections ........................................................ 105
Seals: Elastomers and Thermoplastics . . . . . . . . . 106
Typical Applications for Oilfield Elastomers ................... 108
O-ring Seals ................................................................... 111
Ram Seal Elements ....................................................... 135
Packing Elements .......................................................... 136
How to Recognize O-ring Materials ............................... 136

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Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Pressure Testing ............................................................ 138
Certifications & Major Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety Factor .................................................................. 141
Working Pressure .......................................................... 141
Test Pressure ................................................................. 142
Industry Standards ......................................................... 142
Temperature Rating ....................................................... 143
Equipment Certification .................................................. 144
Good Practice for Certifiable Operations ....................... 146
Cold Weather Operations Hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
O-ring Seals ................................................................... 148
Hydraulic Systems ......................................................... 148
Hydraulic Hoses ............................................................. 148
Air Operated Pumps ...................................................... 149
Grease and Grease Injection System ............................ 149
WHE Strings .................................................................. 150
Use of Steam and Heat Tracing ..................................... 150
Hydrates ......................................................................... 151

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