Everything About Wireline and Its Mechanical Services

Moving tools and equipment up and down a well is an important and necessary task for drilling wellbores. To move tools safely and effectively in an oil or gas well operators use wireline. It is a cabling system which is helpful in bringing well tools up and down the wellbore. It is used for both well logging as well as for workover operations.

The wireline system can be a single cable wireline or it can be multi strands wireline. Also it is of two types which are electric or non-electric.

A wireline with multi strands of cable is known as a braided wireline. It is made up of more than two electric cables which are insulated from each other. It provides electric pathways between tools attached to its end and the surface of the well. It best known for its use in recovery of the well, well evaluation and interventions.

On the other hand, slickline is a non-electric single strand wireline. It is used to lower tools such as valves, gauges and plugs into the wellbore. Drop down and rise up operations can be performed by reeling in and out the single cable using a hydraulic system.

Below are some wireline tools which provide various mechanical services:

Gauge Rings

Bridge Plugs

Dump Bailer

Sand Line Cutter

Blanking Plugs

Things to Consider While Using Wireline Tools

• Check and maintain all the wireline tools regularly.
• Check the connections of the tool with the wireline before each operation.
• Select the appropriate size of tool to attach with wireline as needed.