Halliburton
Wireline
Selection & Maintenance
Desirable features of a wire line cable
1. Mechanical Strength (should be flexible & able
to pull even heavy pull tool stacks without failing)
2. Electrical Continuity and Insulation (should be
able to send Tool Power down and tool signals
up)
3. Temperature Rating (Insulation should not fail at
high temperatures)
4. Withstand corrosion (withstand attacks by well
fluids)
5. No joints
Topics For Discussion
• Properties of a Cable (Helix)
• Cable Design Factors
• Manufacturing Basics
• Installation
• Seasoning
• Operations and Cable Care
• Other Topics
Properties Of A Helix
•With Tension
– The Helix will lengthen
– Radial forces will
compress the core
– The cable will rotate
Properties Of A Helix
Inner Armor
•With 2 Armors
– Rotation is in opposite
directions
– Some of the torque is
offsetting
Outer Armor
Ideal Well
Straight Hole
No Sources of
Friction
Equal Wireline
5,000’
500 lbs Tension In and
Out of Hole
10,000’
1000 lbs
Perfect Well Profile
Tension
(lbs)
8000
7000
6000
Tension
5000 Out Hole
4000
3000
2000
In Hole
1000
0
25 24 23 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
Tension Profile for a Perfect Well
In Hole vs Out Hole
Real Well
Pressure Control
Equipment
Wellbore Fluid
Deviation
12,000’ Centralizers or
3000 lbs
Measurement Arms
Different Tensions
15,000’ In and Out Hole
8000 lbs
Real Well Profile
Tension
(lbs)
8000
7000
6000 Out Hole
Tension
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
In Hole
0
25 24 23 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
Tension Profile for a Real Well
In Hole vs Out Hole
Typical Designs
•1N32 - 5/16” or 1N22 - 7/32”
•All armor wires are the same size
in N (18/12)
•This configuration is preferred in
Monocables
•7J46 is a commonly used Seven
conductor cable
•7H47 (Slammer) is another
widely used cable for deeper wells
Nomenclature Cable parts
Rochester Cable Identification
Example 1 - H 220 -A
1 - Designates the number of electrical conductors
H - Identifies the type of strength member
H: is for served round wires
R: is for rope construction
SC: is for center strength member
220 - Signifies the approximate diameter in mils
A - Designates the temperature code
A = 300F (149C) maximum
C = 375F (190C) maximum
D = 420F (216C) maximum
G = 450F (232C) maximum
K = 500F (260C) maximum
M = 600F (316C) maximum
Camesa Cable Identification system
Example 1 - N - 32 - W - P
1 - Designates the number of electrical conductors
N - Designates the number of Inner and outer armour wires
N = 12 inner and 18 outer *Q = Other/Special
L = 12 inner and 12 outer
K = 15 inner and 15 outer
F = 11 inner and 15 outer
H = 18 inner and 18 outer
J = 24 inner and 24 outer
32 - Signifies the approximate diameter in hundredhs of an inch
W - Identifies the type of copper electrical conductor construction
R = 7 wire strand *Y = Other/Special
S = 7 wire strand
P = 19 wire strand
W = 49 wires (7X7) rope
P - Designates the temperature code
P = Propylene Copolymer X = Camtene
T = Teflon A = PFA
Z = Tefzel
Usage Design
Requirements
• Strength
• Electrical Power / Communication
• Temperature Rating
• Special designs
– High Strength
– Low Resistance
– Torque Balanced
– Jacketed for use in Corrosives
Breaking Strength of some Cables
Cable Breaking Strength Max Pull
Logging
1N22 (7/32) 5,200 lbs 2,600 lbs
1K22 (7/32) 5,200 lbs 2,600 lbs
1N32 (5/16) 11,000 lbs 5,500 lbs
7J46 (15/32)18,000 lbs 9,000 lbs
7H47 (Slammer) 22,000 lbs 11,000 lbs
Please note there are slight differences in notation and
breaking strength of cables from different suppliers. Make
sure you know exactly which cable / supplier for your Truck /
Skid
Properties of Cables Summary
Cable O.D” B.S Max Inner / Outer / Temp Min Cond Wt in air Stretch Sp.
Load Strength Strength Resistanc Gravity
degF Sheave Lbs/kft Ft/kft/klb
e Ω/kft gm/cc
lbs Inch s
1K22PP 7/32 5200 2600 15/125 15/272 300 14 4 94 2.2 6.48
1K22PZ 7/32 5200 2600 15/125 15/272 500 14 4 97 2.2 6.67
1N22PZ 7/32 5200 2600 12/204 18/204 500 14 4 97 2.5 6.67
1N32PTZ 5/16 11000 5500 12/420 18/420 500 18 2.1 195 1.2 6.56
7J46RTZ 15/32 18000 9000 24/323 24/520 500 24 9.8 341 0.77 5.08
7H47RTZ 0.474 22000 11000 18/469 18/910 500 30 9.8 392 0.61 5.91
Cable identification used above is for Camesa cables
New Cable Design
Improvements
• Plastics
• Super Seal
• High Temperature Tapes
• Hot Pretensioning
• Water Blocking
Water Blocking
Pure H20
• Pure Water and
Pure Methane
Gas can penetrate
plastics
Pure CH4
Plastic Core
Manufacturing
• Hi Speed Tubular Armoring and extrusion Process
• GEIPS - Specifications (MP35N, HS, SUPA75,
SUPA80, 20MO-6)
• Quality Control Processes
– Laser Micrometer
– Brittleness, Break and Electrical Test
– Final Inspection Report (Specification vs Actual)
Installation
•Inspect Drum condition
•Entry hole and “dog knot”
•Double/Single break method
•Drum Crush
•Tension profile
Threading it thru hole in Drum
Preparing the Cable
The Bed Layers
The bottom 4 Bed Layers
are not to be touched ever
Maintain correct Fleet Angle
Installation
Double Break
Installation Method -
Cable Breaks
Winch Drum
Surface
Upper Layer Lower Layer
Spacer
Cable Crush
Uniform Plastic Non-uniform Plastic
Halliburton Reels and cable capacity
Reel PN Model Flange 7/32 5/16 15/32 0.474 Remarks
Height
738. 06 28 26496 12826 6247 5626
738. 09 33.5 20752 9528 9341
738. 12 36.5 25255 12005 11149
738. 14 39 29116 14014 13087
738. 26 47.5 26882 25323
738. 27 49 27999 27508
738. 30 50 30288 28629
738. 6.6 / 30.24 49 19282 9141 Split Drum
20334
738. 12 / 24.81 49 16911 Split Drum
16580
Seasoning
•“Spin-out”
•Use a Test Well
•Equal Tension in and out of hole
•Flow Tubes and Packoff
•New GIPS vs Alloy lines
Normally it takes a new Cable about 25 runs in and out of a
well to get properly seasoned
Cable cycling can be done by vendors like CSR on payment
Tension
Operating Limits
• Rules of Thumb and Guidelines - apply to a
normalized armor condition
Normalized Non-Normalized
Cable Resulting Condition Cable
Working Limits Working Limits
0 - 50% Can use cable in this range
of with no damage to the 0 - ??? (< 50%)
Breaking Strength cable
51 - 74% Can make pulls in this
of range with minor, repairable ??? (< 51 - 74%)
Breaking Strength damage
75+% Will cause permanent and
of irreversible damage to the ??? (< 75%)
Breaking Strength cable
Operations & Cable Care
Rigging Equipment
Tensions - In hole/Out hole
Shock loading
Correct Sheave Grooves
Measure Cable O.D.
D3
D4 D2
7 H 47 RTZ
Cable D1
Check for flattening armor
D1
7 H 47 RTZ
Individual Outer
Armor Wires
Torture Test (Brittleness check)
Torture Test using two outer armor
strands. One wound around the other 5
times.
Cable Report
A cable report is to be filled out each month for each spool of cable using the
information from the cable log book. The Cable History Card and the Head
History Card should be completed each month using information from the cable
daily log book. This report is part of the HLS required Field Preventive
Maintenance Program (FPM).
The following information is needed on the report:
1. Total number of runs
2. Date of last cable marking
3. Length of cable in feet or meters
4. Additions from splicing on more cable
5. Subtractions from cutting off kinked or bad cable
6. Condition of the cable
7. Total Cable conductor D.C. resistance
8. Change in Magnetic Mark Strength
9. Number of runs since Marked
10. Weak Link or Head Pull Out Strength
Remember if you take care of your cable, it will take care of you.
Cable Report
Ten Rules for the Wireline Operator
1. SELECT PROPER CABLE.
2. INSTALL CABLE PROPERLY.
3. BREAK IN CABLE AT REDUCED SPEEDS.
4. USE PROPER SHEAVE SIZES.
5. SHEAVES TO BE PROPERLY GROOVED.
6. SHEAVES TO BE IN GOOD WORKING
CONDITION.
7. SPOT UNIT WHERE CABLE WILL SPOOL
PROPERLY.
8. DO NOT OVERRUN CABLE.
9. KEEP TENSION ON CABLE AT ALL TIMES.
10. KEEP CABLE LUBRICATED
Operations
• Trouble shooting - Electrically
• Trouble shooting - Mechanically
• Pressure Control Equipment
• Cable Service
– Proper Installation
– Inspection / Repair / Recondition
– Corrosion Inhibitors
– Splicing
Other Issues
• Special Cable Operating Conditions
• Storage
• Reversing a line
• Cable marking
