Wireline Module 1
Section
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1

COMPLETION DESIGN

7

1.1

INTRODUCTION

7

1.2

WIRELINE RE-ENTRY GUIDE

7

1.3

TUBING PROTECTION JOINT

7

1.4

NO-GO LANDING NIPPLE

7

1.5

PERFORATED PUP JOINT

9

1.6

LANDING NIPPLE

9

1.7

PUP JOINT

9

1.8

CROSSOVER

9

1.9

MILLOUT EXTENSION

9

1.10

PACKER

9

1.11

POLISHED BORE RECEPTACLE (PBR)

10

1.12

TUBING LANDING NIPPLE

10

1.13

SIDE POCKET MANDREL

10

1.14

MID-TUBING LANDING NIPPLE

10

1.15

FLOW COUPLING

10

1.16

SAFETY VALVE WIRELINE NIPPLE

11

1.17

TUBING

11

1.18

CONTROL LINE

11

1.19

TUBING HANGER

11

     
     
     
Section
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2

WHAT IS WIRELINE?

13

2.1

INTRODUCTION

13

2.2

BENDING STRESSES

16

2.3

RE-SPOOLING

17

2.4

HANDLING AND STORAGE

18

2.5

GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

18

2.6

WIRELINE TORSION TESTER

21

2.6.1

Objective

21

2.6.2

Procedure

21

2.6.3

Slickline Operation And Maintenance

23

2.6.4

Torsion Test Specimen Configuration

25

2.7

WIRELINE TEST ANALYSIS

26

2.7.1

Acceptance

26

2.7.2

Torsion Fracture Analysis

26

2.7.3

Fracture Classification

26

2.7.4

General Guidance Notes

28

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Section
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3

QUICK UNIONS

29

3.1

INTRODUCTION

29

3.1.1

Wellhead Adapter (Tree Adapter)

33

3.1.2

Pump-In Tee

34

3.1.3

Wireline Blow Out Preventer (BOP)

35

3.2

WIRELINE BOP

38

3.2.1

Pressure Testing Of Wireline BOP

38

3.3

LUBRICATORS

39

3.3.1

Injection Sub

41

3.4

CUTTER VALVE

42

3.4.1

Description

42

3.4.2

Application

42

3.5

WORKOVER VALVE

42

3.6

STUFFING BOX

43

3.7

HYDRAULIC PACKING NUT

45

3.7.1

Benefits

45

3.7.2

Operation

45

     
     
     
     
     
     
Section
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4

WIRELINE UNIT

47

4.1

HAY PULLEY AND WEIGHT INDICATOR

50

4.2

HAY PULLEY

50

4.2.1

Description

50

4.2.2

Maintenance

50

4.3

WEIGHT INDICATOR

51

4.3.1

Introduction

51

4.4

MEASURING WHEEL

53

4.5

CAUSES FOR DEPTH DISCREPANCIES

54

4.5.1

Wireline Angle Correction Factors

55

4.6

WIRELINE CLAMP

59

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Section
Title
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5

POWER PACKS

61

5.1

ELECTRICAL

61

5.2

DIESEL POWER PACKS

63

5.2.1

FAULT FINDING CHART

64

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Section
Title
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6

WELL CONTROL AND B.O.P. PUMPS

65

6.1

SINGLE WELL CONTROL PANEL

65

6.2

OPERATING PROCEDURES

66

6.2.1

Pre-Operational Function Checks

66

6.2.2

Routine Operating Procedures

67

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Section
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7

GENERAL TOOLSTRING

71

7.1

PRIMARY EQUIPMENT

72

7.1.1

Rope Sockets

72

7.1.2

Wireline Stem

74

7.1.3

Lead Stem

76

7.1.4

Roller Stem

77

7.1.5

Jars

78

7.1.6

Stretch Simulators/Accelerators

85

7.2

TOOLSTRING ACCESSORIES

87

7.2.1

Quick-Lock System (Petroline)

87

7.2.2

Trinity Quick-Lock System

88

7.2.3

Knuckle Joints

89

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Section
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8

BASIC PULLING TOOLS

91

8.1

FISHING NECK IDENTIFICATION / EXTERNAL / INTERNAL / REACH

91

8.1.1

Selection of Shear Direction

92

8.1.2

Fishing Neck Sizes

94

8.1.3

Shear Stock Sizes/Shear Pins

94

8.2

EXTERNAL BASIC PULLING TOOLS

95

8.2.1

Otis ‘S’ Series Pulling tools (Shear down to release)

95

8.2.2

Otis ‘R’ Series Pulling Tools (Jar up to release)

97

8.2.3

Camco ‘JD’ Series Pulling Tools (Jar down for release)

99

8.2.4

‘JU’ Series Pulling Tools (Jar up to release)

101

8.2.5

Otis 'GS' Pulling Tool

104

8.2.6

Otis 'GR' Pulling Tool

109

8.2.7

Otis 'GU' Adapter

112

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Section
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9

FLOW CONTROL DEVICES

113

9.1

BAKER

113

9.1.1

Model ‘A’ Running Tool

113

9.1.2

Model ‘D’ Probe Extension

113

9.1.3

`Sur-Set’ Lock Mandrels

114

9.1.4

Model ‘M’ Single Trip Bypass Blanking Plug

116

9.1.5

Model ‘H’ Two Trip Bypass Blanking Plug

117

9.1.6

Model ‘MH’ Positioning Tool

118

9.1.7

Equalising Prong For Model ‘M’ Single-Trip Bypass Blanking Plug

119

9.2

CAMCO

120

9.2.1

Type ‘Z-6’ Running Tool

120

9.2.2

Type 'PRS' Pulling Tool

122

9.2.3

Type ‘C’ Series Lock Mandrel

124

9.2.4

Type ‘HPC-R’ Lock Mandrel

125

9.2.5

Type ‘DB’ Series Lock Mandrel

126

9.2.6

DB-P’ Blanking Plug

127

9.3

HALLIBURTON/OTIS

128

9.3.1

‘X’ and ‘R’ Running Tool

128

9.3.2

‘RXN’ Running Tool

129

9.3.3

Pulling Tools

129

9.3.4

Type ‘X’ Lock Mandrel

130

9.3.5

Type ‘XN’ Lock Mandrel

131

9.3.6

‘R’ And ‘RN’ Lock Mandrels

132

9.3.7

Type ‘RPT’ Lock Mandrel

132

9.3.8

‘X’ and ‘R’ Plug Chokes

134

9.3.9

‘PX’ and ‘PR’ Plug Chokes

135

9.4

PETROLINE

136

9.4.1

‘QX’ Running Tool

136

9.4.2

Type 'DU' Pulling Tool

137

9.4.3

‘QX’ Lock Mandrel

138

9.4.4

‘PT’ Equalising Assembly

139

9.4.5

‘Pump open’ Plug

140

9.5

ASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES

141

9.5.1

Safety

141

9.5.2

Assembly Procedure

141

9.5.3

Disassembly Procedure

142

9.5.4

Handling

142

9.6

RUNNING/PULLING PROCEDURES

142

9.6.1

Safety

142

9.6.2

Selective Plug Running Procedure

143

9.6.3

Non-Selective Plug Running Procedure

144

9.6.4

Single Trip Pulling Procedure

145

9.6.5

Two Trip Pulling Procedure

146

Section
Title
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10

BASIC WIRELINE TOOLS

147

10.1

GAUGE CUTTER

147

10.2

LEAD IMPRESSION BLOCK

148

10.3

BLIND BOX

149

10.4

TUBING END LOCATOR

150

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Section
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11

SAFETY AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

153

11.1

GENERAL SAFETY

153

11.1.1

Introduction

153

11.1.2

Wireline Safety

153

11.2

WIRELINE OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES

156

11.2.1

Surface Operations

156

11.2.2

Equipment Location and Layout

157

11.2.3

Rig-Up/Rig-Down Considerations

159

11.2.4

Pressure Testing and Pressurising Lubricators

159

11.2.5

Pressure Testing Wireline BOPs

161

11.2.6

De-pressurising Lubricators

162

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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Section
Title
Page Number

3

QUICK UNIONS

29

3.1

INTRODUCTION

29

3.1.1

Wellhead Adapter (Tree Adapter)

33

3.1.2

Pump-In Tee

34

3.1.3

Wireline Blow Out Preventer (BOP)

35

3.2

WIRELINE BOP

38

3.2.1

Pressure Testing Of Wireline BOP

38

3.3

LUBRICATORS

39

3.3.1

Injection Sub

41

3.4

CUTTER VALVE

42

3.4.1

Description

42

3.4.2

Application

42

3.5

WORKOVER VALVE

42

3.6

STUFFING BOX

43

3.7

HYDRAULIC PACKING NUT

45

3.7.1

Benefits

45

3.7.2

Operation

45