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Carbon SteelSpecial Alloy/SS
Torsion Test
One End Fixed
Other End Rotated.
Wrap test
Wire Wrapped Around
it’s Own Diameter
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Test Good
Test Good
Test Bad
Test Bad
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Damper
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
200
0
180
0
160
0
140
0
120
0
100
0
800
600
400
200
0
Line Tension
Damper Turns
Simulated Fast Jarring to Destruction
Star Represents Wire Break.
Slow Pull to Destruction
Martin Decker Weight IndicatorMartin Decker Weight Indicator
Indicator Gauge
On the Gauge you have a Damper to
smooth pointer sensitivity.
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1 Counter Wheel
Assembly
2 Pressure Wheels
3 Hay Pulley
4 Stuffing Box
5 Weight Indicator
Load Cell Calibration
Load cells are calibrated at a 90
0
.
To get a true reading on the gauge the wire
must also make a 90
0
angle
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Ratio of Pulley Size to Wire Size
Pulley Diameter = 120 times the Wire Diameter
X
7” Hay Pulley
16” Sheave Wheel
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0 .2 .4 .6 .8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6
Pulley
Dia. In
Inches
% Maximum Surface Strain
26
24
22
20
18
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
.092”.108”
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Wirelines
Slicklines
You have 2 basic types
Carbon steel or Bright steel
Stainless steel or special alloy
Depending on well conditions dictates what type off wire should be used
Some wires have better properties in different environments
Wirelines
Braided lines
You have 2 basic types
Carbon steel or Bright steel
Stainless steel or special alloy
Depending on well conditions dictates what type off wire should be used
Some wires have better properties in different environments
you have 2 different styles
Standard Braided Which is 1-6-9 lay
Dyform Braided Which is 1-9-9 lay
Wireline Management
for
Slickline Services
Wireline Inspection System
•Detect Wire Discontinuities
•Ensure Integrity of New Wire
•Avoid Replacement of Usable Wire
•Continuous Inspection-Critical Service
Operations
•Provide General Wire-Life Assessment
LINETRAK INSPECTION DEVICE
•Detect Wire Discontinuities
•Ensure Integrity of New Wire
•Avoid Replacement of
Usable Wire
•Continuous Inspection-
Critical Service Operations
•Provide General Wire-Life
Assessment
Inspection System Using Self-
Comparison Differential Coils
AC
DiscontinuitiesDiscontinuities
CoilCoil
Generator/IndicatorGenerator/Indicator
Magnet FieldMagnet Field
WirelineWireline
Direction of Direction of
MovementMovement
AC
Photograph of damage detected on a nickel alloy wire
at counter depths of 462 feet (left) and 369 feet
(right). The pit on the wire at right is pointed out.
A large fatigue crack, visible with the eye, of nickel A large fatigue crack, visible with the eye, of nickel
alloy wire with 1850 cycles. The crack appears to alloy wire with 1850 cycles. The crack appears to
have initiated at a surface blemish (pointed out).have initiated at a surface blemish (pointed out).
Longitudinal section of a nickel alloy wire with 1850 cycles, showing
a crack found with the wire inspection device. The depth is about
0.023 inch. 100x