Basic Cable&Cable Care
Basic Cable&Cable Care
Basic Cable&Cable Care
Wireline
Selection & Maintenance
Desirable features of a wire line cable
•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
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
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 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
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
• 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
Double Break
Installation Method -
Cable Breaks
Winch Drum
Surface
•“Spin-out”
•Use a Test Well
•Equal Tension in and out of hole
•Flow Tubes and Packoff
•New GIPS vs Alloy lines
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)
Remember if you take care of your cable, it will take care of you.
Cable Report
Ten Rules for the Wireline Operator