Wireline Unit on drill floor (Drilling)
Wireline Unit on drill floor (Drilling)
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Hi,
I want to know why wire line unit is being used in drilling rigs? I saw a wire line unit spec, as per that the wire dia. is 0.103" and length is 23,000 ft. My question is, on what basis the dia. and length have been fixed? Is there any calculation or thumb rule?
Thanks,
BN
I want to know why wire line unit is being used in drilling rigs? I saw a wire line unit spec, as per that the wire dia. is 0.103" and length is 23,000 ft. My question is, on what basis the dia. and length have been fixed? Is there any calculation or thumb rule?
Thanks,
BN





RE: Wireline Unit on drill floor (Drilling)
RE: Wireline Unit on drill floor (Drilling)
RE: Wireline Unit on drill floor (Drilling)
Wireline trucks getting the spool replaced every so often. I would bet that they were running 5/32" line (that's thinned out to 0.103" due to stretch from repeated use), and 23,000' just happened to be what was on their spool. Usually you purchase 25,30,35,or 40,000' at a time, and replace it as it becomes brittle or gets too much cut off that it can't catch any work.