Slickline Fishing

Types of Fishing Jobs

Toolstring Stuck wire still intact.

Toolstring Stuck wire broke.
Wire broke Toolstring not stuck.
Tools blown up-hole wire still
intact.
Tools blown up-hole wire broke.

Stuck in well!
Conditions
Unable to jar free
Wire still attached to Slickline
unit.
Wire might break if jarring is
continued.

Recommendations

Close Wireline Valve

Bleed Pressure off Lubricator.
Attach Cutter to wire.
Re-Install Lubricator
Pull 100lbs above wire weight
Open Wireline Valve and allow cutter to fall to
Rope Socket
Cut wire at Rope Socket
Retrieve wire
Prepare program to retrieve toolstring.

Closing the Wireline Valve

against the
Wire

Closing Hydraulic Wireline

Valve against the
Wire

Kinley Snipper

Application:
Designed to cut the wire
approximately 2.5 above
Rope Socket upon impact

Upside-down Snipper
and
Go-Devil

Application:
Designed to cut the wire
approximately 22 above
Rope Socket after Go-Devil
impacts plunger.
Used where rope socket
might not be clear.
Used in deviated well
where gas lift mandrels
might cause standard
cutter to cut the wire high.

Rotating Knife
Wire Cutter
Application:
Designed to cut
the wire
approximately
1 above Rope
Socket

Other Considerations
Nipple Sizes
No-Go Nipples
Cutter Bars
Go-Devils

Make sure you can pass through

the tubing and landing nipples and
still be retrieve
Size your tools so that Cutters or
Go-Devils can not go along side.

Stuck in well!
Conditions
Toolstring is stuck
Wire broke while jarring to
free and fell downhole

Recommendations
Close Swab Valve
Bleed Pressure off Lubricator.
Tie new Rope Socket attach
Toolstring using tubular jars
Attach Blind Box to
Toolstring (3 to 5 Stem may
be used)
Re-Install Lubricator
Slowly run Blind Box into
well until reaching stuck
tools
Jar down cutting wire at Rope
Socket
Pull slowly out of well
Run Wirefinder to top of wire
and locate.
Run Wire Grab and retrieve
wire
Prepare program to retrieve
toolstring.

Rope Socket

Slickline
Tool String
Components

Weight Bar

Jars

Knuckle
Joint

Tubular Jars

When there is wire or

debris present that could
foul a set of spang jars.

Blind Box

Applications:
Dislodge stuck Subsurface
Flow Controls.
Dislodge or Break Junk.
Drive an object downhole.
Cut wire at Rope Socket

Sizing the Blind Box

Tubing ID (Rope Socket OD/2) + (Wire OD/2)
Equals the Blind Box OD

BLIND BOX
Minimum Size

ROPE SOCKET WIRE

Sizing the Blind Box

Tubing ID (Wire OD x 4) = Max. Size

or Nipple ID

BLIND BOX
Maximum Size

Wire Finder

Applications:
Dislodge stuck Subsurface
Flow Controls.
Dislodge or Break Junk.
Drive an object downhole.
Cut wire at Rope Socket

Wire Grab

Applications:
Retrieve Wire Left in Well.
Chip Ice Plugs.
Retrieve Packing and
Elements.

Lost Tools and Wire!

Conditions
Toolstring is not stuck
Wire broke while running
into well.

Recommendations

Close Swab Valve

Bleed Pressure off
Lubricator.
Tie new Rope Socket attach
Toolstring using tubular jars
Attach Wire Finder to
Toolstring
Re-Install Lubricator
Run Wirefinder to top of wire
and locate.
Run Wire Grab and retrieve
wire and toolstring.
Close Wireline Valve on Wire
install bar clamp.
Prepare program to retrieve
wire and toolstring.

Wire Finder

Applications:
Dislodge stuck Subsurface
Flow Controls.
Dislodge or Break Junk.
Drive an object downhole.
Cut wire at Rope Socket

Wire Grab

Applications:
Retrieve Wire Left in Well.
Chip Ice Plugs.
Retrieve Packing and
Elements.

Closing Hydraulic Wireline

Valve against the
Wire

Bar Clamp

Toolstring Blown Uphole!

Conditions
Toolstring is stuck
Wire is still attached to the
unit at the surface.

Recommendations

Close WL Valve, Bleed

Pressure off Lubricator.
Attach Flat Bottom Go-Devil
to Wire, Replace Lubricator,
Pull 100# over wire weight,
Open WL Valve and allow
Go-Devil to Drop.
Close WL Valve, Bleed
Pressure off Lubricator.
Attach Cutter to Wire,
Replace Lubricator, Pull 100#
over wire weight, Open WL
Valve and allow Cutter to
Drop.
Pull wire Out of well
Prepare program to retrieve
Go-Devil and Toolstring.

Rotating Knife
Wire Cutter
Application:
Designed to cut
the wire
approximately
1 above Rope
Socket

Toolstring Blown Uphole!

Conditions
Toolstring is stuck
Wire is not attached to the
unit at the surface.

Recommendations

Close Swab Valve, Bleed

Pressure off Lubricator.
Prepare program to retrieve
wire and tools.
Run Wirefinder to top of wire
and locate.
Run Wire Grab, break and
retrieve wire.

Wire Finder

Applications:
Dislodge stuck Subsurface
Flow Controls.
Dislodge or Break Junk.
Drive an object downhole.
Cut wire at Rope Socket

Wire Grab

Applications:
Retrieve Wire Left in Well.
Chip Ice Plugs.
Retrieve Packing and
Elements.

Safe Procedures Established

Experience Gained
Tools Developed
all for
Slickline Fishing Operations
HALLIBURTON
is the
World Leader

Thank You