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.
 Slickline
Tool String
Rope Socket
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:
• Locate and ball top of wire
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:
• Locate and Ball Top of
Wire
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:
• Locate and Ball Top of
Wire
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