Pressure Control

Equipment
P.C.E.
Hydraulic Stuffing Box

Lubricator Stack
 Leaking Stuffing Box

Can cause:
• The pollution of the Environment
• Hydrates to form.
• Damage to Wire

Prevention Measures
• Repack Stuffing Box
• Use Hydraulic Packing Nut
• Use Grease Injection
• Lubricate the wire
 Hydraulic Packing Nut

By Placing a Wrench
on the Flats and Turning

That is tight ENOUGH!

Lubricator Stack
 Slickline Flow Tube

This assembly installed

These parts removed

 Lower Packing Gland Grease
Packoff

Lubricator Stack
 Slickline Tool String

Area of Slickline X Pressure

= Force
5000
PSI
Pressure

Diameter Sq.
X .7854 = Area
.092
.0066 X 5000# PSI =
Slickline
33 lbf.

Diameter Sq. X 8 / 3
= Weight per foot of
1 ½ inch stem.
stem 6 lb per foot x 8 ft
=
48 LB of stem
Liquid Injection Chamber

Lubricator Stack
 Tool Catcher

Lubricator Stack
 Upper Lubricator Sections

Lubricator Stack
 Lower Lubricator Section

Lubricator Stack
 Tool Trap

Lubricator Stack
 Manual Wireline Valve

Proper Rams

Lubricator Stack
Closing the Wireline Valve
against the
Wire
 Closing Hydraulic
Wireline Valve against
the
Wire
 Pump-In Sub

Lubricator Stack
Braided Wireline Packoff
Braided Wireline
Grease Head
Number of Flow Tubes?

Flow Tube selection is critical with braided line operations.

The flow tube size should be no greater than .010” bigger
than the average size of the cable being used for ¼” cable
And smaller. .014” is acceptable with line sizes 5/16” and
greater.
Braided Wireline
Valve Rams
Pressure Control Equipment
Color Code

2000 3000 5000 6000

H2S H2S H2S H2 S

H2S
10000 15000 20000 30000

H2S H2S H2S H2 S