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Slickline Service Tools Part 1

The document describes various tools used in slickline operations for well completion and workover. It discusses tools such as gauge cutters, blind boxes, impression blocks, magnets, paraffin scratchers, tubing end locators, tubing swages, tubing broaches, sand bailers, and fishing tools. These tools are used for operations like cleaning paraffin buildup, locating obstructions, removing debris, fishing lost equipment, and assessing downhole conditions. Videos and images are provided to illustrate examples of different slickline tools and equipment.

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Slickline Service Tools Part 1

The document describes various tools used in slickline operations for well completion and workover. It discusses tools such as gauge cutters, blind boxes, impression blocks, magnets, paraffin scratchers, tubing end locators, tubing swages, tubing broaches, sand bailers, and fishing tools. These tools are used for operations like cleaning paraffin buildup, locating obstructions, removing debris, fishing lost equipment, and assessing downhole conditions. Videos and images are provided to illustrate examples of different slickline tools and equipment.

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  • Slickline Service Tools – part 1: Introduces slickline service tools used in oil and gas industry with a focus on development and technology implementation.
  • Impression Block Operations: Explains the usage of impression blocks to determine the shape of objects stuck in the well.
  • Blind Box Operations: Describes the use and function of blind boxes in slickline operations, particularly for jarring tasks.
  • Magnet Running Operations: Details the operations related to using magnets to retrieve metallic objects from the wellbore.
  • Paraffin Scratcher: Describes equipment used for removing paraffin deposits from tubing in well operations.
  • Tubing End Locator: Details the function of the tubing end locator which is used for determining the end of the tubing string accurately.
  • Tubing Swage: Outlines the application of tubing swages to remove large obstructions in tubing.
  • Sand Bailer Operations: Describes bailing processes conducted for cleaning the well and removing large debris.
  • Tubing Broaching Operations: Explains the process of using broaches to eliminate imperfections from tubing walls before service.
  • Fishing Operations: Covers the tools and methods used for retrieving equipment from the wellbore during slickline operations.

Slickline Service Tools – part 1

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By Islam Fetoui 28 November 2017

Slickline operations have been in use since the early days of the oil and gas industry. The
development of equipment and technology for slickline operations has kept pace with the
development of new methods and tools used in well completion, remedial and work-over
operations. Slickline is used for depth determination, deviated hole surveys, temperature
and pressure surveys, paraffin cutting, and cementing operations.  Slickline may also be
used to set, retrieve, and manipulate chokes, circulating plugs, gage cutters, swaging
tools, safety valves and gas-lift valves.

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Various tools frequently used in slickline operations are described in this article.

Gauge Cutter Operations:

A gage cutter should be run prior to running or pulling a subsurface control. This assures
the operator that the tubing is unobstructed. The bottom shape of the tool is designed to
scratch, jar and cut paraffin, sand or other obstacles from the tubing wall. This may
request several runs with different sizes of gauge cutters.It’s often used to tag top of
Landing nipples, SSD’s or to determine total well depth.

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Blind Box Operations:
A blind box is a service tool used when heavy downward jarring is required. The tool is
flat on the bottom and hardened so as not to damage easily.

A blind box can be used to tag top of liquids in the well. When something gets stuck in the
well a blind box can be used to jar it down and move it out of the way.

Impression Block Operations:

An impression block is a lead-filled cylinder and secured with pins in the body. This tool is
used during fishing operations to ascertain the shape or size of the top of the fish and
may indicate the type of tool necessary for the next operation.

By the mean of the appropriate weight control of a Slickline Unit, you will get an accurate
replica of the downhole situation.

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Magnet running Operations:

The magnetic tool is used to fish from the wellbore any small metallic object that would be
attracted to a magnet.

Magnets are available with sleeves on the outside to secure small item during POOH.

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Paraffin Scratcher:
Scratchers are used to cleaning the paraffin deposition on the ID of tubing, nipple profile,
etc. There are several types of tools used to cut or scratch paraffin. The following figure
shows one type of paraffin scratcher.  It can also be used to scrape the tubing wall, clean
landing nipples, and fish small pieces of wireline lose in the well.  It is usually run before
running the gauge cutter.

Tubing End Locator:

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The tubing end locator is used to accurately locate the end of the tubing string which can
be used for depth correlations. Before the tool is run, it is imperative that tubing is cleared
by running a gauge cutter or bailer. This ensures that the locator will pass through the end
of the tubing.

With its spring-loaded finger, it can be run in various sizes of tubing, ranging from 2-3/8″
till 4-1/2″.

Tubing Swage:
Tubing Swages are used to remove large obstructions and restore light collapse in the
tubing. This allows smooth running of tool string in well. The OD of tubing swage should
be equal to tubing drift ID. It should be run with upstroke jar to enable operator to take it
out of tubing if swage is jammed.

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Tubing broaching operation:
A broach is a tool run to remove metal burrs and imperfections from the tubing wall prior
to running or pulling service tools. It is equipped with graduated rings, diamonds, or
segments that are case hardened and highly sharpened. different forms of tubing broachs
are shown in the following figure.

Sand Bailer Operations:

Bailing operations are defined as the operations of collecting solids and/or cleaning the
wellbore. It’s carried out on: drilling rigs, workover operations, production wells, either
onshore or offshore.

The following figure shows an example of stones, large debris, and sand removed from
one well

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Fishing Operations:

Slickline fishing tools are specialized well intervention tools that are mechanically
operated and help in the retrieval of other equipment that are accidentally fallen into the
wellbore.

A standard fishing toolbox contains: Wireline Clamp, Wireline Grab, Wireline Finder,
Overshoot’s, Tubular jars, Heavy duty pulling tool, Wireline cutters, etc. The following
figure shows examples of slickline fishing tools.

Example of ”fish” retrieved from a well:

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Reference: API Vocational Training – Book 5 – Wireline Operations and Procedures

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