Electric line · Intervention
Electric Line Unit
A truck with a drum of cable that has electrical conductors inside, plus the surface panel that powers and reads the tools.
What it does
Lowers tools that need power or send data to surface, mainly logging tools. On a live well the tools enter through a lubricator pressured up to well pressure.
Basics
| Cable | With electrical conductors, unlike slickline |
| Main job | Logging, real time data |
| Pressure control | Lubricator on the tree |
Common failures
- No signal from the tool at depth
Troubleshooting
- Symptom
- Tool stops sending data
- Likely cause
- Problem in the cable conductors or the tool
- What to check
- Pull the tool and check the cable and head at surface