Low friction wireline standoff

摘要

The low friction wireline standoff reduces or eliminates contact of the wireline cable with the borehole wall during the logging operation. The low friction wireline standoff comprises external wheels mounted on two finned half shells that clamp onto the wireline with precision cable inserts.

主权项

1. A low friction wireline standoff, comprising:
adjacent opposing half shells, external wheels mounted on the opposing half shells, and cable inserts disposed in the opposing half shells, the cable inserts comprising a casing and configured for clamping onto a wireline cable; wherein an anti-rotation spigot is mounted within at least one of the opposing half shells; wherein the low friction wireline standoff is clamped around a portion of the wireline cable; wherein the wireline standoff comprises an interior; and wherein the wireline cable extends through the interior of the wireline standoff.