There’s a certain rhythm to wireline and perforating work. When you’ve been in the wireline oilfield long enough, you learn to trust your instincts, your wireline tools, and most importantly—your procedures. But one job in particular showed me just how critical it is to follow every detail in the book, especially when it comes to …
You never forget the first time a perf gun fires at the wrong depth. I was fresh on a new wireline unit, prepping for a multi-stage perforation well job in a tight formation. The job required precision from start to finish—horizontal wireline, cased hole wireline, multiple plugs, and a stacked gun system ready for a …
I still remember the pit in my stomach when I heard the words: “You’re off depth.” We were halfway through a multi-stage horizontal wireline job. Everything had gone according to plan—at least we thought so. The wireline truck had been running smooth, the logging cable had passed all checks, and our wireline control systems were …
There are moments in this wireline life that stay with you. For me, it was the day a stage perforating job nearly turned into a disaster—because of a diode. It started like any other multi-stage cased hole wireline operation. We were doing a horizontal run, setting plugs, followed by wireline perforating in a stacked gun …
Some wireline lessons don’t hit you until you’re standing at the wellsite, wireline truck humming behind you, logging cable spooled tight, and a perforating gun hot and ready to go. That day, I was lucky the gun didn’t fire—because if it had, it would’ve been off depth. And not by a little. It happened during …
Some lessons in wireline logging don’t come from a course or a textbook. They come from the sound of a bleeder valve hissing a little too close to your face. I was still early in my wireline journey when I learned one of the most important safety procedures in wireline services—how to properly bleed a …
Not every day in the field is a breeze. Some days are high stakes—especially when you’re dealing with perforating guns, downhole tools, and the kind of wireline services that don’t allow for second chances. This story takes me back to a rig in the middle of nowhere, deep in the cased hole logging world, where …
Out in the field, there’s a moment every wireline engineer dreads: when everything’s rigged up, tools are in the hole, and the setting tool refuses to shear. That was me a few months ago, staring at the depth readout in disbelief, already calculating the risk of a misrun. It wasn’t the first time I’d dealt …
As a wireline engineer, I’ve encountered countless situations where safety and precision go hand in hand. One of the most critical processes in wireline perforating is the arming and disarming of explosive devices. Every step must be executed with meticulous attention to wireline control systems, wireline pressure control equipment, and safety regulations to ensure well …
Working in wireline perforating is more than just running tools in and out of the well—it’s about safety, precision, and executing the job with absolute focus. When dealing with explosive devices, the margin for error is non-existent. Every step, from arming the perforating guns to safely disarming them in case of a misfire, must be …
