US 11,788,364 B2
Portable lower sheave stand for slickline unit
Abdullah M. Al-Dhafeeri, AlKhubar (SA); Abdulmohsen N. Al-Enezi, Khafji (SA); Sultan A. Al-Aklubi, Khafji (SA); and Bader M. Al-Enezi, Khafji (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/346,896.
Prior Publication US 2022/0397007 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. E21B 17/10 (2006.01); E21B 19/22 (2006.01); E21B 17/02 (2006.01); E21B 19/08 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 17/10 (2013.01) [E21B 17/026 (2013.01); E21B 19/08 (2013.01); E21B 19/22 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for stabilizing a cable during wellbore operations in a well, the system comprising:
a lubricator installed on top of a wellhead of the well;
an upper sheave configured to redirect the cable towards the lubricator;
a drum wrapped with the cable and comprising electronic controls configured to deploy and retract the cable;
a lower sheave, having a center, configured to redirect the cable from the drum towards the upper sheave; and
a sheave stand comprising:
a shaft, running through the center of the lower sheave, configured to enable rotation of the lower sheave about a central axis;
a sheave holder, fixed to the shaft, configured to hold the lower sheave in a vertical position;
a tool leg, fixed to the shaft, configured to elevate the shaft to a height above a surface; and
a floor stand, fixed to the tool leg, configured to anchor the sheave stand to the surface,
wherein the sheave stand stabilizes the cable by maintaining the lower sheave in a fixed rotational position.