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Cat line

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-000584

A rope or cable attached to a cathead, used for hoisting or pulling operations on the rig floor. It provides the mechanical advantage needed to lift heavy equipment or apply force to tools. The cat line is manually wrapped around the rotating cathead drum to generate tension.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-000584
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-000584",
  "term": "Cat line",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A rope or cable attached to a cathead, used for hoisting or pulling operations on the rig floor. It provides the mechanical advantage needed to lift heavy equipment or apply force to tools. The cat line is manually wrapped around the rotating cathead drum to generate tension.",
  "subject": "Drilling",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/cat-line/"
}

Record 631 of 4,468 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.