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Wire clamp

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004165

A clamp that fastens around a wireline or slickline to secure it and stop it moving, for example to hold the line at the surface while a tool string is changed or while a broken line is handled. It usually closes in two halves around the wire.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004165
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Workover and Intervention
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004165",
  "term": "Wire clamp",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A clamp that fastens around a wireline or slickline to secure it and stop it moving, for example to hold the line at the surface while a tool string is changed or while a broken line is handled. It usually closes in two halves around the wire.",
  "subject": "Well Workover and Intervention",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/wire-clamp/"
}

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