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wireline|ˈwaɪəlaɪn|
Also wire line.
[f. wire n. + line n.2]
1. = wire-mark (a) s.v. wire n. 16 a.
1858Sotheby's Principia Typogr. III. 105 Owing to the leaves having been backed, the wire-lines could not be traced.
2. Oil Industry.
a. A cable for lowering and raising tools and the like in a well shaft. Freq. attrib.
1916A. B. Thompson Oil-Field Devel. & Petroleum Mining x. 468 At each pulley a short length of chain is inserted to accommodate the change of direction, and at each well a wire line can be led over the top derrick pulley and direct on to the pump. 1948Petroleum Handbk. (Shell Internat. Petroleum Co.) (ed. 3) v. 92 Where a core head can drill more than 20 feet without getting dull, a retractable or ‘wire line’ inner-core barrel is used. After a core has been cut, the inner barrel containing the core can be brought to the surface with a wire line lowered inside the drill pipe. 1977Offshore Engineer May 11/1 To prepare the well, the ‘Christmas tree’..is..replaced with a temporary single-pipe ram preventer which allows wireline tools to be introduced.
b. An electric cable used to connect measuring devices in a well with indicating or recording instruments at the surface.
1972L. M. Harris Introd. Deepwater Floating Drilling Operations ii. 6 Logging or other wireline operations. 1974P. L. Moore et al. Drilling Practices Manual xi. 279 The use of wireline logs for determining pore pressures is well documented. 1977Offshore Engineer May 60/3 Various methods for monitoring grouting were used, including a radio-active isotope scheme.., and more conventional wireline temperature surveys.
3. A telegraph or telephone line of wire.
1934in Webster. 1947Trans. Amer. Inst. Electr. Engineers LXVI. 492/3 The necessary frequency space for wide-band operation usually is not justified economically for wire line operation. 1983Mini-Micro Systems July 240/2 The fcc is currently examining applications from wire-line and non-wire-line carriers for licenses to provide cellular mobile phone service in 30 large u.s. cities.
4. A fishing line of metal wire.
1974Encycl. Brit. Macropædia VII. 374/1 Wire lines created from extruded Monel Metal or stainless steel assist in the sinking of a moving lure... But fish caught on metal or metal core lines are not eligible for International Game Fish Association records. 1984Miami Herald 6 Apr. 9f/6 Boats are limited to four fishing lines... ‘We allow use of the kite rig but do not permit use of wireline.’ |