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Wireline Cables

High-performance wireline cables for downhole logging in exploration and production wells.

Rochester Cable designs and manufactures conventional and greaseless wireline cables for downhole logging and well services. For more than 60 years, our wireline designs have supported critical operations across the oil and gas industry.

We maintain stock on a range of standard constructions and can engineer variants to match your tools, well conditions, and operating practices.

Performance in harsh environments

Wireline operations combine high tension, bending over sheaves, pressure, temperature, and repeated handling. Rochester’s wireline designs focus on stable performance over many runs, not just initial deployment.

High-Tension Capability

Designed to support tool weight and dynamic loads during logging operations while maintaining mechanical integrity.

Signal Stability Over Length

Constructions that help maintain electrical or electro-optical performance over extended lengths and repeated cycles.

Thermal and Pressure Resilience

Materials and designs selected to address downhole temperature, and pressure ranges typical of exploration and production wells.

Handling and Service Life

Cable designs that account for drum winding, sheave passes, and operational practices to support long service life.

What we can build in the wireline family

Rochester offers a wide range of standard and custom wireline constructions for downhole applications, from simple single-conductor designs to more complex electro-optical cables.

Single-Conductor Wireline

Single-conductor designs available in multiple temperature ratings to match different service conditions.

Multi-Conductor Wireline

Multi-conductor cables, including non-jacketed options, for tools requiring multiple electrical circuits or functions.

Optical Fiber Wireline

Single- and multi-fiber wireline cables for applications that require higher data rates or electro-optical measurement tools.

Alloy Wireline

Wireline products utilizing special alloy armoring systems where higher strength, corrosion resistance, or specific mechanical performance is required.

Custom Wireline Constructions

Tailored versions of our standard wireline designs, with conductor, armor, and rating options adjusted to match specific tools, wells, and logging practices.

Close-up of cross-sectioned cable with outer black sheath, revealing twisted metallic wires and an inner copper conductor wrapped in blue and white insulation.

Greaseless wireline designs

In addition to traditional greased logging cables, Rochester Cable offers greaseless wireline designs for suitable tools and operating conditions. These constructions are engineered to support reliable deployment and retrieval without a surface grease injection system, which can help simplify wellsite setup and day-to-day operation.

Greaseless wireline can be a strong fit where operating practices, wells, and surface equipment are compatible. In these cases, it can help reduce surface grease usage and cleanup, and lower the potential for grease-related handling or spill issues.

Discuss your wireline requirements

Whether you’re planning a new logging program, reviewing existing fleets, or exploring alternative constructions, our team can help with availability, lead times, and design options.

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