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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2014
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Nikhil Manmadhan Kartha, Singapore, SG;
Mark S. Holly, Houston, TX (US);
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a low stress rope socket for a downhole tool is disclosed. The rope socket includes a core, a groove cut in a helix shape on the core, and a rope wrapped around the core and inserted in the groove. The slickline attachment affixed to an uphole end of the core to attach the rope to the core. Additionally, the rope socket includes a housing surrounding the rope and the core. The housing secures the rope to the groove. The rope socket further includes a transition affixed to a downhole end of the core. The transition aligns the rope with an axis of symmetry of the socket. A portion of the rope downhole from the rope socket carries no load.