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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2021
King Southwest & Consulting of Cypress Dba Kswc, Houston, TX (US);
George R. King, Houston, TX (US);
Santos D. Ortiz, Houston, TX (US);
King Southwest & Consulting of Cypress, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A cable head can include an upper connector configured to connect the cable head to a wireline, a lower connector configured to connect the cable head to a well tool, and a weak link configured to transmit tensile force between the upper and lower connectors. The weak link can include a shock absorber connected in series with a weak point. A method of connecting a wireline to a well tool can include securing the wireline to an upper end of a weak link, and securing the well tool to a lower end of the weak link. The weak link includes a wire rope, and end links secured at respective opposite ends of the wire rope. One end link includes a weak point. A weak link for use with a cable head can include a weak point and a shock absorber connected in series with the weak point.