IS 4521 : 2024 Wire Ropes Used in Oil Wells and Oil Well Drilling and Other Applications of Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries - Specification

ICS 75.180.10; 77.140.65

MED 10

1 SCOPE

This standard covers the requirements for bright or galvanized wire ropes. Well measuring wire and well measuring strands for petroleum and natural gas industries. Following are typical oil field and other applications:

a) Rod and tubing pull lines;

b) Rod hanger lines;

c) Sand lines;

d) Cable-tool drilling, cleanout and cleaning lines;

e) Rotary drilling lines;

f) Winch lines;

g) Horsehead pumping unit lines;

h) Torpedo lines;

j) Mooring and anchor lines;

k) Cable tool casing lines;

m) Mast raising lines;

n) Guideline tensioner lines; and

p) Riser tensioner lines.

2 REFERENCES

The standards given below contain provisions, which through reference in this text constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of these standards:

IS No.	Title
IS 280 : 2006	Mild steel wire for general engineering purpose (fourth revision)
IS 2363 : 2022	Glossary of terms relating to wire ropes (second revision)
IS 6594 : 2018	Technical supply conditions for steel wire ropes and strands (third revision)