SB Pulling Tool

Definition - What does SB Pulling Tool Equipment mean?

As the name suggests, the function of the pulling tool is to pull out the fallen or left over tools or components of any equipment into the wellbore without making the hydrocarbon production process to halt.

The SB pulling tool is one of the types of pulling tool whose function is to pull out any subsurface tool whose fishneck latching is blocked by some sort of debris inside the oil well.

Bracetool explains SB Pulling Tool

Pulling tools falls under the well workover and intervention processes and are used to maintain the life of an oil well. One end of Pulling tools have fishing necks that can grab the bits & pieces from the wellbore and other end is attached to the wireline equipment.

The SB type pulling tool purpose is to get connected with the fishing latch of the subsurface tool to retrieve it when this subsurface tool’s fishing latch is covered or blocked by the debris inside. This tool jars down the shear tool and helps in either retrieving the subsurface tool or either setting the subsurface tool.

The core of the CB type pulling tool is long, however it has a short reach.