Not long-ago, slicklines were considered long and rather simple solid wires carrying equipment down the wellbore. New demands for improved technologies caused this view to change. It opened space for innovation in the designs and consequently brought more features to the products.

Nowadays slicklines and e-lines are not just lowering battery-powered tools down the well, they are also delivering electrical power, commuting control signals, and streaming data from tool string to the surface equipment. These new capabilities are expected to withstand harsh downhole environments which are integral parts of the whole measurement system. The all-included package comprising of optical, electrical, and mechanical capability provided by SlickLight-H and DFOS interrogation units is the reason for Thru Tubing Solutions to adopt Wires&Bytes technology. After some weeks of preparation this approach was finally demonstrated in Pennsylvania in March 2022 showing that all-round slickline design and careful adaptation of existing working equipment leads to efficient operation on well sites.

Along with DFOS data acquisition, electrical signaling and controls of downhole tools, the first deployments made space for more feature enhancements, being the reason for Wires&Bytes to introduce further innovation and new products to its portfolio this year.