Guy line anchor:

See deadman.

Terms Related to Guy line anchor

• Gas anchor

  A tubular, perforated device attached to the bottom of sucker-rod pump that helps to prevent gas lock. The device works on the principle that gas, ...

• Dead man

  A piece of wood or concrete, usually buried, to which a wire guy line is attached for bracing a mast or tower.

• Guy line

  A wireline attached to a mast, derrick, or offshore platform to stabilize it. See wind guy line.

• Ball up

  1. To collect a mass of sticky consolidated material, usually drill cuttings, on drill pipe, drill collars, bits, and so forth. A bit with such ...

• Control line

  A small-diameter hydraulic line used to operate downhole completion equipment such as the surface controlled subsurface safety valve (scssv). Most systems operated by control line operate ...

• Wireline

  A small-diameter metal line used in wireline operations. Also called slick line. Compare conductor line.

• Riser margin

  The slight increase in mud weight needed to offset the loss in hydrostatic pressure when the riser is disconnected from the ss bope and the ...