Winch:

Terms Related to Winch

• Cathead

  A spool-shaped attachment on a winch around which rope is wound for hoisting and pulling.

• Hoisting drum

  The large flanged spool in the drawworks on which the hoisting cable is wound. See drawworks.

• Wire rope

  A cable composed of steel wires twisted around a central core of fiber or steel wire to create a rope of great strength and considerable ...

• Drawworks

  The hoisting mechanism on a drilling rig. It is essentially a large winch that spools off or takes in the drilling line and thus raises ...

• Hoist

  1. An arrangement of pulleys and wire rope or chain used for lifting heavy objects; a winch or similar device. 2. The drawworks; to raise ...

• Catline

  A hoisting or pulling line operated from a cathead.

• Coiled tubing

  A long, continuous length of pipe wound on a spool. The pipe is straightened prior to pushing into a wellbore and recoiled to spool the ...