Cable Protection

Forum offers an extensive range of industry-leading ESP cable protection solutions to reduce cable risks and prevent expensive workovers.

Downhole Electrical lines/cables are both a crucial element of and an area for frequent failure. These weaknesses may stem from the natural limits of breaking strain and safe working loads, or they may be the result of poor operational factors. Trends such as highly deviated wells can also dramatically increase cable tensions versus the lower tensions found in more traditional shallow wells.

  • The respected Cannon product line – cross-coupling protectors, mid-joint clamps, low-profile and umbilical protectors, etc. – applies to virtually any configuration of control lines, electric submersible pump (ESP) cables, umbilical lines or lower-encapsulated bundles in the wellbore.
  • Motor Lead Extension protectors offer superior fit and protection and can be applied to numerous well types including deviated, vertical, horizontal, geothermal, offshore and subsea.

Our ESP cable protectors are available in both standard and highly customized protection systems. You can also select from a full range of alloys that will endure the harshest downhole environments.

Cross Coupling Protector (Cannon)

Downhole cables are especially vulnerable during installation and retrieval. Our cross-coupling protectors support virtually any configuration of control lines, electric submersible pumps, umbilical lines or encapsulated bundles in the wellbore. The protector’s channel shields cables and lines as they transition across the coupling, helping to prevent damage during installation or retrieval of completions. The compressive fit design accommodates oversize or undersize tubing per American Petroleum Institute specs and securely engages the cable or lines to the tubing.

For your most challenging well environments, Super 25 cross-coupling protectors provide the same functionality as our standard protectors with the added benefit of superior corrosion resistance. No matter which configuration you choose, installation is quick and easy with air-driven hydraulic tools.

Forum’s cross-coupling ESP cable protectors are part of our Cannon Services product line and extensive Forum Multilift Solutions catalog.

Benefits (Standard Configuration)
  • Prevents costly damage to cables or capillaries during installation and retrieval
  • Offers high reusability, increasing cost savings on well workovers
  • Installs successfully in even the most complex offshore/subsea well designs
  • Installs quickly to reduce workover time and cost
Additional Benefits (Super Duplex 25 Configuration)
  • Superior resistance to many forms of corrosion encountered in oil and gas wells.
Features (Standard Configuration)
  • Interchangeable designs (fits tubing with outside diameters of 2-13.75 inches or greater)
  • Multiple channel designs available to support multi-line configurations.
  • Suitable for high-angle wellbores
  • Available in custom configurations
  • Options for corrosion-resistant alloy and other specialty steels
Additional Features (Super 25 Configuration)
  • Highly resistant to uniform corrosion from most acids, as well as chloride pitting and crevice corrosion
  • Superior resistance to chloride stress corrosion cracking
Applications (Standard Configuration)
  • Artificial lift
  • Permanent gauges
  • Intelligent wells
  • Fiber optics
  • Safety valves
  • Geophones
Applications (Super 25 Duplex Configuration)

Mid Joint Clamp

For superior downhole cable protection, pair Forum’s mid-joint clamps with cross-coupling protectors on the tubing string. Installed mid-joint on the tubing, these clamps can secure virtually any configuration of control lines or cables in the well. Per American Petroleum Institute specs, the compressive-fit design accommodates oversize or undersize tubing and securely engages the cable or lines to the tubing.

Forum’s mid-joint clamps are part of our Cannon Services product line and extensive Forum Multilift Solutions catalog.

Benefits
  • Prevents costly damage to cables or capillaries during installation and retrieval.
  • Provides high reusability, increasing cost savings on well workovers.
  • Protects even the most complex offshore/subsea well designs.
  • Installs quickly and easily, reducing workover time and cost.
Features
  • Designs to accommodate all cable and line configurations
  • Options for corrosion-resistant alloy and other specialty steels
  • Multiple channel designs available to separate multi-line configurations
Applications
  • Artificial lift
  • Permanent gauges
  • Intelligent wells
  • Chemical injection
  • Safety valves
  • Geophones

Low Profile Protectors

Our low-profile ESP cable protectors provide the same industry-leading versatility and features as our standard protectors, but with a slimmer running profile. The channel shields cables and lines as they transition across the coupling, reducing damage during installation and retrieval of completions. By utilizing a compressive-wave design, the protector offers a tighter tolerance range on the tubing string.

Forum’s low-profile protectors are part of our Cannon Services product line and extensive Forum Multilift Solutions catalog.

Benefits
  • Prevents costly damage to cables or capillaries during completion installation and retrieval
  • Provides high reusability, increasing cost savings on well workovers
  • Installs successfully in even the most complex offshore/subsea well designs
  • Provides incrementally smaller running diameter in tight casing drifts and other restrictions
Features
  • Interchangeable designs (fits tubing with outside diameters of 3.5-13.75 inches or greater)
  • Designed to accommodate all cable and line configurations
  • Used primarily in single-channel configurations
  • Suitable for high-angle wellbores
  • Available in custom configurations
  • Options for corrosion-resistant alloy and other specialty steels
Applications
  • Safety valves
  • Chemical injection
  • Gas Lift
  • Permanent gauges
  • Intelligent wells
  • Geophone cables

Umbilical Protectors

Umbilical cables are the critical arteries of power, fluid injection, control and communication that drive deep-sea drilling. As seabed-based production moves ever-farther from shore, umbilicals are increasingly at risk of damage and failure that can grind production to a halt.

Our umbilical protectors retain and protect cables inside marine risers, and the specialty strap collar design allows the assembly to be custom fit to the outer dimension and durometer of each individual cable. These assemblies are primarily manufactured from noble materials for high reusability and corrosion resistance.

Forum’s umbilical protectors are part of our Cannon Services product line and extensive MultiLift artificial lift solutions catalog.

Benefits
  • Prevents costly damage to cables or capillaries during installation and retrieval.
  • Provides high reusability, increasing cost savings on well recompletions.
  • Installs successfully in even the most complex offshore/subsea well designs.
  • Installs quickly to reduce workover time and cost.
Features
  • Interchangeable designs (fits tubing with outside diameters of 3.5-13.75 inches or greater)
  • Strap collar design for custom protection and retention based on umbilical dimensions and durometer
  • Designs tailored for deployment overall production tubing and drillpipe connections
  • Installation via air-driven hydraulic tools
  • Options for corrosion-resistant alloy and other specialty steels
Applications
  • Offshore subsea completions

Standoff Guards

Standoff guards use augmented channels to shield cables and/or lines that traverse over large outer diameter equipment, preventing damage during installation or completion retrieval. All of our guards are customized for their associated equipment, and field installation is quick and simple using air-driven hydraulic tools to compress collars and secure taper pins.

Forum’s standoff guards are part of our Cannon Services product line and extensive MultiLift artificial lift solutions catalog.

Benefits
  • Provides tailored solutions to specific well designs.
  • Can be refurbished, extending guard life and reducing secondary workover cost.
  • Adapts to both cost-effective and customized solutions to fit completion budget.
  • Installs quickly, reducing installation time.
Features
  • Broad size range (fits tubing with outside diameters of 2.375-10.75 inches or greater)
  • Compatible for deployment on tubing or flow couplings
  • Multiple designs accommodate all cable/line configurations
  • Options for corrosion-resistant alloy and other specialty steels
  • Secure pipe fit via taper pin
Applications
  • Safety valves
  • Chemical injection mandrels
  • Gas lift mandrels
  • Flow control valves

Splice / Gauge Protectors

Splice protectors provide essential protection that shields cable splices from mechanical forces in the wellbore. With numerous configurations available, our protectors can be tailored to specific sizes of cables and splices.

Forum’s splice protectors are part of our Cannon Services product line and extensive MultiLift artificial lift solutions catalog.

Benefits
  • Protects splices from installation- and retrieval-related damage.
  • Offers high reusability that saves cost on well recompletions.
  • Installs in the most complex offshore/subsea well designs.
  • Reduces workover time and cost due to quick installation.
Features
  • Interchangeable designs (fits tubing with outside diameters of 2.375-13.75 inches or greater)
  • Configurations for flat-to-flat, round-to-round or flat-to-round cable splices
  • Commonly used on motor lead extensions and pigtail splices
  • Fits with splice types such as tubing-encapsulated cable (TEC), hydraulic, other line configurations
  • Suitable for high-angle wellbores
  • Custom built per well requirements
  • Assemblies deployed mid-joint or cross-coupling
  • Options for corrosion-resistant alloy and other specialty steels
Applications
  • Electric submersible pump cable splices
  • Heater cable splices
  • Downhole pressure and temperature transducer Y-block splices
  • TEC/fiber optic splices

Thermoplastic Centralizer

Centralizing tubing and work string of deepwater completions is critical for preventing damage caused by riser contact. Manufactured from a DuPont™-engineered material, our thermoplastic centralizers are injection molded and designed for maximum durability and performance. These safe, stable and reusable centralizers offer a unique design including custom slots for each control line and a self-contained wrap that holds all locking parts securely within the assembly.

Forum’s thermoplastic centralizers are part of our Cannon Services product line and extensive MultiLift artificial lift solutions catalog.

Benefits
  • Protects tubing from costly damage by preventing contact with riser.
  • Installs quickly to reduce workover time and cost.
  • Offers high reusability, increasing cost savings on well recompletions.
Features
  • Custom designed for tubing, riser and control line sizes
  • Injection molded for optimum uniformity and quality
  • Different injection molding colors for color coding
  • Single-piece design for quick installation
  • Excellent impact and wear resistance
Applications
  • Deepwater risers

VITP

Our patented vacuum-insulated tubing (VIT) protectors secure and protect VIT sleeves while also protecting and stabilizing control lines that run adjacent to the tubing. Customize your solution using multiple tubing, casing and control line configurations, all with proven reusability that reduces project costs.

Forum’s VIT protectors are part of our Cannon Services product line and extensive MultiLift artificial lift solutions catalog.

Benefits
  • Protects VIT from costly damage during installation and retrieval.
  • Offers high reusability, increasing cost savings on well recompletions.
  • Installs in the most complex offshore/subsea well designs.
Features
  • Interchangeable designs (fits tubing sizes with outside diameters of 2.375-13.75 inches or greater)
  • Custom designed to accommodate multiple control line configurations
  • Custom designed for multiple connection and sleeve combinations
  • Options for corrosion-resistant alloy and other specialty steels

Applications

  • Protecting control lines and securing VIT sleeves
  • Typically utilized in offshore or subsea environments

VITS

Vacuum-insulated tubing (VIT) sleeves limit thermal exchange on VIT connections. Fully compatible with a variety of wellbore conditions, our VIT sleeves provide maximum insulation for multiple tubing, casing and control line configurations. Designed for multiple use cycles, these sturdy sleeves provide significant cost savings on future workovers.

Forum’s VIT sleeves are part of our Cannon Services product line and extensive MultiLift artificial lift solutions catalog.

Benefits
  • Offers high reusability, increasing cost savings on well recompletions.
  • Installs in the most complex offshore/subsea well designs.
Features
  • Interchangeable designs (fits tubing with outside diameters of 2.375-13.75 inches or greater)
  • Custom designed to accommodate a wide variety of VIT connection combinations
  • Specifically engineered dimensions for requested insulating parameters
  • Molded from a variety of materials for maximum thermal insulation and wellbore compatibility
Applications
  • Critical thermal stability applications
  • Typically utilized in offshore or subsea environments

MLE Protectors

Motor lead extension (MLE) cables may keep a low profile in downhole operations, but these flat cables are the critical relay between main power cables and motors. To ensure maximum performance, our MLE ESP cable protectors ensure a superior fit and protection for these compact cables. Offering a lower running profile and improved deployment location, these streamlined protectors improve electric submersible pump (ESP) system reliability during installation and operation and minimize the cost of motor lead extension and pot-head failures.

Forum’s MLE protectors are part of our Cannon Services product line and extensive Forum Multilift Solutions catalog.

Benefits
  • Reduces the risk of MLE cable damage during ESP conveyance in well
  • Minimizes MLE cable failure risk due to lower running profile and improved deployment location
  • Offers high reusability that improves project economics
Features
  • 316 SS to prevent corrosion
  • Special retention clip for protecting up to two capillary tubes
  • Anti-rotation bolt for preventing protector rotation
  • Available for all sizes and manufacturers of ESP equipment
Applications
  • Deviated, vertical or horizontal wells
  • Conveyance inside liner casing
  • Steam-assisted gravity drainage wells
  • Geothermal wells
  • Offshore wells
  • Subsea wells