Patent ID: 7377316
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: E21B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for lowering a wireline into a well, the apparatus comprising: a sleeve having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end contains a first plurality of wedges and the second end contains a second plurality of wedges; an upper mandrel having a third plurality of wedges that are configured to engage the first plurality of wedges; a first cap configured to engage the upper mandrel, wherein said first cap contains a first passage and a second passage, and wherein said first passage is configured to receive the wireline; a lower mandrel having a fourth plurality of wedges that engage with the second plurality of wedges; a second cap configured to engage the lower mandrel, wherein said second cap contains an opening, wherein said opening has the lower mandrel disposed there through; thread means on an inner portion of the first cap; thread means on an outer portion of the sleeve which cooperates with the thread means on the inner portion of the first cap.