The invention discloses an intelligent winch for oil exploration. The intelligent winch for oil exploration comprises a base, a winding mechanism, an unwinding mechanism, a driving mechanism, a transmission mechanism, a brake mechanism, a control mechanism and a wireless control terminal, wherein the winding mechanism comprises a winding drum and baffles on two sides of the winding drum; a rotating shaft is arranged in the winding drum; a strip-shaped groove is formed in the winding drum; a scaleplate which is parallel to the strip-shaped groove is arranged on one side of the strip-shaped groove; a first ball screw is arranged in the strip-shaped groove; a pressure sensor is arranged on the first ball screw; and a rotating block is arranged at one end of the first ball screw and is arranged on the outside of the baffle on the left side of the winding drum. The remaining condition of a steel wire rope can be detected in time through the pressure sensor, the winch can be stopped in time, the circumstance that the steel wire rope is separated from the winch due to too small length of the steel wire rope is avoided, the safety factor is high, work difficulty is reduced, the intelligent winch can be remotely controlled through the wireless control terminal, intelligence degree is high, and work efficiency is improved.