Willard decided to shoot his own turkey for Thanksgiving. He got out granddaddy's old double 12 and headed for what he figured was prime turkey country. Sure enough, he spied one pretty quick. BLAM! Got him too. You shoulda seen all those other “hunters” haul-tail out of that Winn Dixie … Sorry folks, I couldn't resist that one!
Where was I? Oh yeah, differential sticking. First, the definition: Differentially stuck pipe is a condition where part of the O.D. of the drill string is exposed to the natural pressure of the formation, and part of it is exposed to the hydrostatic head of the mud in the hole. The symptoms are full circulation but inability to rotate or reciprocate the pipe. In other words, you're stuck.