Last month, I wrote about jar bumpers. While not technically “fishing” tools, they may help a driller avoid a fishing job if the tools are slightly stuck. Of course, a true fishing job involves a drill string either badly stuck, or broken off the drill cable and lost down the hole. This month I talk about true fishing jobs and the tools needed to accomplish them. I find it best to discuss these things when we don’t have tools down the hole. We can take an objective look at what we might need before we need it.
My years of experience have taught me to avoid (if possible) a botched fishing job. Botching it could result from: