Cable-Tool Fishing? Have a Plan Before it Happens A Failed First Try Significantly Complicates Tool Recovery John Schmitt December 2, 2022 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt talks fishing for drill tools and the importance of getting it right the first time.Read More
Fishing Tools for a Spudder Operation: the Jar Bumper Drilling Tools Stuck? We Start with the Jar Bumper John Schmitt October 28, 2022 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt walks us through fishing tools for cable-tool drilling starting with the jar bumper.Read More
Transitioning from Cable-Tool to Sonic Drilling October 13, 2022 No Comments Our host asks John Argiropoulos of Edge Drilling in Perth, Australia, about sonic. It’s Ask Brock episode 183.Read More
Beyond the Tool String: Pulling Casing Using Brute Force This Month, We Break out the Jacks and Casing Rings John Schmitt September 28, 2022 One Comment Columnist John Schmitt builds on his cable-tool discussion. This month, he gets into using jacks and casing rings.Read More
Episode 28 – The Driller Newscast Suicide Awareness and Prevention plus Drilling Innovations September 12, 2022 No Comments We feature interviews about the latest drilling tech plus frank talk about mental illness. It’s episode 28.Read More
Beyond the Tool String: Using a Casing Spear on a Spudder This Month, We Pull Really Stuck Pipe with a Casing Spear John Schmitt September 6, 2022 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt builds on his cable-tool string discussion. This month, he talks about casing spears.Read More
Beyond the Tool String: Pulling Casing Using a Spudder This Month, We Take a Look at Pipe-Pulling Tools John Schmitt July 27, 2022 One Comment Columnist John Schmitt builds on his cable-tool string discussion. This month, he talks about methods to pull casing.Read More
Beyond the Tool String: Casing Elevators, Other Lifting Methods This Month, We Talk Moving Pipe from Ground to String John Schmitt July 1, 2022 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt builds on his cable-tool string discussion. This month, he talks casing elevators and lifters.Read More
Beyond the Tool String: Drive Clamps for Casing This Month, We Talk about Driving Casing Pipe John Schmitt June 3, 2022 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt expands on his cable-tool string discussion. This month, he talks drive clamps.Read More
Beyond the Tool String: All about Slurry Bailers This Month, We Get into Bailers Used in Cable Tool John Schmitt April 22, 2022 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt talks dart, flat-bottom and other bailers used in a cable-tool drilling program.Read More