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John Schmitt

John Schmitt

John Schmitt is a former Certified Well Driller/Pump Installer with decades of water well experience.
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John Schmitt

Modern-Day Pump Hoists: an Evolution in Lifting

Older Designs Evolved into Hydraulics, Adjustable Layback
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John Schmitt
March 3, 2023
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Columnist John Schmitt talks about the similarities, differences in modern pump hoists in water well drilling.


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The Early Days of Pump Hoists in Drilling

How Hoists Worked, Were Built in 1960s
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John Schmitt
January 27, 2023
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Columnist John Schmitt walks readers through his early experiences with pump hoists in water well drilling.


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What Did Drillers Do Before Pump Hoists?

Decades Ago, It was Block and Tackle, and Rope
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John Schmitt
December 30, 2022
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Columnist John Schmitt fills us in on installation, servicing work before this critical invention.


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Cable-Tool Fishing? Have a Plan Before it Happens

A Failed First Try Significantly Complicates Tool Recovery
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John Schmitt
December 2, 2022
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Columnist John Schmitt talks fishing for drill tools and the importance of getting it right the first time.


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Fishing Tools for a Spudder Operation: the Jar Bumper

Drilling Tools Stuck? We Start with the Jar Bumper
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John Schmitt
October 28, 2022
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Columnist John Schmitt walks us through fishing tools for cable-tool drilling starting with the jar bumper.


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Beyond the Tool String: Pulling Casing Using Brute Force

This Month, We Break out the Jacks and Casing Rings
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John Schmitt
September 28, 2022
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Columnist John Schmitt builds on his cable-tool discussion. This month, he gets into using jacks and casing rings.



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Beyond the Tool String: Using a Casing Spear on a Spudder

This Month, We Pull Really Stuck Pipe with a Casing Spear
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John Schmitt
September 6, 2022
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Columnist John Schmitt builds on his cable-tool string discussion. This month, he talks about casing spears.


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John Schmitt

Beyond the Tool String: Pulling Casing Using a Spudder

This Month, We Take a Look at Pipe-Pulling Tools
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John Schmitt
July 27, 2022
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Columnist John Schmitt builds on his cable-tool string discussion. This month, he talks about methods to pull casing.


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Beyond the Tool String: Casing Elevators, Other Lifting Methods

This Month, We Talk Moving Pipe from Ground to String
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July 1, 2022
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Columnist John Schmitt builds on his cable-tool string discussion. This month, he talks casing elevators and lifters.


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Beyond the Tool String: Drive Clamps for Casing

This Month, We Talk about Driving Casing Pipe
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June 3, 2022
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Columnist John Schmitt expands on his cable-tool string discussion. This month, he talks drive clamps.


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