Advanced Drill Tool Fishing: Wire-line Cutting Downhole Cutting the Line to Before Using a Combination Socket John Schmitt May 24, 2023 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt walks readers through cutting a line before tool retrieval with a combination socket.Read More
An Explanation of Fishing Tools for a Cable-Tool Drill Rig All About Latch Jacks, Wireline Spears and Friction Sockets John Schmitt April 28, 2023 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt walks readers through his early experiences with pump hoists in water well drilling.Read More
A Few Last Words about Pump Hoists Thoughts about Rotating Masts and Pump Pullers John Schmitt April 7, 2023 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt rounds out his pump hoist series with thoughts on pump pullers and rotating masts.Read More
Modern-Day Pump Hoists: an Evolution in Lifting Older Designs Evolved into Hydraulics, Adjustable Layback John Schmitt March 3, 2023 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt talks about the similarities, differences in modern pump hoists in water well drilling.Read More
The Early Days of Pump Hoists in Drilling How Hoists Worked, Were Built in 1960s John Schmitt January 27, 2023 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt walks readers through his early experiences with pump hoists in water well drilling.Read More
What Did Drillers Do Before Pump Hoists? Decades Ago, It was Block and Tackle, and Rope John Schmitt December 30, 2022 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt fills us in on installation, servicing work before this critical invention.Read More
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
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
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