fishing tool manual

Fishing Tool

Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pipe Recovery

Economics .............................................................................................................. 1

Cardinal Rules of Pipe Recovery ........................................................................... 2

Stuck Pipe – Three Questions ................................................................................ 3

Manual Stretch calculation ..................................................................................... 5

Field Use Formulas ................................................................................................ 8

Free Point Indicator ................................................................................................ 9

PipeRecovery Log ................................................................................................ 12

Ten Sticking Conditions................................................................................... 13-21

Back-off w/ Stringshot ..................................................................................... 22-24

Chemical Cutter .............................................................................................. 25-30

Jet Cutter ......................................................................................................... 31-35

Bowen Internal Mechanical Cutter ............................................................... 36, 106

Owens Split Shot ................................................................................................. 37

Severing Tool .................................................................................................. 38-39

Bottom Hole Junk Shot......................................................................................... 40

Fishing Services

Cardinal Rules of Fishing ..................................................................................... 41

Screw-in Sub…………………………………………………………………………… 42

Fishing High Angle Wells ..................................................................................... 42

Overshot – Series 150..................................................................................... 43-55

Overshot- Series 10 & 20 ................................................................................ 56-60

Overshot – Series 70....................................................................................... 61-63

Overshot – Series 160.......................................................................................... 64

Spear – Bowen ITCO Type ............................................................................ 65-69

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Spear – Bowen Full Circle ................................................................................ 70-71

JARS

Bowen Lubricated Bumper Jar .........................................................................72-73

Bowen Non- Lubricated Bumper Jar………………………………………...…….74-75

Hydraulic Fishing Jar Release Mechanism……….……………………………….....76

Bowen Super Fishing Jar ..................................................................................... 77

Johnston Fishing Jar ............................................................................................ 78

Logan Fishing Jar……………………………………………………………………….79

Logan Energizer Jar…………………………………………………………………….79

Bowen Jar Intensifier ...................................................................................... 80-81

Johnston N2 Booster Jar ...................................................................................... 82

Johnston Hydraulic Bumper Jar……………………………………………………….82

Bowen Surface Bumper Jar ............................................................................ 83-86

Cased Hole Fishing : Recommended Overshot/Wash Pipe/Cutter ................ 87

Open Hole Fishing : Recommended Drill Pipe& Drill Collars .................... 88-89

Drill Collars – Weight s and I.D ............................................................................ 90

How many drill collars or HWDP ? ....................................................................... 91

How long to jar? ................................................................................................... 93

Four Elements of Effective Jarring…………………………………………………….94

Mud Properties for Fishing ................................................................................... 95

Types of Rotary Shoes ......................................................................................... 96

Wash Over Shoe Design ...................................................................................... 97

Wash Pipe Specifications .............................................................................. 99-100

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Bowen External Cutter ................................................................................ 101-102

Bowen Hydraulic External Cutter ................................................................ 103-104

Houston Engineers External Cutter .................................................................... 105

Internal Cutter – Bowen............................................................................... 106-107

Circulation – can the well be circulated ? ……………………………………….....109

Packer Milling .............................................................................................. 110-111

What’s new in milling technology? ............................................................. 112-114

Casing Failures.………………………………………………………………….116-120

Tools for Fishing Junk ................................................................................. 121-138

Fishing Wireline – Not Parted ( Cut & Strip) ........................................... 140-141

Fishing Parted Wireline ................................................................................... 143

Telephone List of Fishing & Rental Store Locations .................................... 144

Alphabetical Listing of Tools

Baskets .................................................. Magnets .................................... 127

ITCO ( Core-Type) Junk Basket ...... 131 Overshots

Reverse Circulation Junk Basket ...... 135 Series 150 .................................... 44

Rev. Circ.- Full Flow junk Basket ...... 137 Series 10 & 20 ............................. 56

Cutters ................................................... Series 70 ...................................... 61

Bowen Hydraulic External ................. 103 Series 160 .................................... 64

Bowen Mechanical External .............. 101 Spears

Houston Engineer’s........................... 105 Bowen Itco Type .......................... 65

Bowen Internal .................................. 106 Bowen Full Circle ......................... 70

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Alphabetical Listing of Tools

Drill Collar Weight’s & I.D ................. 90 Wash Pipe Specifications ......... 99

Jars ....................................................... Wireline Fishing

Bowen Lubricated Bumper Jar ............ 72 Parted ........................................ 143

Bowen Non- Lubricated Bumper Jar ... 74 Cut & Strip ................................ 140

Bowen Super Fishing Jar .................... 77

Johnston Fishing Jar .......................... 78

Logan Fishing Jar ............................... 79

Logan Energizer Jar............................ 79

Bowen Intensifier Jar ......................... 80

Johnston N2 Jar Booster ..................... 82

Bowen Surface Jar.............................. 83

Key Energy Fishing Services

Economics – When to quit fishing?

D = ( V + Cs ) ÷ ( Fd + Rd )

D = Maximum days to fish

V = Value of fish

Cs = Cost of sidetrack

Fd = Fishing daily cost

Rd = Rig daily cost

Cost of sidetrack = $ 500,000.00

Value of fish = $ 500,000.00

Fishing daily cost = $ 20,000.00

Rig daily cost = $ 120,000.00

( 500,000 + 500,000) ÷ ( 20,000 + 150,000)

(1,000,000) ÷ ( 170,000) = 5.9 Days to fish

What this simple formula does is set the rule of time. It does not

address the probability of success or the risk associated with

failure. It is critical to address the probability of success and the

cost of failure in the decision process before starting a fishing job.


You are stuck! What is next?

There are three questions that I always ask regarding stuck pipe. These

questions are specifically suited to address open hole sticking conditions

but can also used very effectively in cased hole applications. These

questions are as follows:

Stuck Pipe Question # 1

Was the pipe moving when it became stuck?

YES or NO

YES – What direction was the pipe moving?

UP – Keyseat Sticking, Under Gauge Hole, Differential Sticking

DOWN - Under Gauge Hole, Differential Sticking

Rotating – ( There is no change in hydraulic properties.) Differential

Sticking

NO - ( There is no change in hydraulic properties.) Differential Sticking

NO – ( with a change in hydraulic properties, reduced flow, higher

pressures or both) Sloughing Hole



Are the hydraulic properties the same or different than

before the pipe became stuck?

YES or NO

Yes – Differential Sticking, Keyseat Sticking, Mechanical Sticking

No – Well Bore Geometry – Sloughing Hole, Under Gauge Hole


Have you done a manual stretch calculation to estimate

where you are stuck?

Whenever pipe becomes stuck, always calculate the estimated depth at

which the pipe is stuck by measuring the stretch in the stuck pipe at a

given pull over string weight. My favorite formula is as follows:

(2208.5) x (nom. wt. of tube in pounds per foot) = the over pull

necessary to induce 3 ½” of stretch per 1,000’ of free pipe.


Manual Stretch Calculation

Formula to Calculate Stuck Point

(2208.5) x (Nominal Weight of Tube (lbs/ft)) = the over pull over

string weight necessary to induce 3 ½” of stretch per 1,000 feet of

free pipe.

The stretch calculation listed above comes from the McCullough

Tool Company and is over fifty years old. It includes the tool joint

area. If you have coil tubing, wire line, or flush joint pipe, use 3” of

stretch per 1,000’ of free pipe and it will work very well.

Buoyancy - Do you include or exclude the effect of buoyancy in

the manual stretch calculation?


Pipe Recovery

Free Point Indicator

All free point indicators read stretch, compression, and right hand

torque.

The new generation of free point indicators also read left hand

torque.

Free point indicators read the actual movement of the pipe body

between the anchors on the Free Point Tool – 30/1,000” Stretch

and 15/1,000” Torque would be an average reading.

Max rating on some but not all free point indicators is up to 475

degrees F and 21,000 PSI pressure.

The patent for the first free point tool was issued February 11,

1941.

Cardinal Rules of Pipe Recovery

Cardinal Rule Number One : Free Point - Pipe is free or stuck.

Always leave free pipe above the stuck point if you intend to fish

this well. One or two joints above the stuck point is recommended.

Always check torque and stretch.


Free Point Tool - Anchors

A free point tool reads on the average of 30/1000” movement in stretch reading

and 15/1000” movement in torque reading.

Magnet Bow Spring Centralizers Motorized Anchor

Four Types of Anchors are available.

• Bow Spring Anchor (Carbide Buttons)

• Permanent Magnets

• Electromagnet

• Motorized Anchor


Free Point Tool with Bow Spring Anchor.

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Free Point Tool


Pipe Recovery Log ( also called a Stuck Pipe Log)

A pipe recovery log or stuck pipe log is actually a single receiver cement bond log.

A pipe recovery log can be extremely valuable in planning the fishing job because it

gives us information about the well situation below the stuck point.

A pipe recovery log is best suited for open hole use but can be used in cased hole.

Pipe recovery logs do not work well in horizontal wells in the lateral.


Ten Sticking Conditions Approximately sixty years ago the McCullough Tool Company identified the ten sticking

conditions that are involved whenever pipe or tools become stuck in a well bore either cased

hole or open hole. Whenever pipe or tools become stuck it is critical to identify the problem by

addressing what is the sticking condition or conditions that have caused you to become stuck.

The ten sticking conditions are listed below.

Differential Sticking

Key Seat Sticking

Blow Out Sticking

Sloughing Hole Sticking

Lost Circulation Sticking

Cemented Sticking

Mechanical Sticking

Under Gauge Hole

Mud Stuck

Sand Sticking


Differential Sticking is a major problem in

drilling operations worldwide.

Differential Sticking

The most common cause of differential sticking is

thick filter cake across a permeable zone.

Preventive Action

Reduce wall contact with B.H.A. using spiral drill collars,

H.W.D.P., and stabilizers.

Maintain minimum mud weight.

Daily short wiper trips when hole drag is observed.

Keep drill string moving. Consider rotating drill string

while standing back pipe or picking up a stand or single

when making a connection.

Spotting Agents

Local knowledge is critical as to what spotting agents work

in a geographic area, and what is the average time that a

spotting agent needs in order to free the stuck pipe.

If you choose to spot oil, diesel, or Black Magic®, pump

enough to cover the B.H.A. and be able to pump ½ barrel

every hour while waiting for the pipe to come free.


Differential Sticking The example shown below calculates to have a sticking

force of 1.2 million pounds.

Differential Sticking - Jarring Recommendation

If drilling jars are in the hole and are working, apply torque and jar down if the bit is not on

bottom. If the bit is on bottom jar up. Do not jar down with the bit on bottom.

Jarring option by itself is rarely successful because the hydraulic force sticking the pipe is so

strong. Spotting a pipe releasing agent usually works even if jars are also needed to free the

pipe.

Inputs:Drill Collar Diameter (inches) 6Stuck Length (inches) 240Imbedment (inches) 0.125Hole Size (inches) 7.875

Calculations:Hole Radius = (b) 3.9375Drill Collar Radius = (a) 3Imbedment 0.125Center Offset = (c) 1.0625Total Drill Collar Surface Area: 4524 sq. inches Contact Area: 817 sq. inches

Differential Pressure Inputs:Mud Weight: 9.3 lb/galFormation Pressure: 3500 psiDepth: 10300 ft

Differential Pressure Calculations:Hydrostatic Pressure: 4976 psi Note: A negative number denotesDifferential Pressure: 1476 psi higher formation pressure than

hydrostatic pressureDifferential Sticking Force Calculations:Sticking Force: 1,205,795 lbs force into the wall of the wellbore

a

Angle "A"

c

b

Angle "C"

Angle "B"

Instructions:Input well information into YELLOW cells. The REDcells calculate automatic.


Key Seat Sticking – A key seat occurs when drill pipe in tension wears a slot (key

seat) in the wall of a hole during drilling operations. This happens when a well deviates from

true vertical, controlled or not controlled.

Preventive Action

When it becomes evident that a key seat is forming,

wipe it out with a key seat wiper or string reamer

before it sticks your drill string.

Indication of Key Seat Sticking Pipe was moving up when it became stuck.

Pipe is usually at an O.D. enlargement or stiffness

change in the drill string.

Circulation is not affected in any way.

Pipe may be able to be rotated but not reciprocated.

Recommended Procedure

Surface Jars – DO NOT hit down with surface jars

at a setting higher than the weight of the available

free pipe or the rebound will stick the pipe tighter.

Back-off – Leave a minimum of two joints of free

pipe above the stuck point to insure that the top of

the fish will be above the top of the key seat.

Jarring Option – Screw-in with jarring assembly

with enough drill collars to effectively jar down.

Wash-Over - Typically a short interval to wash-

over.


Blowout Sticking


Sloughing Hole Sticking or Lost Circulation Sticking

Sloughing Hole Sticking – Usually occurs immediately

below a cavity. The most common cause is poor filter cake

across an unstable zone. A warning sign is hole fill during

connections or trips. Indication of sloughing hole is pipe is

stuck and hole is packed-off. Circulation is greatly reduced or

impossible.

Recommended Procedure – If circulation (although at a

reduced rate) is possible, jarring is an option that has merit. If

the hole is packed-off, the success rate of jarring is almost nil.

Wash-over is the option that will work. Dimensions of B.H.A.

and well bore and mud properties will dictate the risk factor of

this option.

Lost Circulation Sticking – Can occur after losing

circulation.

Recommended Procedure – If circulation (although at a

reduced rate) is possible, jarring is an option that has merit. If

the hole is packed-off, the success rate of jarring is almost nil.

Wash-over is the option that will work. Dimensions of B.H.A.

and well bore and mud properties will dictate the risk factor of

this option.


Cemented Sticking

When pipe is cemented in place, jarring is not an option except

on a very short section of pipe.

Recommended Procedure

Open Hole-

Cemented in pipe can usually be washed-over if economics will

allow it.

Cased Hole –

Wash-over will be a problem in cased hole unless the pipe being

washed-over is centralized in the hole (and it almost never is).

During wash-over, when the pipe being washed-over is not

centralized, a pinch point will be reached where either the wash

pipe will simply not make any more progress at all, the wash pipe

will become stuck, or the well side-tracked. Selecting a very

aggressive mill and milling up pipe may be the best option. If a

pilot mill is selected, the pilot must be small enough O.D. to allow

the blades to sweep the hole from side to side where the pipe

being milled is not centralized.


Undergauge Hole Sticking

Identity if the undergauge hole is above or below the bit. If a bit

was stuck in undergauge hole while tripping in the hole, jarring up

is usually successful. If the undergauge hole occurs above the

B.H.A. due to a plastic shale or salt section and circulation

(although at a reduced rate) is possible, jarring is an option that has

merit. If the hole is packed-off, the success rate of jarring is almost

nil.

Wash-over is the option that will work. Dimensions of B.H.A. and

well bore and mud properties will dictate the risk factor of this

option.

Mechanical Sticking

Mechanical sticking occurs due to junk or a foreign object in the

hole. Circulation is usually nor affected.

Recommended Procedure Free point and part pipe at appropriate place. Run attachment

tool with jarring assembly that will enable you to effectively jar

both up and down.


Sand Stuck Mud Stuck

Sand Sticking or Mud Sticking

The greatest risk is that during pipe recovery while reciprocating the pipe, a pocket will

be formed in the sand or mud that will cause the free point tool to show free pipe, but the pipe

cannot be pulled. Take the free point reading at a higher pull value than when the pipe was

being reciprocated if think Sand Sticking or Mud Sticking is probable.

Recommended Procedure – If circulation (although at a reduced rate) is possible, jarring is an

option that has merit. If the hole is packed-off, the success rate of jarring is almost nil.

Wash-over is the option that will work. Dimensions of B.H.A. and well bore and mud

properties will dictate the risk factor of this option.


Pipe Recovery How to part pipe

Preferred method in alphabetical order if fishing is an option.

. Back-off ( with string shot explosive)

. Chemical Cut

. Jet Cut

. Mechanical Cut ( Internal)

. Split Shot®

If side-track is the option, a Severing Tool can be run.

Back-off ( with string shot explosive)

Prior to putting in left hand torque, the pipe to be backed-off should be tightened by putting

in right hand torque by turning the pipe to the right. Do not exceed make-up torque. When you

put in the right hand torque, count the rounds, stopping when make-up torque is reached.

Reciprocate the pipe which will work the torque down hole to the stuck point. Release the

torque slowly counting the rounds that you get back. When you get the same number of rounds

back that you put in, the pipe is properly tightened and is ready to put in the left hand torque

The rule-of-thumb for how many rounds to the left is as follows;

Drill Pipe - ½ - ¾ Rounds to left per 1,000’ of free pipe

Tubing - 1 Round to left per 1,000’ of free pipe

Fire the shot with the string shot rod across the connection to be broken.

Checking the break

After the initial break is made to the left, pull the collar locator up hole two connections plus

ten feet and stop . Make a note of what depth the second connection is. Finish unscrewing the

pipe and pick up the backed-off pipe five feet. The connection below the collar locator should

have moved up the hole five feet. Check this with the collar locator. Do not go lower than the

break with the wire line tools . Trip out with wire line tools. Trip out of hole with backed-off

pipe.


Prima-Cord( String Shot) has only one manufacturer – Ensign- Bickford.

Four Types of Prima-Cord

PETN - 225 degrees F for one hour

RDX - 350 degrees F for one hour

HMX - 400 degrees F for

PYX - 525 degrees F for one hour

String Shot Rod with Prima-Cord


String Shot Back-Off

Advantages of a back-off

. A back-off leaves a connection to screw back together not depending on a rubber pack-off

if circulation through the fish is critical as it always is in open hole fishing.

. Can be run through smaller I.D.’s than cutters.

. High mud weights do not adversely effect a string shot back-off.

. Temperature – Prima-Cord is available to handle well bore temperatures up to 525 degrees F

for one hour.

. String shot can be run in combination with a free point indicator if the well conditions

warrant it.

Five requirements for a successful back-off (Value Order Listed)

. The connection to be backed-off must be free.

. The shot must be fired across the connection.

. The connection being shot must be at neutral weight.

. The correct amount of left hand torque must be applied.

. The proper size string shot charge must be run.


Chemical Cutter The chemical cutter is designed to cut a specific weight of tubing without

damaging an adjacent pipe string.

Cutter Head


Chemical Cutter

Advantages of a chemical cutter

. O.D. and I.D. of fish are unchanged and are suitable to be fished with an overshot or a spear.

. Chemical cutter will NOT damage an adjacent string.

Disadvantages of a chemical cutter

. Heavy mud (above 15 ppg) can be a problem.

. Hold down buttons can punch through corroded tubing.

. Well temperature limitation – 300 degrees F for one hour.

. Wall Thickness – Poor track record in attempting to cut greater than 0.45” wall.

. Hypergolic – Bromide Triflouride must contact liquid for the cutter to work.


Sample of typical chemical cut Chemical Cutter

. Cut accomplished with controlled high-pressure dispersion of Bromide Triflouride.

. No debris.

. No damage to adjacent pipe.

. Available sizes to cut form 1” CT – 8 5/8” Casing


Chemical Cutter Thaw Chart


Jet Cutter Advantage of jet cutter

. Short assembly – will go places a chemical cutter will not pass.

. No hold down buttons. Scale or coatings on the I.D. of the pipe to be cut have

little effect on the jet cutter.

. Greater size range than the chemical cutter.

Available sizes to cut from 1” CT – 13 3/8” Casing.

Disadvantage of jet cutter

. Can damage adjacent string unless cut is made in centralized area.

. Flares the O.D. of the fish requiring it to be dressed off if an overshot is to be run.

Examples of Jet Cutters Cut-Away


Jet Cutter

Sample Cuts

Super Cutter Segmented Cutter

Note the flaring of the pipe and possible damage to adjacent strings.

Jet Cutter - What’s new? Titan Spectra Cutter

This is a jet cutter that leaves a minimal flare. Testing has shown that it does

not damage adjacent strings.


Titan Spectra ‘Low-Flare’ Jet Cutter

Sample Cuts 1 ¼” CT, 1 ¾” CT, 2 3/8” Tubing, 2 7/8” Tubing


Mechanical Cutter - Internal

This cutter must be run on pipe or rods so it is rarely use making deep cuts due to

trip time involved. It is very common to make shallow cuts with this tool.


Owens Oil Tool - Split Shot®

. The Owens Split Shot is a magnetically decentralized explosive that makes ma 12”, 18”,

or 24” long split in a linear configuration. When this is across a tubing or casing

collar the pipe above can be pulled if it is free.

. Available Sizes

. .875” to split 1.315” to 2 3/8” Tubing

. 1.00” to split 1.315” to 2 3/8” Tubing

. 1.375” to split 2 3/8” to 5” Tubing and Casing

. 2.00” to split 2 7/8” to 7” Tubing and Casing

. 2.00” to split 3 ½” to 16” Tubing and Casing


Owens Split Shot®

. A linear shaped charge of relatively small diameter.

. Designed to split a collar or connection with no distortion of the pipe.

Advantages of Owens Split Shot ® . Can be run in very thick mud.

. Can be run through major I.D. restrictions such as spears without re-heading the

wire line.

Disadvantages of Owens Split Shot ® . If pipe is integral joint not coupled, multiple trips will probably be needed to complete the

cut if the Owens Split Shot® is run.

. The split coupling could come out with the upper section of pipe retrieved or stay on the

bottom section of pipe left in the hole or fall off on top of the fish while tripping out.

Severing Tool

. The severing tool usually eliminates all fishing options. It should be use when side

track or P&A is the next option.

. Open Hole Use Only

. When attempting to sever pipe not drill collars, fire the severing tool in the tool joint

or coupling. When a severing tool is fired in the tube of pipe it usually will balloon

and rail spilt the tube but not part the pipe. The severing tool needs the mass of

a drill collar or tool joint in order to work properly.

Picture of a Severing Tool


Severing Tool

. Available Sizes - Caution – Open Hole Use Only!

. ¾” to sever Coil Tubing

. 1 3/8” to sever up to 6” O.D. Drill Collar

. 1 ¾” to sever up to 9” O.D. Drill Collar

. 2” to sever up to 11” O.D. Drill Collar

. 2 5/8” to sever up to 11” O.D. Drill Collar

. Sample Cuts

Shot in Tool Joint Shot in Spiral Drill Collar


Bottom Hole Junk Shot

This is actually a large perforating charge pointed downward rather

than to the side.

The nose cone on the charge must actually touch the junk at the bottom

of the hole.

Even though this is a directional charge pointed downward there are

tremendous forces generated to the side. Because of this NEVER RUN

A BOTTOM HOLE JUNK SHOT IN CASED HOLE.


Fishing Services


Standard Fishing Tool String - Jarring B.H.A.

. Attachment Options

. Screw-In Sub

. Overshot (outside catch) Series 150, 10, 20, 70 and 160

. Spear (inside catch)

. Screw-In Sub

. The most important purpose of a screw-in sub is provide a connection to back-off,

a safe distance from the jars if the jarring operation did not free the fish.

. In a high angle well, should the screw-in sub be skirted or should it be a slick assembly?

Note the difference in the bore hole (cross-hatched area) in the examples below.

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Fishing High Angle Wells

Hard Formations

70

Fishing High Angle Wells

Soft/Medium Formations


. Screwing into a previously backed-off connection

. Run a slick screw-in assembly the same O.D. as the fish top.

. A skirted screw-in assembly makes the screw-in assembly track at a different

level in the high angle hole.

Overshots

– Series 150 Overshot




– Series 160 Overshot Series 150 Overshot with Spiral Grapple


Bowen Series 150 Overshot


NOV Bowen Series 150 Overshot

Specifications:Bowen-Series-150-Overshot Calculated Strengths: All strengths listed are calculated theoretical yield points and are accurate within 20 %.It should be noted ,

however, that all strengths assume a, steady pull and full grapple engagement of a round fish. Anything less than full engagement or

straight pulling will reduce the strength substantially. This includes tong marks or other damage to the bowl surface.

* Type Explanation: FS Full Strength-Engineered to withstand all pulling, torsional, and jarring strain. XFS Extra Full Strength-

Engineered for extreme abuse. SFS Semi Full Strength-Engineered for special hole conditions commensurate with maximum strength.

SH Slim Hole- Engineered to withstand heavy pulling loads only. XSH Extra Slim Hole – Engineered for pick up jobs only.

a








SH Slim Hole- Engineered to withstand heavy pulling loads only. XSH Extra Slim Hole – Engineered for pick up jobs only

b



Specifications:Bowen-Series-150-Overshot Calculated Strengths: All strengths listed are calculated theoretical yield points and are accurate within 20 %.It should be noted , however, that all strengths assume a, steady pull and full grapple engagement of a round fish. Anything less than full engagement or straight pulling will reduce the strength substantially. This includes tong marks or other damage to the bowl surface. * Type Explanation: FS Full Strength-Engineered to withstand all pulling, torsional, and jarring strain. XFS Extra Full Strength- Engineered for extreme abuse. SFS Semi Full Strength-Engineered for special hole conditions commensurate with maximum strength. SH Slim Hole- Engineered to withstand heavy pulling loads only. XSH Extra Slim Hole – Engineered for pick up jobs only

a








SH Slim Hole- Engineered to withstand heavy pulling loads only. XSH Extra Slim Hole – Engineered for pick up jobs only

b

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Catch Range of Series 150 Overshot

Overshot – Series 150 Not Published

If the fish OD is at the maximum catch of the overshot, there is NO

OVERAGE.

• Spiral Grapple Catch Range

» 1/64” – 1/32” Over

» 1/16” – 1/8” Under

• Basket Grapple Catch Range

» 1/16” – 1/8” Over

» 1/16” – 1/8” Under

Overshot Series 150 – Accessories – Top Sub

The top sub for an overshot is nothing but a crossover sub for the thread form of the bowl

and the thread form of whatever it is attached to. An important thing to remember is that if

the top sub for the overshot has a tool joint connection there will be a reduced I.D.

through that connection as there will be in the jars and the drill collars if they are run.

The thread form on the top sub pin is a coarse load bearing torque bearing thread.


Series 150 Overshot – Accessories – Upper Extension

. The I.D. of an upper extension is always less that the maximum catch of the overshot.

. The thread form on the upper end of the overshot bowl is load and torque bearing.

. The thread form on the lower end of the overshot bowl is a fine thread and is not designed

to be load or torque bearing.


Overshot Series 150 – Basket grapple with built-in STOP

If the fish top has an O.D. change from larger on top and

smaller below and is short enough to pass above the grapple inside

the overshot, a STOP must be run or the overshot will not release.

A grapple with a built in STOP reduces the overshot strength by an

average of 35% because it reduces grapple contact area on the fish.


Overshot Series 150 – Accessories - Floating Stop Ring ( Does not reduce overshot strength )

A steel ring with the proper I.D. can be put in place of the Type A Packer with

either a basket or spiral grapple and it does not reduce the strength of the bowl as

the grapple with stop built in does.


Overshot Series 150 – Accessories - Guides


Overshot Series 10 & 20 Sucker Rod Overshots


Overshot Series 10 - Strength Table


Overshot Series 20 - Strength Table


Overshot - Series 70 Short Catch


Overshot - Series 70 Short Catch – Strength Table


Overshot – Series 160 - Side Door It is critical that you identify what is stuck; the logging tool or the wire line. If you do not know, do not run the Side Door Overshot. Listed below are the situations that I recommend NOT to run the Side Door Overshot. . any radio-active logging tool . any directional drilled hole . any line stuck situation . depths below 3,000’ . wire line with a large O.D. Quick Connect Bowen recommends that Side Door Overshots be run in a cased hole.


Standard Fishing Tool String – Attachment – Spear NOV Bowen - ITCO Type Spear This will catch the I.D. of the fish. It either has a solid mandrel

or a very small I.D. through the spear. Very little work can be

done through the I.D. of a spear.

The catch range of each grapple is published by NOV Bowen.


ITCO Type Spear – Catch Range & Strengths


ITCO Type Spear - Catch Range & Strengths


NOV Bowen Full Circle Spear


NOV Bowen – Lubricated Bumper Jar


NOV Bowen Lubricated Bumper Jar - Strength


NOV Bowen – Non-Lubricated Bumper Jar


Hydraulic Fishing Jars

Bowen developed the first hydraulic fishing jar in 1950. It was the Bowen Type Z .

Below is a drawing of the Bowen style timing device which is used in the dual action

hydraulic fishing jar. When the jar releases, the hammer hits the anvil and a stress wave

heads to the surface traveling at the speed of sound. All of the energy released by the

jar is produced by the pipe above the jar.

Jar is in cocked position. Jar has released.


NOV Bowen – Hydraulic Fishing Jar – Super Jar®


Key Energy Hydraulic Fishing Jars - Johnston®

Johnson Fishing Jars

TR, DC and FB Jar Specifications and Strength Data

OD (in.) ID (in.) STD. Conn.

STD. Conn.

Maximum Rec. Jarring Pull

Maximum Jarring Pull at Yield (lb.)

Maximum Pull (lbs.) Maximum Torque (ft-lb.)

1-13/16 3/8 1-13/16 Wilson 20,000 30,000 100,000 1,200

2-1/4 1/2 1-1/4 REG 33,500 50,000 135,000 2,200

3-1/16 1 2-3/8 REG 40,000 45,000 160,000 7,600

3-1/16 1- 1/2 2-3/8 EUE 30,000 40,000 108,000 2,700

3-1/8 1-1/2 2-7/8 PAC 36,000 48,000 184,000 4,000

3-5/8 1-15/16 2-3/8 EUE 33,000 52,000 232,000 8,350

4-1/2 2-3/8 2-7/8 EUE 54,000 83,800 318,000 17,750

3-3/4 1/1/2 2-3/8 IF 55,000 78,000 186,000 12,580

4-1/8 1-1/2 2-7/8 IF 70,000 107,000 331,000 15,900

4-1/8 1-1/2 2-7/8 IF 70,000 107,000 331,000 15,900

4-1/8 2 2-7/8 IF 45,500 70,000 320,000 14,000

4-3/4 1 7/8 3-1/2 FH 80,000 125,000 379,000 29,200

4-3/4 1-7/8 3-1/2 IF 80,000 125,000 379,000 29,200

4-3/4 2 3-1/2 IF 67,000 103,000 364,000 20,000

4-3/4 2-1/4 3-1/2 IF 95,000 110,000 340,000 12,000

5-3/4 2 4-1/2 FH 131,000 219,000 651,000 34,200

5-3/4 2 4-1/2 FH 131,000 219,000 651,000 34,200

6-1/4 2 4-1/2 IF 190,000 292,000 726,000 57.300

6-1/4 2 4-1/2 IF 190,000 292,000 726,000 57,300

6-3/4 2-1/2 5-1/2 4-1/2 REG - IF 190,000 292,000 975,000 89,500

6-3/4 2-1/2

5-1/2 4-1/2 REG - IF 190,000 292,000 975,000 89,500

7-3/4 3 6-5/8 REG 208,000 317,000 1,390,000 136,000

7-3/4 3 6-5/8 REG 208,000 317,000 1,390,000 136,000


Key Energy Fishing Jars – Logan Hydraulic & Energizer


NOV Bowen Fishing Jars – Jar Intensifier®


Key Energy Fishing Jars – N2 Jar Booster


NOV Bowen Surface Bumper Jar®


Weights of 30’ – 0” Drill Collars

Collar.O.D………………………….Collar..I.D…………………………………………………………...


Drill Collars or H.W.D.P. ?

Whenever you run jars it is prudent to run weight material. The weight material can be

H.W.D.P. or drill collars. What the jar manufacturer is looking for is weight to include in the

equation that calculates impact and impulse. If you run H.W.D.P. instead of drill collars it is a

two for one exchange. In other words you would need to run twice as many joints of equivalent

sized H.W.D.P. as you would run drill collars to approximate the same available weight.

How many drill collars?

Rule of Thumb for Selecting Number of Drill Collars to Run.

Match the O.D. of your drill collars and jars and that number will be the minimum number to run. The maximum will be the minimum multiplied by two.

Example: 6 1/4” Jars and 6” DC Min = 6 Max = 12 H.W.D.P. is a two for one exchange Example: 3 ¾” Jars and 3 ½” DC Min = 4 Max = 8

Another way of looking at the rule of thumb is one drill collar for each O.D. inch of the jars

that are being run for the minimum. The maximum would be two drill collars per O.D. inch of

the jars being run.

This Rule of Thumb should only be used when the jars are placed two joints or less from the

stuck point. If you are outside of this two joint window you need to run a jar placement

program in order to know how many drill collars to run.


Fishing Jar Program – NOV Bowen

Jar Placement - Two joints or less from the stuck point if appropriate to well

bore conditions and casing seats. The rule of thumb for how far to back-off pipe

from a casing seat in open hole is a minimum of 100’.

Notes


Jarring Operations

How long are you going to jar assuming there is no

movement either up or down ?

Chevron data based their jarring operations world wide. Their

conclusion based on the data base was with no progress in moving

the fish up or down the maximum time to jar is 4 – 5 hours.

What I wish Chevron would have done would be to separate cased

from open hole and in my opinion maximum time to jar would be:

Cased Hole – (Mechanically stuck major portion of time.) Jarring

time - 2-3 Hours

Open Hole – ( Many different sticking mechanisms .) Jarring time

10 – 12 Hours

The key words in the data base from Chevron are ‘NO

MOVEMENT’. If you are moving the fish at all either up or down,

be patient, keep doing what is working and you can almost always

work the fish out of the hole.


Four Elements of Effective Jarring

In any jarring operation make sure you have met each of the four elements listed

below or you are not efficiently jarring UP on the fish.

1. Restricted Pull

a. You must be stuck.

b. Restricted pull device ( Oil Jar )

2. Multiplier ( Drill Collars or H.W.D.P. )

If you do not run drill collars or H.W.D.P. ,the multiplier is less than one.

3. Transition Area

a. The change in mass from drill collars/HWDP to pipe is an acceptable transition

area. NOV Bowen calls this a reflective area.

b. A Jar Accelerator®/Booster®/Energizer®/Intensifier® is the most effective and

efficient transition or reflective area.

4. Stored Energy

a. Jarring work-string

b. Jar Booster® / Energizer® / Intensifier®


Wash Over Shoe Design

A shoe must cut clearance in order keep from getting stuck and get the

mill cuttings to the surface.

CASED HOLE SHOE – SMOOTH O.D. TO PROTECT CASING I.D. –

Cuts clearance on the I.D. by turning down the O.D. of the fish.

OPEN HOLE SHOE – ROUGH O.D. ( Can be rough or smooth I.D. )

Usually smooth I.D. to protect the dimensions of the fish being washed over.

Wash Pipe String Design

The most common wash pipe connection is Hydril WP® . It has two torque shoulders on

the bottom of the pin and the top of the box. This connection averages about a 50% connection

efficiency which means the connection is 50% as strong as the tube as far as pull force is

concerned. Each size of WP connection has a published torsional yield for maximum torque.

This wash pipe connection is flush joint. It has no reduction in I.D. or increase in O.D.

Another wash pipe connection that is in use today is the Hydril 511 Series® . It has a

hook thread that makes it a superior connection when operating in a curve that applies side-

load when the pipe is rotated. The down side of this connection is that there is a slight

reduction through the I.D. of the pin.


Wash Over Operation

How much wash pipe can you run?

. Cased Hole – You will reach the economic limit of how much wash pipe

to run in most cases before you reach the practical limit.

. Open Hole – You must come up with a plan that enables you to fish the well

in a time frame that is economic. If it is necessary to run more wash pipe than

seems prudent for you well configuration, then you may want to go to side-track

without ever starting the wash over operation.


NOV Bowen - External Cutters


NOV Bowen - External Cutter


NOV Bowen - Hydraulic External Cutter


HE - DH Cutter


NOV Bowen Internal Cutter

Notes Page


Can the well be circulated?

Option 1 : Slow the pump down to ½ BPM during the milling process.

Option 2: Dry Drill – Pump 3 barrels to start the milling, dry drill for 15

minutes, then pump another 3 barrels.

Option 3: Spot a pill, sand or calcium carbonate across the perfs before the

production tubing is cut.

Option 4: Reciprocating bailer – Use the existing fluid in the well bore.


Packer Milling – Permanent Packers – Shoe Dimensions

Rule Number One: Shoe O.D. = Bit Size

Rule Number Two: Shoe I.D. – Packer MUST be O.D. fishable with an

overshot after mill over is completed.

Rule Number Three: In high angle wells, shoe I.D. MUST be the same as

packer mandrel O.D.

Packer Milling – Permanent Packers – Milling Shoe Design Flat Bottom or Wavy Bottom ? Both will do the job.

Packer Milling – Permanent Packers – Optimum R.P.M.

Optimum R.P.M. for shoe or mill : 1500 ÷ 3.1416 ÷ O.D. of shoe or mill in

inches

Example : 1500 ÷ 3.1416 ÷ 6 = 80 RPM

If you are running an inserted shoe or mill the recommended RPM would be

1.5 to 2 times as fast as the conventional crushed carbide milling tool.

Packer Milling – Permanent Packers – Weight on Shoe

Maximum Weight on shoe or mill :

Crushed Carbide = 250 pounds per square inch

Carbide Inserts = 500 pounds per square inch

On anything other than a whipstock operation, mill by torque if possible. If

whatever you are milling is spinning you apply weight to slow or stop the

movement of the fish. Additional weight is applied as necessary until milling

progress is made. The last resort is shutting the pump down and dry drilling in

order to stop the fish from spinning.


Packer Milling – Permanent Packers – Retrievers

( Baker “ CJ ”®, Bowen Simplex®, H.E.-PRT® )

Bowen Simplex

‘JB’ Packer Retrieving Tool


What’s new in milling technology?

Inserted Mill Crushed Carbide Mill



Mike Henson Bits – San Angelo, TX www.mhbits.com

Bear Claw Cutting Structure Chomps cutting Structure

Hurricane Style Bit with Bear Claw Cutting Structure

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Mike Henson Bits – San Angelo, TX www.mhbits.com

Hurricane Style bit with Chomps Cutting Structure

PDC ( Polycrystalline Diamond Compact ) Bit

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Fishing for Coil Tubing

Sucker Rod fishing tools were the only tools available until the last five years.

The conventional fishing tools such as Series 10 and Series 150 Overshots do not work

very well with coil tubing because the coil tubing is oval not perfectly round.

Fishing tools engineered specifically to fish coil tubing are now available. A list of some

of the attachment tools available are listed below;

Hydraulic Overshots

Hydraulic Spears

Continuous Overshots

Continuous Sniper Overshots


Casing Failures

Whenever you have a casing failure it is critical to identify the cause of the failure.

Tools available to diagnose type of casing failure

Impression Block – An impression block can be extremely helpful in

diagnosing what type of casing failure has occurred in you well.

Video Camera – If well conditions will allow for a camera run it will also

be extremely valuable in diagnosing the type of casing failure has occurred

in you well.

Casing Inspection Log – There are a number of casing inspection logs

available that will provide very definitive information as to the condition

of the casing in your well.

Four Categories of Casing Failure

Earth Shift

Corrosion

Erosion

Hydraulic

Fishing Tools Available

Casing Swage Mandrel

NOV Bowen Casing Roller

External Casing Patch


Casing Swage Mandrel . Run on pipe with jars and drill collars.

. Start with a swage mandrel 1/8” larger than the collapse and increase swage

mandrel size in 1/8”-1/4” increments until the maximum size (drift ) is run.

. Run the NOV Bowen Casing Roller to remove the memory from the steel.


NOV Bowen Tubing & Casing Roller


NOV Bowen External Tubing & Casing Patch


Fishing Loose Junk

JUNK FISHING TOOL

Drill Bit Cone A. Magnet

24” Pipe Wrench B. Mill

Tong Dies C. Boot Basket

Drill Bit D. Core Type Basket

Chain E. Reverse Circ.Bskt.

Hammer F. ‘Po-Boy’ Basket

Wire Rope G. Dimple Shoe

Rubber H. Wire Catcher Bskt.

Lead I. Spring Tine Basket

Shepherd’s Hook J. Center Spear

Perf Gun K. Impression Block

L. Wash Pipe

M. Two Prong Grab

N. Taper Tap

What tool or tools would you run to catch each type of fish?


Shop Made Tools

‘ PO-BOY’ Basket


Shop Made Tools

Dimple Shoe ( Peen Shoe)


Shop Made Tools

Basket with ‘Wire Catchers’


Shop Made Tools

‘Spring Tine’ Basket


Shop Made Tools

Wire Line Rope Spears

Center

Spear

Center

Spear

w/Stop

Two

Prong

Grab


NOV Bowen Fishing Magnet


NOV Bowen Junk Basket – ITCO Type ( Core-Type)


NOV Bowen Reverse Circulation Basket ( Old Style)


NOV Bowen Full Flow Reverse Circulation Basket

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NOV Bowen Full Flow Reverse Circulation Basket

Notes Page


Fishing Logging Tools – Cut & Strip Method

(Cable Guide Assembly )


Fishing Logging Tools – Cut & Strip Method (Cable Guide Assembly)

If a logging tool becomes stuck in open hole, do not pull out of the rope socket. It is much

safer to cut the electric line at the surface and strip over the e-line using it to guide the overshot

to the logging tool. Start the process by pulling a strain on the e-line equal to the weight of the

line in the hole. Install a T-bar clamp on the e-line. Set the T-bar on the rotary table. Cut the e-

line at least ten feet from the clamp plus any additional amount that you deem necessary for

well conditions. Install spear point rope socket on the lower part of the e-line. Feed e-line

through both upper and lower pulleys. Place upper pulley in derrick above the derrick man’s

monkey board and the lower pulley anchored at the rig floor.

Install the rope socket, weight bars or weight cable, and spearhead overshot on the upper

part of the e-line. Latch the spearhead overshot onto the spear point. Pull test the rope sockets

to the maximum that will be pulled on the e-line before removing the T-bar clamp. Make up a

Series 150 overshot with appropriate sized grapple with doughnut guide on the bottom of the

first stand of drill pipe to be run. I prefer to run an upper extension and fish the logging tool

body rather than a fishing neck. The derrick man will place the spear point overshot assembly

in the top of the drill pipe stand. The e-line truck will lower the spear point overshot until it is

hanging below the Series 150 overshot. Latch the spear point overshot onto the spear point

rope socket . Line weight is picked up until the T-bar clamp is picked up above the rotary table.

The T-bar clamp is removed, the Series 150 overshot is slowly lowered into the hole and the

stripping job has begun. An option to consider after one stand or one single joint of is run in the

hole is to install a larger O.D. sucker rod box below the spear point rope socket on the lower

part of the electric line cable. The O.D. of the box should be large enough that it will not go

through the top sub of the overshot being used to catch the logging tool. If necessary a reduced

I.D. sub can be placed on top of the overshot that will stop the sucker rod box from passing.

The purpose of this No-Go is to prevent the stripping tools from falling out of the drill pipe if

something goes awry in the strip over process and the lower portion of the wire line is dropped.

Once the lower overshot has engaged the logging tool, I personally prefer to pull the

spearhead overshot high enough above the rotary table that the t-bar clamp can be installed on

the lower portion of the wire line and then use the rig blocks to pull out of the rope socket at

the logging tool. The company person in charge of the rig will make the decision as whither to

pull out of the rope socket with the t-bar clamp and the rig blocks or strip or not.

Notes Pages


Fishing Parted Wire Line If you are unfortunate enough to have parted wire line in your well in open hole or casing ( any tubular that you cannot pull), you are one bad decision from losing your well. Be very deliberate in making any decisions and involve people who have successfully fished wire line in open hole and casing. A person might think that wire line when parted or pulled into in open hole or casing will fall down the hole and ball up. This assumption will junk your well. Wire line (slick line, swab line, electric logging cable) will stand up in the hole very well. The Rule of Thumb that I use is the 10% Rule. Wire line will stand up in the hole 90% or more of its original height in the well. Shrinkage or stacking out will be 10% or less. There are two reasons why the wire line stands up and do not fall to bottom like a child’s toy called a slinky. One of the reasons that wire line stands up is that these steel wire lines come to your location on a drum. The steel gains a memory of the helix of the drum and when it is parted or relaxed in the hole, the wire line will try to return to the helix of the drum it was stored on. This memory makes the wire line to stand up in the hole. The second reason that wire line stands up in the hole is that the rotation of the earth is to the right. The influence of that rotation causes the wire line to spiral to the right and makes the wire line stand up in the hole. The recommended fishing procedure for parted wire line is as follows: RUN ON PIPE Rope Spears – Center Spears – Crank Shaft Spears – Two Prong Grab Spear must have appropriate size barbs to catch a specific size wire line. Open Hole - Never run a stop ring in open hole. Cased Hole – Proper size stop ring usually should be run with spear. Have a selection of rope spears on location. Typically first run will be a center spear. be prepared to make a number of trips as the fishing job is actually a trial and error process to find out what works with the well configuration and the fish in the hole. A person might think that wash pipe could be run and recover large amounts of wire line. What I have found to be the case is that the wire line will ball up as you go down hole and bridge off about one foot in the shoe and then twist into. When you can no longer make any hole you will trip out. The balled up wire in the shoe is a mirror image of what was left behind in you hole. I do not recommend running wash pipe to recover wire line in open hole or casing.

KEY ENERGY FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES

Alphabetical Listing of Service Locations Alice, Texas ……..511 Commerce St. …78332…………………….361-668-1526 Andrews, Texas…1203 S.W. Mustang Drive...79714…………… 432-523-3800 Bryan, Texas……6115 E. State Hwy 21…77808…………………...979-260-2151 Chico, Texas…….605 S. Weatherford…76431…………………….940-644-2854 El Campo, Texas…26700 U.S. 59….77437………………………...979-543-1400 El Reno, Oklahoma…3409 E. Jensen Road…73036………………405-262-5103 Hobbs, New Mexico…6120 Lovington …88240…………………….575-393-2415 Houma, Louisiana…125 N. Lacarpe Ct….70360…………………...985-879-1065 Kilgore, Texas…1603 N. Longview…75662…………………………903-984-9988 Lake Charles, Louisiana …728 Hwy 397 South…70615…..……….337-436-1283 Levelland, Texas…1405 Avenue “S…79336…………………..…….806-894-4974 Midland, Texas…1811 Garden City Hwy…79702……………….…432-570-7440 McAlester, Oklahoma…4617 Powell Road…………………………..918-302-0372 Perryton, Texas…2 North Juniper…79070………………….………806-435-5583 Victoria, Texas…6001 U.S. Hwy 59…77905………………...………361-570-4422 Woodward, Oklahoma…4009 Oklahoma Avenue…73801..….……580-256-1551 Johnston Fishing Jars Alvin, TX- 281-648-1560 Hobbs, New Mexico- 505-392-1764 Oklahoma City, OK – 405- 677-8266

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