{"id":223,"date":"2025-03-27T18:14:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rigmen.com\/blog\/?p=223"},"modified":"2025-03-27T18:14:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:44:48","slug":"fishing-drill-pipe-procedure-screw-in-drill-pipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rigmen.com\/blog\/drilling\/fishing-drill-pipe-procedure-screw-in-drill-pipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing Drill Pipe Procedure \u2013 Screw in Drill Pipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sometimes drillpipe is accidentally dropped into the well and you need to fish it out of the well. One easy option that may be feasible to perform is to use a drill string to screw into the drill pipe in the well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before going into a detailed procedure, you may need to check the following conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Tight clearance between hole and tool joint<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Tool joint at the top of fish is in a good condition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data that you need to know before going to fish the drill string<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Fish length<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Top of fish<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Weight of fish in the mud<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Actual turn to fully engage when screw in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detailed procedure for fishing drill pipe by screwing into the fish<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fish length = xxx ft<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expected TOF = xxx ft<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weight of the fish (BHA + DP) = xx Klb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Trip in hole 1 stand<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Count the actual turn of drill pipe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Run in hole to xxx MD (200 ft above the Top Of Fish)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Make up top drive<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Break circulate with 160 GPM using current drilling fluid in the well<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Record pressure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Record pick up and slack off weight without rotation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Record pick up and slack off weight with 20 RPM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Record torque with 20 RPM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 In the steps 5-8, you will get the base line values when the drill string does not engage with another part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Slowly run in hole without rotation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Tag top of fish while pumping with 160 GPM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Pick up 5 ft<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Slowly run in hole with 20 RPM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Attempt to screw into the top of fish (tool joint)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Indicators if the fish is engaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Increase in pumping pressure, torque, weight on bit and pick up weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 When picking up drill string, increment of pick up weight should close to buoyed weight of the fish (dropped drill string).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Flow check<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Pull out of hole to surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Note:<\/strong> This is the generic guideline. You may need to adapt some parameters\/steps to match with your rig operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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