Downhole Fishing Equipment & Services
Minimize downtime with reliable tools and veteran expertise.
We supply premium cased-hole and open-hole fishing tools, high-performance milling equipment, and highly experienced fishermen to quickly recover stuck or lost downhole equipment.
Stuck tubing? Lost tools? Junk downhole? Dan’s has you covered.
Operating 24/7 out of Fort St. John and Grande Prairie, we supply top-tier fishing and milling equipment for:
- Stuck or parted tubing & rods
- Lost tools & downhole debris removal
- Casing obstructions & cleanouts
- Planned interventions & abandonments
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Catch and recovery tools
Overshots and spears cover 12.7 – 273.1 mm (0.50″ – 10.75″), with grapples sized to the fish.
| Tool | Use |
|---|---|
| Overshots | External catch, for tubing, pipe and downhole equipment |
| Releasing spears | Internal catch for stuck or parted tubulars |
| Tubing and rod spears | Tubing and sucker rod fishing |
| Rope spears | Wireline and rope |
| Taper taps and die collars | Thread into a damaged or parted tubular |
| Fishing jars and bumper subs | Impact and controlled travel to free the fish (Hydraulic Jars) |
| Fishing magnets | Metal debris and small objects |
| Junk baskets | Loose debris and junk |
| Impression blocks | The shape of an unknown fish, before the catch tool is chosen |
Available Jars
Full-size jars for fishing strings and smaller jars for coil tubing, from Lee and Bowen.
| Tool | Action | Application | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Hydraulic Jar, 42.86 mm (1-11/16″) thru 114.3 mm (4-1/2″) | Upward impact | Fishing, coil and thru tubing | Hydraulic delay; line-up sized to the job |
| Bowen TerraForce Jar, 73 mm (2⅞″) | Upward impact | Coil tubing | Hydraulic delay; max overpull 142 kN (32,000 lb) |
| Bowen TerraForce Bi-directional Jar, 79.4 mm (3⅛″) | Up and down | Coil tubing | Hydraulic delay; max overpull 222 kN (50,000 lb) |
Milling and cleanout tools
| Tool | Use |
|---|---|
| Junk mills | Flat-bottom and bladed (3- and 5-blade), for downhole debris |
| Tapered and pilot mills | Dressing and removing restrictions and damaged tubulars |
| Mill options | Long or short shank; buttons, tungsten or carbide; offset and star; all sizes, custom mills available |
| Wash over shoes | Rotary shoes dressed to cut over a stuck fish |
| Wash pipe | Washing over stuck tubulars and assemblies, with accessories |
| Hi-Torq mud motors | Thru tubing and conventional, for milling and cleanouts (Thru Tubing & Drillout) |
| Drill bits | Drilling, cleanout and intervention |
| Drill collars | Weight and stability above the mill or jar |
| Tubing cutters | Internal and external, for fishing and abandonments |
The right setup for the fishing job
Drill collars provide weight for the fishing string. Wash pipe helps work over and free the fish.
Our fishermen work with you to select the right tools and lay out the string before it goes downhole.
Need a Fishing Tool? Call Dan’s.
Know the tool you need, or still working out how to recover the fish? We’ll get you the right tools and support you need for the job. If we don’t have what you need, we’ll find it.