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Overshot

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002662

A fishing tool used in well intervention to retrieve lost or stuck equipment from the wellbore. It consists of a cylindrical body with internal slips or grapples that latch onto the exterior of the lost object. The overshot is run on a drill string or wireline and then engaged with the fish to pull it out of the hole.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002662
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Workover and Intervention
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002662",
  "term": "Overshot",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A fishing tool used in well intervention to retrieve lost or stuck equipment from the wellbore. It consists of a cylindrical body with internal slips or grapples that latch onto the exterior of the lost object. The overshot is run on a drill string or wireline and then engaged with the fish to pull it out of the hole.",
  "subject": "Well Workover and Intervention",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/overshot/"
}

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