US 12,139,989 B1
Compaction and fishing spear for wireline lost downhole and method of use
Ahmed A. Al-Mousa, Dhahran (SA); and Mohammed M. Alibrahim, Al Qatif (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on May 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/321,508.
Int. Cl. E21B 31/12 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 31/125 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
9. A borehole fishing method, comprising:
attaching, to a conveyor, a borehole fishing tool comprising a spear and a compaction component coupled to the spear, wherein the spear is initially mounted in a recessed position within the borehole fishing tool;
inserting the borehole fishing tool attached to the conveyor into a borehole;
receiving, with the spear in the recessed position, a wireline;
compacting, using the compaction component of the borehole fishing tool and a downhole force provided by the conveyor, the wireline to form a compacted wireline;
dropping a ball onto a ball seat coupled to the spear;
activating the spear from the recessed position to an activated position;
releasing, using a hook activator, a spear hook from a latched position to an outside position;
engaging, using the spear in the activated position and the spear hook in the outside position, the borehole fishing tool to the compacted wireline; and
raising the borehole fishing tool and the compacted wireline in an uphole direction until exiting of the borehole.