Overshot Sockets

Hardened couplings, which resist capture by ordinary wickered slips, can be successfully retrieved with O’Bannon Overshot Sockets. These employ a lower slip unit, which opens as it passes over the coupling, then closes below the coupling to hold the rod string in a firm mechanical grip. A conventional set of slips in the upper portion of the socket body catches rod body breaks in the normal manner.

Oversize sockets are available in the three larger sizes. It should be noted that oversize units were designed specifically for the purpose of fishing couplings too large for the appropriately sized regular socket. Many operators are now using them as a general-purpose fishing tool. This practice creates a greater risk of socket failure or damage and as a consequence, the operator must assume responsibility for failure.

Overshot Sockets
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