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Tubing jack

A tubing jack is a hydraulic lifting device used when a workover rig is not capable of pulling stuck tubing or packers. It sits on the wellhead and uses powerful hydraulic rams to exert a slow, massive upward force to break the tubing free.

It is often a last resort before chemical cutting or wash-over operations. It provides much higher pull force than the rig's drawworks can safely apply.

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