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Abstract Milling and cleanout operations with Coiled Tubing (CT) are widely known to be the most common application where stuck pipe situations occur, which can lead to considerable cost and delays, or even loss of the well in the worst case. Good operating practices can minimize these events, but never eliminate them. This paper discusses an alternative approach to prevent and remediate stuck CT, with an extended case study from one CT service company based on a 5-year period with over 1000 CT runs. Once CT becomes stuck during an operation, the traditional options to rectify the situation are limited. The approach taken in this paper was to include a Ball Drop Activated Jar (BDAJ) as part of the standard Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA). If the CT becomes stuck, a special extrudable ball is pumped down the CT string, and when it reaches a seat in the BDAJ, pressure builds to create potential energy in the entire string. This pressure is increased to a pre-determined value where the ball is squeezed through the restriction and then suddenly releases to create significant downhole movement of the string that can free it from the stuck situation. Additional balls can be pumped to jar the string multiple times if required. One CT service company that worked predominantly carrying out higher-risk operations decided to take a proactive approach to reducing stuck pipe. This paper discusses the BDAJ in detail and the methods used to reduce stuck pipe events during this extended case study in this challenging operating environment. Further details are included on the number of times the BDAJ was required, the number of balls required, and the overall success rate in freeing stuck CT. For the rare occasions when all attempts to free the CT failed, an alternative method is discussed for cutting the CT downhole, including case histories. This technique and tool enable recovery of the majority of the CT in one piece as opposed to the well-established method of wireline cutting, which also requires cutting the CT on surface. When CT is stuck, options are normally limited to pushing, pulling, pumping, pressuring, and flowing the well. Not all of these options are always possible or advisable, but combinations of the above can be tried and are often successful. By adding the BDAJ into the standard BHA, a powerful additional option is available that has successfully reduced stuck CT situations in challenging operating environments. Including this tool as a contingency in the BHA has virtually no downside, as it adds very little to the overall BHA length and does not affect the operation or BHA functionality when not required. The benefits, however, can be significant in terms of time and cost savings, as this paper demonstrates over the course of this extended case study.