retrieved all the way up to the top of the well and into the standpipe housing 122 there will still be a column of oil in the standpipe housing 122 above swab 140 to avoid spilling this column of oil the standpipe housing is provided with a short loop of hose 256 which is placed such that one end is above the swab 140 when the swab is retracted all the way into standpipe housing 122 and one end is below the swab 140 so that the oil in the column above swab 140 when retracted will drain back down into the well if the well contains more than for instance the 300 feet of oil the operator can then reverse the direction of rotation of the reel 22 and reenter the well to retrieve the additional oil swab 140 is provided with a threaded insert 166 having an orifice 168 therein see fig4 and 4a depending upon the type of fluid to be raised out of the well with the present apparatus and the viscosity of that fluid this threaded insert 166 may be replaced with an insert with an orifice 168 of different size the ability to switch threaded inserts.