EP1296018A3 - Lining a lateral wellbore - Google Patents

Lining a lateral wellbore Download PDF

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EP1296018A3
EP1296018A3 EP02102821A EP02102821A EP1296018A3 EP 1296018 A3 EP1296018 A3 EP 1296018A3 EP 02102821 A EP02102821 A EP 02102821A EP 02102821 A EP02102821 A EP 02102821A EP 1296018 A3 EP1296018 A3 EP 1296018A3
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lining
lateral wellbore
tubular member
wellbore
tubular
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French (fr)
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EP1296018B1 (en
EP1296018A2 (en
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Marc David Kuck
Thomas Floyd Bailey
Monte Ira Johnson
Robert Eugene Robertson
Thurman B. Carter
William Alan Blizzard, Jr.
Teme Forrest Singleton
John Douglas Roberts
William Allen Spielman
David Michael Haugen
Andrew Arthur Whitaker Barry
Guy Lamont Mcclung
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Weatherford Lamb Inc
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Priority claimed from EP99913511A external-priority patent/EP1068425B1/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/04—Directional drilling
    • E21B7/06—Deflecting the direction of boreholes
    • E21B7/061—Deflecting the direction of boreholes the tool shaft advancing relative to a guide, e.g. a curved tube or a whipstock
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B10/00—Drill bits
    • E21B10/46—Drill bits characterised by wear resisting parts, e.g. diamond inserts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B10/00—Drill bits
    • E21B10/46—Drill bits characterised by wear resisting parts, e.g. diamond inserts
    • E21B10/50—Drill bits characterised by wear resisting parts, e.g. diamond inserts the bit being of roller type
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B10/00—Drill bits
    • E21B10/60—Drill bits characterised by conduits or nozzles for drilling fluids
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B12/00—Accessories for drilling tools
    • E21B12/04—Drill bit protectors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
    • E21B23/01—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells for anchoring the tools or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells
    • E21B23/02—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing or removing tools, packers or the like in boreholes or wells for locking the tools or the like in landing nipples or in recesses between adjacent sections of tubing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B29/00—Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windows; Deforming of pipes in boreholes or wells; Reconditioning of well casings while in the ground
    • E21B29/06—Cutting windows, e.g. directional window cutters for whipstock operations
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/0035—Apparatus or methods for multilateral well technology, e.g. for the completion of or workover on wells with one or more lateral branches
    • E21B41/0042—Apparatus or methods for multilateral well technology, e.g. for the completion of or workover on wells with one or more lateral branches characterised by sealing the junction between a lateral and a main bore
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
    • E21B49/02—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells by mechanically taking samples of the soil
    • E21B49/06—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells by mechanically taking samples of the soil using side-wall drilling tools pressing or scrapers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/04—Directional drilling
    • E21B7/10—Correction of deflected boreholes

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  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Soil Sciences (AREA)
  • Excavating Of Shafts Or Tunnels (AREA)
  • Valves And Accessory Devices For Braking Systems (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Extrusion Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)

Abstract

A wellbore junction comprises a first tubular member (202) having an aperture (214) formed in a wall thereof, and a diversion member (212) disposed within the first tubular member. A second tubular member (220) is coaxially disposed within the first tubular member. The tubular members and the diversion member are insertable into a wellbore in a single run.
EP02102821A 1998-04-01 1999-04-01 Lining a lateral wellbore Expired - Lifetime EP1296018B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US53254 1998-04-01
US09/053,254 US6070665A (en) 1996-05-02 1998-04-01 Wellbore milling
EP99913511A EP1068425B1 (en) 1998-04-01 1999-04-01 Drillstring with stabilisers for re-entering a primary wellbore

Related Parent Applications (1)

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EP99913511A Division EP1068425B1 (en) 1998-04-01 1999-04-01 Drillstring with stabilisers for re-entering a primary wellbore

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EP1296018A2 EP1296018A2 (en) 2003-03-26
EP1296018A3 true EP1296018A3 (en) 2003-11-05
EP1296018B1 EP1296018B1 (en) 2006-08-09

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Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2694549A (en) * 1952-01-21 1954-11-16 Eastman Oil Well Survey Co Joint structure between flexible shafting and drill bit structure for drilling lateral bores
US5458209A (en) * 1992-06-12 1995-10-17 Institut Francais Du Petrole Device, system and method for drilling and completing a lateral well
GB2304764A (en) * 1995-09-06 1997-03-26 Baker Hughes Inc Lateral seal and control system
US5727629A (en) * 1996-01-24 1998-03-17 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Wellbore milling guide and method

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2694549A (en) * 1952-01-21 1954-11-16 Eastman Oil Well Survey Co Joint structure between flexible shafting and drill bit structure for drilling lateral bores
US5458209A (en) * 1992-06-12 1995-10-17 Institut Francais Du Petrole Device, system and method for drilling and completing a lateral well
GB2304764A (en) * 1995-09-06 1997-03-26 Baker Hughes Inc Lateral seal and control system
US5727629A (en) * 1996-01-24 1998-03-17 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Wellbore milling guide and method

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