NO964942L - Fremgangsmåte ved sideveis boring - Google Patents

Fremgangsmåte ved sideveis boring

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NO964942L
NO964942L NO964942A NO964942A NO964942L NO 964942 L NO964942 L NO 964942L NO 964942 A NO964942 A NO 964942A NO 964942 A NO964942 A NO 964942A NO 964942 L NO964942 L NO 964942L
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procedure
lateral drilling
casing
pipe
opening
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Michael Burl Smith
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Atlantic Richfield Co
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B41/00Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/0035Apparatus or methods for multilateral well technology, e.g. for the completion of or workover on wells with one or more lateral branches
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/30Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells
    • E21B43/305Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells comprising at least one inclined or horizontal well
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/04Directional drilling
    • E21B7/06Deflecting the direction of boreholes
    • E21B7/061Deflecting the direction of boreholes the tool shaft advancing relative to a guide, e.g. a curved tube or a whipstock

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
NO964942A 1994-05-25 1996-11-21 Fremgangsmåte ved sideveis boring NO964942D0 (no)

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US08248972 US5435400B1 (en) 1994-05-25 1994-05-25 Lateral well drilling
PCT/GB1995/001047 WO1995032353A1 (en) 1994-05-25 1995-05-10 Lateral drilling method

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US (1) US5435400B1 (de)
EP (1) EP0760895B1 (de)
CA (1) CA2191076A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69505523T2 (de)
NO (1) NO964942D0 (de)
WO (1) WO1995032353A1 (de)

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DE69505523D1 (de) 1998-11-26
EP0760895A1 (de) 1997-03-12
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