GB2297779B - Method & apparatus for sealing the juncture between a vertical and horizontal well - Google Patents

Method & apparatus for sealing the juncture between a vertical and horizontal well

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GB2297779B
GB2297779B GB9607930A GB9607930A GB2297779B GB 2297779 B GB2297779 B GB 2297779B GB 9607930 A GB9607930 A GB 9607930A GB 9607930 A GB9607930 A GB 9607930A GB 2297779 B GB2297779 B GB 2297779B
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Prior art keywords
juncture
sealing
vertical
horizontal well
horizontal
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Expired - Lifetime
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GB9607930A
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Daniel S Bangert
Alfred Ronald Curington
L Cameron White
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Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
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Baker Hughes Inc
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Priority claimed from US07/926,452 external-priority patent/US5325924A/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
    • E21B33/13—Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices, or the like
    • E21B33/14—Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices, or the like for cementing casings into boreholes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
    • E21B33/13—Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices, or the like
    • E21B33/134—Bridging plugs
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP 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
GB9607930A 1992-08-07 1993-08-06 Method & apparatus for sealing the juncture between a vertical and horizontal well Expired - Lifetime GB2297779B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/926,452 US5325924A (en) 1992-08-07 1992-08-07 Method and apparatus for locating and re-entering one or more horizontal wells using mandrel means
GB9406267A GB2275071B (en) 1992-08-07 1993-08-06 Method and apparatus for locating and re-entering one or more horizontal wells using mandrel means

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GB9607930D0 GB9607930D0 (en) 1996-06-19
GB2297779A GB2297779A (en) 1996-08-14
GB2297779B true GB2297779B (en) 1996-10-09

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Families Citing this family (12)

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US6012526A (en) * 1996-08-13 2000-01-11 Baker Hughes Incorporated Method for sealing the junctions in multilateral wells
CA2218278C (en) * 1997-10-10 2001-10-09 Baroid Technology,Inc Apparatus and method for lateral wellbore completion
EP0927811A1 (en) * 1997-12-31 1999-07-07 Shell Internationale Researchmaatschappij B.V. System for sealing the intersection between a primary and a branch borehole
US6138756A (en) * 1998-01-09 2000-10-31 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Milling guide having orientation and depth determination capabilities
US6009949A (en) * 1998-01-27 2000-01-04 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Apparatus and methods for sealing a wellbore junction
US6119771A (en) * 1998-01-27 2000-09-19 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Sealed lateral wellbore junction assembled downhole
US6092602A (en) * 1998-01-27 2000-07-25 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Sealed lateral wellbore junction assembled downhole
US6035937A (en) * 1998-01-27 2000-03-14 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Sealed lateral wellbore junction assembled downhole
US6065543A (en) * 1998-01-27 2000-05-23 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Sealed lateral wellbore junction assembled downhole
US6062306A (en) * 1998-01-27 2000-05-16 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Sealed lateral wellbore junction assembled downhole
US6073697A (en) * 1998-03-24 2000-06-13 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Lateral wellbore junction having displaceable casing blocking member
NO336220B1 (en) 2002-11-07 2015-06-22 Weatherford Lamb Device and method for completing wellbore connections.

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US4436165A (en) * 1982-09-02 1984-03-13 Atlantic Richfield Company Drain hole drilling

Patent Citations (1)

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US4436165A (en) * 1982-09-02 1984-03-13 Atlantic Richfield Company Drain hole drilling

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