GB2332462B - Wellbore positioning system - Google Patents

Wellbore positioning system

Info

Publication number: GB2332462B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: positioning system; wellbore positioning; wellbore; positioning
Prior art date: 1997-12-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

GB9827734A

Other versions

GB2332462A (en

GB2332462A9 (en

GB9827734D0 (en

Inventor

Jean Buytaert

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Dailey International Inc

Original Assignee

Dailey International Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1997-12-17

Filing date

1998-12-17

Publication date

2002-05-22

Publication of GB2332462A9 publication Critical patent/GB2332462A9/en

1997-12-17 Priority claimed from GBGB9726524.3A external-priority patent/GB9726524D0/en

1998-01-09 Priority claimed from GBGB9800344.5A external-priority patent/GB9800344D0/en

1998-12-17 Application filed by Dailey International Inc filed Critical Dailey International Inc

1999-02-10 Publication of GB9827734D0 publication Critical patent/GB9827734D0/en

1999-06-23 Publication of GB2332462A publication Critical patent/GB2332462A/en

2002-05-22 Application granted granted Critical

2002-05-22 Publication of GB2332462B publication Critical patent/GB2332462B/en

2018-12-17 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

- 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
- 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 DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP 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 the boreholes or wells
- E21B23/02—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing, or removing tools, packers or the like in the 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 DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
- E21B47/09—Locating or determining the position of objects in boreholes or wells, e.g. the position of an extending arm; Identifying the free or blocked portions of pipes

GB9827734A 1997-12-17 1998-12-17 Wellbore positioning system Expired - Fee Related GB2332462B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GBGB9726524.3A GB9726524D0 (en)	1997-12-17	1997-12-17	Positioning assembly
GBGB9800344.5A GB9800344D0 (en)	1998-01-09	1998-01-09	Positioning assembly

Publications (4)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB2332462A9 GB2332462A9 (en)
GB9827734D0 GB9827734D0 (en)	1999-02-10
GB2332462A GB2332462A (en)	1999-06-23
GB2332462B true GB2332462B (en)	2002-05-22

Family

ID=26312778

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB9827734A Expired - Fee Related GB2332462B (en)	1997-12-17	1998-12-17	Wellbore positioning system

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1040250B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU1925299A (en)
CA (1)	CA2315233C (en)
DE (1)	DE69829210T2 (en)
GB (1)	GB2332462B (en)
NO (1)	NO315719B1 (en)
WO (1)	WO1999031348A1 (en)

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US8607858B2 (en)	2011-11-09	2013-12-17	Baker Hughes Incorporated	Spiral whipstock for low-side casing exits
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1998
- 1998-12-17 EP EP98964048A patent/EP1040250B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-12-17 AU AU19252/99A patent/AU1925299A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-12-17 DE DE69829210T patent/DE69829210T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-12-17 GB GB9827734A patent/GB2332462B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-12-17 CA CA002315233A patent/CA2315233C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-12-17 WO PCT/US1998/026883 patent/WO1999031348A1/en active IP Right Grant
2000
- 2000-06-07 NO NO20002920A patent/NO315719B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation

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GB2138867A (en) *	1983-04-29	1984-10-31	Ava Int Corp	Locking a well tool in a well conduit
GB2302109A (en) *	1995-06-29	1997-01-08	Baroid Technology Inc	Latch for orienting and anchoring downhole tools
EP0834643A2 (en) *	1996-10-01	1998-04-08	Anadrill International SA	Method and apparatus for drilling and re-entering multiple lateral branches in a well

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP1040250B1 (en)	2005-03-02
CA2315233C (en)	2007-06-12
GB2332462A (en)	1999-06-23
AU1925299A (en)	1999-07-05
WO1999031348A1 (en)	1999-06-24
NO315719B1 (en)	2003-10-13
NO20002920D0 (en)	2000-06-07
GB2332462A9 (en)
NO20002920L (en)	2000-08-02
DE69829210D1 (en)	2005-04-07
DE69829210T2 (en)	2006-04-06
GB9827734D0 (en)	1999-02-10
CA2315233A1 (en)	1999-06-24
EP1040250A1 (en)	2000-10-04

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2003-05-07	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
2017-08-23	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 20161217

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