EP1626159A3 - Apparatus and methods for forming a lateral wellbore - Google Patents

Apparatus and methods for forming a lateral wellbore Download PDF

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EP1626159A3
EP1626159A3 EP05270058A EP05270058A EP1626159A3 EP 1626159 A3 EP1626159 A3 EP 1626159A3 EP 05270058 A EP05270058 A EP 05270058A EP 05270058 A EP05270058 A EP 05270058A EP 1626159 A3 EP1626159 A3 EP 1626159A3
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wellbore
lateral wellbore
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tubular lining
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David Michael Haugen
Frederick Thomas Tilton
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Weatherford Lamb Inc
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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
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/02—Subsoil filtering
    • E21B43/10—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells
    • E21B43/103—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells of expandable casings, screens, liners, or the like
    • E21B43/105—Expanding tools specially adapted therefor
    • 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
    • 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 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • E21B7/20—Driving or forcing casings or pipes into boreholes, e.g. sinking; Simultaneously drilling and casing boreholes
    • E21B7/208—Driving or forcing casings or pipes into boreholes, e.g. sinking; Simultaneously drilling and casing boreholes using down-hole drives

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for expanding tubulars in a wellbore. In one aspect of the invention, an expansion tool (102) with hydraulically actuated, radially expandable members (116) is disposed on a string of coil tubing. In another aspect of the invention the apparatus is utilized to expand a tubular lining a lateral wellbore into contact with a window of a larger tubular lining a central wellbore.
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US20233500P 2000-05-05 2000-05-05
EP01928064A EP1278932B1 (en) 2000-05-05 2001-05-04 Apparatus and methods for forming a lateral wellbore

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EP01928064A Division EP1278932B1 (en) 2000-05-05 2001-05-04 Apparatus and methods for forming a lateral wellbore

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EP1626159A2 EP1626159A2 (en) 2006-02-15
EP1626159A3 true EP1626159A3 (en) 2006-07-05
EP1626159B1 EP1626159B1 (en) 2008-02-20

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US8430187B2 (en) 2009-02-27 2013-04-30 Conocophillips Company Directional sidetrack well drilling system
US7971645B2 (en) 2009-04-03 2011-07-05 Baker Hughes Incorporated Four mill bottom hole assembly

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US2383214A (en) * 1943-05-18 1945-08-21 Bessie Pugsley Well casing expander
US2627891A (en) * 1950-11-28 1953-02-10 Paul B Clark Well pipe expander
US5148875A (en) * 1990-06-21 1992-09-22 Baker Hughes Incorporated Method and apparatus for horizontal drilling
US5839519A (en) * 1996-11-08 1998-11-24 Sandvik Ab Methods and apparatus for attaching a casing to a drill bit in overburden drilling equipment
WO1999006670A1 (en) * 1997-08-01 1999-02-11 Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. Creating zonal isolation between the interior and exterior of a well system
US5887668A (en) * 1993-09-10 1999-03-30 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Wellbore milling-- drilling
EP0937861A2 (en) * 1998-02-24 1999-08-25 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Apparatus and methods for completing a wellbore
GB2357101A (en) * 1999-12-10 2001-06-13 Baker Hughes Inc Simultaneous Drilling and Casing Of Wellbores

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2383214A (en) * 1943-05-18 1945-08-21 Bessie Pugsley Well casing expander
US2627891A (en) * 1950-11-28 1953-02-10 Paul B Clark Well pipe expander
US5148875A (en) * 1990-06-21 1992-09-22 Baker Hughes Incorporated Method and apparatus for horizontal drilling
US5887668A (en) * 1993-09-10 1999-03-30 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Wellbore milling-- drilling
US5839519A (en) * 1996-11-08 1998-11-24 Sandvik Ab Methods and apparatus for attaching a casing to a drill bit in overburden drilling equipment
WO1999006670A1 (en) * 1997-08-01 1999-02-11 Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. Creating zonal isolation between the interior and exterior of a well system
EP0937861A2 (en) * 1998-02-24 1999-08-25 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Apparatus and methods for completing a wellbore
GB2357101A (en) * 1999-12-10 2001-06-13 Baker Hughes Inc Simultaneous Drilling and Casing Of Wellbores

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