Whipstock system
US5806600A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B10/60
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A whipstock has been invented that has a whipstock body, a concave connected to or formed integrally of the whipstock body, and connection apparatus for releasably connecting the whipstock body to another member. In one aspect the another member is anchor apparatus and the connection apparatus has a shearable member shearable to release the whipstock from the anchor apparatus that initially anchors the whipstock in a wellbore (or in a tubular member).
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