Multilateral well completion apparatus and methods of use
US6830106B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B41/0042
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A multilateral well completion. In a described embodiment, a multilateral well completion system includes a completion apparatus installed in a cased parent wellbore. The completion apparatus has an opening in its side which is rotationally aligned with a window in the parent wellbore casing. A tubular string is inserted through an inner tubular structure of the apparatus, through the opening, through the window, and into a branch wellbore extending outwardly from the window.
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