System and technique for orienting and positioning a lateral string in a multilateral system
US7284607B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B47/09
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A technique that is usable with a subterranean well that has a first string that lines a borehole includes running a second string into the well and engaging a deflecting face of a deflector to deflect the second string into a window of the first string. The technique includes performing at least one of positioning the second string and orienting the second string using a profile on the deflector downhole of the deflecting face.
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