Schlumberger Technology Corporation

Patrick McKinley

Brian Oliver Clark

Kuo-Chiang Chen

Thomas H Zimmerman

Emmanuel Rioufol

Barton Sponchia

John Algeroy

Gabriel Isaicu

Matthew C Williams

An apparatus that is usable with a well includes an assembly, which includes a whipstock and a lateral deflector that are adapted to be run downhole into a first wellbore of the well as a unit. The whipstock is adapted to guide at least a drilling string to form a second wellbore, and the lateral deflector is adapted to guide a liner during installation of the liner into the second wellbore.

Assembly and technique for completing a multilateral well

A technique enables wireless communication of signals in a well. The technique is employed for communication of power signals and/or data signals between a mother wellbore and at least one lateral wellbore. A first wireless device is positioned in a mother wellbore proximate a lateral wellbore, and a second wireless device is positioned in the lateral wellbore. The power and/or data signal is transferred wirelessly between the first and second wireless devices via magnetic fields. A plurality of the first and second wireless devices may be employed in cooperating pairs to enable communication between the mother wellbore and a plurality of lateral wellbores.

Wireless transfer of power and data between a mother wellbore and a lateral wellbore

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Richmond, TX, United States of America

Patrick McKinley