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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth D. Hora, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Smalley, Houston, TX (US);
David W. Teale, Spring, TX (US);
James H. Taylor, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 37/04 (2006.01); E21B 23/01 (2006.01); E21B 7/06 (2006.01); E21B 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 37/04 (2013.01); E21B 23/01 (2013.01); E21B 7/061 (2013.01); E21B 29/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bottom hole assembly for use in a wellbore includes a whipstock; a downhole tool coupled to the whipstock; and a cleaning tool coupled to the downhole tool for cleaning a portion of a wall of the wellbore, wherein the downhole tool is configured to engage the cleaned portion of the wall. In one example, the cleaning tool includes a body and a plurality of cleaning elements for cleaning the portion of the wall.