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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/00 (2006.01); E21B 17/042 (2006.01); E21B 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/004 (2013.01); E21B 17/042 (2013.01); E21B 17/1078 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for accessing a wellbore of a subterranean well downhole of abandoned subterranean wellbore equipment include a re-entry guide secured to an uphole end of an overshot. The re-entry guide and overshot together form a re-entry tool. The overshot has an inner diameter gripping assembly sized to grip a tubing stub. The re-entry guide has an outer diameter sized to match a drift inner diameter of a casing of the subterranean well.