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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
May. 27, 2021
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 method of positioning a bottom hole assembly in a wellbore includes lowering the bottom hole assembly into the wellbore. The bottom hole assembly has a whipstock, a downhole tool, and a cleaning tool having a cleaning element. The method also includes cleaning at least a portion of a wall of the wellbore using the cleaning tool, and activating the downhole tool to engage the cleaned portion of the wall.