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Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventor:

Matthew Bradley Stokes, Keller, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/06 (2006.01); E21B 23/12 (2006.01); E21B 23/00 (2006.01); E21B 23/03 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/061 (2013.01); E21B 23/00 (2013.01); E21B 23/03 (2013.01); E21B 23/12 (2020.05); E21B 41/0035 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided, in one aspect, is a whipstock. The whipstock may include a tubular having a longitudinal passageway extending along a length thereof, the tubular having a tapered face extending along at least a portion of the length; a support structure movably coupled to the tubular and extendable across the tapered face, wherein the support structure is operable to move from a first closed position closing the longitudinal passageway and a second open position exposing the longitudinal passageway; and a locking mechanism in the tubular for releasably holding the support structure in the first position.


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