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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1987

Filed:

Dec. 23, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:

Robert W Dickinson, San Rafael, CA (US);

Charles S Mackey, Kern County, CA (US);

Irving L Odgers, Placer County, CA (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175 61 ; 1661176 ; 175 73 ;
Abstract

Structure is passed into an earth well including a whipstock attached to piping and a retractible anchor. The whipstock includes a number of connected guide assemblies. Erection means is connected at one end to a forward guide assembly and at the other end to an extension projecting to the earth surface. To erect the whipstock, an extension of the erection means is pulled from the surface to cause the guide assemblies to swing into a curved pathway. Thereafter, a drilling tube is passed through the whipstock into the adjacent formation. The whipstock may be deerected by releasing the extension means. Then, the anchor is released and the structure is pulled out of the well.


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