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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tommy M Warren, Coweta, OK (US);
Warren J Winters, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Amoco Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175 62 ; 175 73 ;
Abstract
Conventional drill pipe is rotated at a rate sufficient for distributing deforming forces substantially uniformly around the circumference of the drill pipe at each location along the length of the drill pipe disposed within the curved portion while the pipe is passed through the curved portion of a short-radius wellbore. The drill pipe arrives in the lateral portion in operable condition for drilling to extend the lateral portion and is retrieved from the wellbore in reusable condition.