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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Curtis G Blount, Anchorage, AK (US);
Lamar L Gantt, Anchorage, AK (US);
David D Hearn, Anchorage, AK (US);
Gregory S Walz, Anchorage, AK (US);
Assignee:
Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175 61 ; 166 50 ; 1661175 ; 166384 ;
Abstract
A mill starting device for use in a pipestring in a wellbore which provides an inclined wall for guiding the mill to a shoulder stop so that when the mill is operated it preferentially bites into the shoulder stop and a method for using the device together with coiled tubing for forming a window in a subsurface well conduit.