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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis Alexander Cumming, Rijswijk, NL;
Simon Lawrence Fisher, Rijswijk, NL;
Wilhelmus Christianus Maria Lohbeck, Rijswijk, NL;
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 3/300 ;
Abstract
A system for sealing the intersection between a primary borehole and a branch borehole comprises a primary casing section located in the primary borehole in the region of the branchpoint, and a branch casing section located in the branch borehole and secured to the primary casing section. The primary casing section is tubular and defines a slant surface which intersects a central axis of the primary casing section at an acute angle, so that the primary casing section can be pressed towards the branchpoint by means of a hollow whipstock or other wedge-shaped element.