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Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2003
Applicants:

Joseph E. Hess, Anchorage, AK (US);

Neil Hepburn, Edmonton, CA;

Benji Smith, Spring, TX (US);

John J. Guerrero, Houston, TX (US);

Ian W. Thackwray, Perth, AU;

Inventors:

Joseph E. Hess, Anchorage, AK (US);

Neil Hepburn, Edmonton, CA;

Benji Smith, Spring, TX (US);

John J. Guerrero, Houston, TX (US);

Ian W. Thackwray, Perth, AU;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B023/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Subsea controlled milling apparatus and methods. In a described embodiment, a method of controlling displacement of a cutting device conveyed on a tubular string in a subterranean well includes the steps of: interconnecting an apparatus in the tubular string, the apparatus including an axial advancement device and an anchoring device; actuating the anchoring device to anchor the apparatus in the well; applying a pressure differential to the advancement device, thereby displacing the cutting device relative to the apparatus; and operating the cutting device to cut a structure in the well.


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