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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2004
Christopher Arnold Pratt, Cochrane, CA;
Christopher Arnold Pratt, Cochrane, CA;
CDX Gas, LLC, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method for lining a lateral wellbore includes drilling a main wellbore extending from a surface to a subterranean zone, casing the main wellbore with a main casing having a plurality of lateral wellbore windows formed therein, positioning a whipstock having a longitudinal bore running therethrough adjacent a respective one of the lateral wellbore windows, forming a lateral wellbore through the respective lateral wellbore window using the whipstock, lining the first lateral wellbore with a lateral liner and a portion of a tie-back assembly that has a pre-milled lateral wellbore window formed therein, aligning the pre-milled lateral wellbore window with the longitudinal bore, and coupling the tie-back assembly to the main casing.