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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
May. 27, 2010
William W. King, Houston, TX (US);
Michael R. Reese, Houston, TX (US);
Steven W. Drews, Cypress, TX (US);
William W. King, Houston, TX (US);
Michael R. Reese, Houston, TX (US);
Steven W. Drews, Cypress, TX (US);
Varel International, Ind., L.P., Carrollton, TX (US);
Abstract
An assembly is provided to attach a whipstock to a mill/drill bit. The assembly includes an upper collar adapted for installation around a shank of the mill/drill bit. At least one connecting member is mounted at a first end to the upper collar. The connecting member extends downwardly from the upper collar and is adapted to fit within a junkslot of the mill/drill bit to which the upper collar is attached. A whipstock attachment structure is mounted to a second end of the at least one connecting member.