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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2012
Steffen Toscher, Lueneburg, DE;
Ingo Roders, Seelze, DE;
Harald Grimmer, Niedersachsen, DE;
Volker Krueger, Celle, DE;
Steffen Toscher, Lueneburg, DE;
Ingo Roders, Seelze, DE;
Harald Grimmer, Niedersachsen, DE;
Volker Krueger, Celle, DE;
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, a drilling apparatus is provided, where the drilling apparatus includes a fluid pump disposed in a main wellbore, a lateral well in fluid communication with the fluid pump and a drilling assembly disposed in the lateral well, wherein the drilling assembly is configured to receive a fluid from the fluid pump to power the drilling assembly and to transport cuttings from the drilling assembly to the main wellbore. The drilling apparatus further includes a sealing mechanism disposed in the main wellbore, the sealing mechanism being configured to direct the cuttings in the fluid downhole of the sealing mechanism.