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Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 05, 2016
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Matthew Bradley Stokes, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Borisa Lajesic, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/12 (2006.01); E21B 19/24 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/002 (2013.01); E21B 7/061 (2013.01); E21B 19/24 (2013.01); E21B 41/0035 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes introducing a bullnose assembly into a main bore of a wellbore, the bullnose assembly including a body and a bullnose tip actuatable between a default configuration, where a collet body forming part of the bullnose tip exhibits a first diameter, and an actuated configuration, where the collet body exhibits a second diameter different than the first diameter. The bullnose assembly is then advanced to a deflector arranged within the main bore and defining a first channel that exhibits a predetermined diameter and communicates with a lower portion of the main bore, and a second channel that communicates with a lateral bore. The bullnose assembly is then directed into either the lower portion of the main bore or the lateral bore based on a diameter of the collet body as compared to the predetermined diameter.


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