US5287921A
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Method and apparatus for setting a whipstock
Assignee: TESTERS Inc
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Filing: 1993-01-11
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Granted: 1994-02-22
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Expires: 2013-01-11
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for setting a whipstock in a subsurface well conduit using a combination of an accelerator tool, jar tool, and setting tool, and a whipstock being shearingly carried by the setting tool, and using the jar tool to shear and separate the whipstock from the setting tool.
Inventors
- 👤 Curtis G. Blount
- 👤 Charles M. Hightower
- 👤 Charles D. Hailey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:15
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B7/00; E21B7/04; E21B7/06; E21B7/061; E21B23/00; E21B29/00; E21B29/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
194 words
In a method for setting a whipstock onto a packer in a wellbore, the improvement comprising providing a coiled tubing injection unit carrying coiled tubing for insertion into a well conduit in said wellbore, providing at one end of said coiled tubing a tool combination comprising an accelerator tool followed by a jar tool followed by a setting tool which setting tool carries said whipstock that is to be set onto said packer, said accelerator tool being connected to said coiled tubing and the remaining tools being carried below said accelerator in the order aforesaid, said whipstock being carried by said setting tool by a shear means, passing said tool combination into said wellbore by said coiled tubing until said whipstock is set on said packer, said jar tool being such that when actuated it delivers a sudden jarring impact to said setting tool, actuating said jar tool after said whipstock is set onto said packer to shear said shear means and physically separate said setting tool from said whipstock, and employing said accelerator tool to enhance said jarring impact on said setting tool and essentially insulate said coiled tubing from said jarring impact.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
194 words
In a method for setting a whipstock onto a packer in a wellbore, the improvement comprising providing a coiled tubing injection unit carrying coiled tubing for insertion into a well conduit in said wellbore, providing at one end of said coiled tubing a tool combination comprising an accelerator tool followed by a jar tool followed by a setting tool which setting tool carries said whipstock that is to be set onto said packer, said accelerator tool being connected to said coiled tubing and the remaining tools being carried below said accelerator in the order aforesaid, said whipstock being carried by said setting tool by a shear means, passing said tool combination into said wellbore by said coiled tubing until said whipstock is set on said packer, said jar tool being such that when actuated it delivers a sudden jarring impact to said setting tool, actuating said jar tool after said whipstock is set onto said packer to shear said shear means and physically separate said setting tool from said whipstock, and employing said accelerator tool to enhance said jarring impact on said setting tool and essentially insulate said coiled tubing from said jarring impact.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
86 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said coiled tubing and tool combination have interconnected internal conduits and said setting tool has at least one aperture thereby to allow fluid to pass through said coiled tubing and tool combination out of said setting tool by way of said at least one aperture and into said wellbore outside said tool combination, and circulating a first fluid through said coiled tubing - tool combination to replace a second fluid already present in said wellbore outside said tool combination.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 2 wherein said first fluid is drilling fluid and said second fluid is packer fluid.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
37 words
A method according to claims 1, 2, or 3 further comprising removing said coiled tubing and tool combination from said wellbore, and thereafter milling a window in said well conduit in the vicinity of said set whipstock.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 4 wherein said window is milled using said coiled tubing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein a weight means is employed between said jar tool and said accelerator tool to enhance said jarring impact.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
65 words
Apparatus for setting a whipstock onto a packer in a wellbore comprising in combination an accelerator tool that both enhance and insulates against jarring impact, a jar tool carried by said accelerator tool that can be set to deliver a jarring impact, a setting tool carried by said jar tool, said setting tool carrying a shear means, and a whipstock carried by said shear means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
65 words
Apparatus for setting a whipstock onto a packer in a wellbore comprising in combination an accelerator tool that both enhance and insulates against jarring impact, a jar tool carried by said accelerator tool that can be set to deliver a jarring impact, a setting tool carried by said jar tool, said setting tool carrying a shear means, and a whipstock carried by said shear means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said accelerator tool is carried by coiled tubing and said accelerator tool essentially insulates said coiled tubing from said jarring impact while enhancing said jarring impact on said setting tool.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said setting tool has at least one aperture therein for fluid communication between an interior space in said setting tool and the exterior of said setting tool.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus according to claim 7 wherein a weight means is employed between said jar tool and said accelerator tool, and said setting tool carries at least one centralizer for centering and protecting same when in use in a well.
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