CA2594603A1 - Method of using an orientation mule shoe to enter a previously-installed tubular in a lateral - Google Patents

Method of using an orientation mule shoe to enter a previously-installed tubular in a lateral Download PDF

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CA2594603A1
CA2594603A1 CA002594603A CA2594603A CA2594603A1 CA 2594603 A1 CA2594603 A1 CA 2594603A1 CA 002594603 A CA002594603 A CA 002594603A CA 2594603 A CA2594603 A CA 2594603A CA 2594603 A1 CA2594603 A1 CA 2594603A1
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Joseph H. Cassidy
Vance E. Nixon
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing, or removing tools, packers or the like in the boreholes or wells
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing, or removing tools, packers or the like in the boreholes or wells
    • E21B23/004—Indexing systems for guiding relative movement between telescoping parts of downhole tools
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B23/00—Apparatus for displacing, setting, locking, releasing, or removing tools, packers or the like in the boreholes or wells
    • E21B23/08—Introducing or running tools by fluid pressure, e.g. through-the-flow-line tool systems
    • E21B23/12—Tool diverters
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/0035—Apparatus or methods for multilateral well technology, e.g. for the completion of or workover on wells with one or more lateral branches

Abstract

A method of entering a previously-installed tubular in a lateral borehole from a primary borehole connected to the lateral borehole includes passing a downhole tool from the primary borehole into the lateral borehole, actuating an orientation mule shoe coupled to the downhole tool to lift the nose portion of the downhole tool into alignment with the tubular in the lateral borehole, and inserting the nose portion of the downhole tool into the tubular.

Claims (16)

1. A method of entering a previously-installed tubular in a lateral borehole from a primary borehole connected to the lateral borehole, comprising:
passing a downhole tool from the primary borehole into the lateral borehole;
actuating an orientation mule shoe coupled to the downhole tool to lift a nose portion of the downhole tool into alignment with the tubular in the lateral borehole; and inserting the nose portion of the downhole tool into the tubular.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein actuating the orientation mule shoe comprises bringing a leading face of the orientation mule shoe into contact with an opposing face of the tubular.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein bringing the leading face of the orientation mule shoe into contact with the opposing face of the tubular comprises bringing a flat portion of the leading face into contact with the opposing face of the tubular.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein actuating the orientation mule shoe comprises rotating the orientation mule shoe along a helical path.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein rotating the orientation mule shoe along the helical path comprises overcoming a biasing force applied against the orientation mule shoe.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein overcoming the biasing force comprises applying an end load to the downhole tool.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein passing the downhole tool from the primary borehole to the lateral borehole comprises lowering the downhole tool into the primary borehole.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising coupling the orientation mule shoe to the nose portion of the downhole tool prior to lowering the downhole tool into the primary borehole.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the tubular is eccentric with the lateral borehole.
10. A downhole tool for entering a previously-installed tubular in a lateral borehole of a multilateral well, comprising:
a downhole tool body sized for insertion into the tubular; and an orientation mule shoe coupled to a nose portion of the downhole tool body and rotatable to lift the nose portion into alignment with the tubular.
11. The downhole tool of claim 10, wherein the orientation mule shoe is rotatable along a helical path.
12. The downhole tool of claim 10, wherein the orientation mule shoe is inserted in a sleeve having an internal helical groove.
13. The downhole tool of claim 12, wherein the orientation mule shoe includes a pin which slidably engages the helical groove.
14. The downhole tool of claim 12, wherein the sleeve is adapted to be coupled to the nose portion of the downhole tool.
15. The downhole tool of claim 12, further comprising a spring which applies a biasing force against the orientation mule shoe such that the orientation mule shoe extends from the sleeve.
16. The downhole tool of claim 10, wherein a leading face of the orientation mule shoe includes a flat portion and a tapered or arcuate portion for achieving different positions of the orientation mule shoe with respect to the tubular.
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