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US 12,607,097 B2Granted
Multilateral downhole assembly employing degradable material to couple its multilateral deflector assembly and running tool
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsBrian Williams Cho, Jamie Revelle Weber
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Abstract
Provided is a multilateral downhole assembly, a well system, and a method. The multilateral downhole assembly, in one aspect, includes a multilateral deflector assembly, the multilateral deflector assembly including a deflector body having a deflector face and an opening extending therethrough, and a running tool, the running tool coupled to the multilateral deflector assembly using a degradable material coupling mechanism, the degradable material coupling mechanism configured to degrade over time and allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly.
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A multilateral downhole assembly, comprising:
- a multilateral deflector assembly, the multilateral deflector assembly including a deflector body having a deflector face and an opening extending therethrough;
- and
- a running tool, the running tool coupled to the multilateral deflector assembly using a degradable material coupling mechanism, the degradable material coupling mechanism configured to degrade over time and allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly, further including an expandable metal anchor positioned on a radial exterior surface of the deflector body, the expandable metal anchor including a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis to axially and rotationally fix the multilateral deflector assembly within a wellbore tubular, wherein the degradable material coupling mechanism is a metal based degradable material coupling mechanism wherein the metal based degradable material coupling mechanism is an expandable metal coupling mechanism configured to expand in response to hydrolysis and then degrade to allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly.
A well system, comprising:
- a main wellbore located within a subterranean formation;
- a lateral wellbore extending from the main wellbore;
- and
- a multilateral deflector assembly located in the main wellbore proximate a junction between the main wellbore and the lateral wellbore, the multilateral deflector assembly including:
- a deflector body having a deflector face and an opening extending therethrough;
- and
- a running tool, the running tool coupled to the multilateral deflector assembly using a degradable material coupling mechanism, the degradable material coupling mechanism configured to degrade over time and allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly further including an expandable metal anchor positioned on a radial exterior surface of the deflector body, the expandable metal anchor including a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis to axially and rotationally fix the multilateral deflector assembly within a wellbore tubular, wherein the degradable material coupling mechanism is a metal based degradable material coupling mechanism, wherein the metal based degradable material coupling mechanism is an expandable metal coupling mechanism configured to expand in response to hydrolysis and then degrade to allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly.
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A method for forming a well system, comprising:
- forming a main wellbore within a subterranean formation;
- forming a lateral wellbore off of the main wellbore;
- and
- positioning a multilateral deflector assembly in the main wellbore proximate a junction between the main wellbore and the lateral wellbore, the multilateral deflector assembly including:
- a deflector body having a deflector face and an opening extending therethrough;
- and
- a running tool, the running tool coupled to the multilateral deflector assembly using a degradable material coupling mechanism, the degradable material coupling mechanism configured to degrade over time and allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly, further including an expandable metal anchor positioned on a radial exterior surface of the deflector body, the expandable metal anchor including a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis to axially and rotationally fix the multilateral deflector assembly within a wellbore tubular, wherein the degradable material coupling mechanism is a metal based degradable material coupling mechanism, wherein the metal based degradable material coupling mechanism is an expandable metal coupling mechanism configured to expand in response to hydrolysis and then degrade to allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly.
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A multilateral downhole assembly, comprising:
- a multilateral deflector assembly, the multilateral deflector assembly including a deflector body having a deflector face and an opening extending therethrough;
- and
- a running tool, the running tool coupled to the multilateral deflector assembly using a degradable material coupling mechanism, the degradable material coupling mechanism configured to degrade over time and allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly, further including an expandable metal anchor positioned on a radial exterior surface of the deflector body, the expandable metal anchor including a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis to axially and rotationally fix the multilateral deflector assembly within a wellbore tubular, wherein the degradable material coupling mechanism is a metal based degradable material coupling mechanism, wherein the expandable metal coupling mechanism and the expandable metal anchor are a single unitary layer of expandable metal including the metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis, the single unitary layer of expandable metal configured to degrade to allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly while forming an expanded metal anchor to axially and rotationally fix the multilateral deflector assembly within a wellbore tubular.
A well system, comprising:
- a main wellbore located within a subterranean formation;
- a lateral wellbore extending from the main wellbore;
- and
- a multilateral deflector assembly located in the main wellbore proximate a junction between the main wellbore and the lateral wellbore, the multilateral deflector assembly including:
- a deflector body having a deflector face and an opening extending therethrough;
- and
- a running tool, the running tool coupled to the multilateral deflector assembly using a degradable material coupling mechanism, the degradable material coupling mechanism configured to degrade over time and allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly, further including an expandable metal anchor positioned on a radial exterior surface of the deflector body, the expandable metal anchor including a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis to axially and rotationally fix the multilateral deflector assembly within a wellbore tubular, wherein the degradable material coupling mechanism is a metal based degradable material coupling mechanism, wherein the expandable metal coupling mechanism and the expandable metal anchor are a single unitary layer of expandable metal including the metal configured to expand in response to the single unitary layer of expandable metal configured to degrade to allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly while forming an expanded metal anchor to axially and rotationally fix the multilateral deflector assembly within a wellbore tubular.
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A method for forming a well system, comprising:
- forming a main wellbore within a subterranean formation;
- forming a lateral wellbore off of the main wellbore;
- and
- positioning a multilateral deflector assembly in the main wellbore proximate a junction between the main wellbore and the lateral wellbore, the multilateral deflector assembly including:
- a deflector body having a deflector face and an opening extending therethrough;
- and
- a running tool, the running tool coupled to the multilateral deflector assembly using a degradable material coupling mechanism, the degradable material coupling mechanism configured to degrade over time and allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly, further including an expandable metal anchor positioned on a radial exterior surface of the deflector body, the expandable metal anchor including a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis to axially and rotationally fix the multilateral deflector assembly within a wellbore tubular, wherein the degradable material coupling mechanism is a metal based degradable material coupling mechanism, wherein the expandable metal coupling mechanism and the expandable metal anchor are a single unitary layer of expandable metal including the metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis, the single unitary layer of expandable metal configured to degrade to allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly while forming an expanded metal anchor to axially and rotationally fix the multilateral deflector assembly within a wellbore tubular.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.