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AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsDean Lee, Richard Hay, Nestor Gil, Kyler Tebbutt, Rodney Schnell, Joe Hess, Tracy Grills, Barry Ryan
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A borehole network including first and second end surface locations and at least one intermediate surface location interconnected by a subterranean path, and a method for connecting a subterranean path between a first borehole including a directional section and a second borehole including a directional section. A directional drilling component is drilled in at least one of the directional sections to obtain a required proximity between the first and second boreholes. An intersecting component is drilled, utilizing magnetic ranging techniques, from one directional section to provide a borehole intersection between the first and second boreholes, thereby connecting the subterranean path.
A method for connecting a subterranean path between a first borehole and a second borehole, wherein the first borehole is comprised of a first surface location and a first borehole directional section and wherein the second borehole is comprised of a second surface location and a second borehole directional section, the method comprising:
A method for connecting a subterranean path between a target borehole and an intersecting borehole by drilling an intersecting component between the target borehole and the intersecting borehole to provide a borehole intersection, wherein the target borehole is comprised of a target borehole surface location and a target borehole directional section, wherein the intersecting borehole is comprised of an intersecting borehole surface location and an intersecting borehole directional section, and wherein a distal end of the target borehole directional section and a distal end of the intersecting borehole directional section are offset, the method comprising:
A borehole network, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.