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US 2008/0073073 A1Published application
Whipstock with curved ramp
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorsEvan G. Lewis, Calvin J. Stowe
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Abstract
The whipstock face below the mounting lug is initially curved with a fairly long radius to protect the whipstock body initially. After moving down the minimally sloping curved face a transition to a greater angle is presented to increase the lateral forces on the window mill and to force the mill laterally to exit the tubular through the window. The transition after the curved portion is preferably to a flat inclined surface to the ramp bottom.
Claims16
A whipstock for downhole use, comprising:
- a body having a ramp with a lower and an upper end where a portion of said ramp is curved and a portion of the ramp is at least one flat disposed on at least one slope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.