Methods and apparatuses for gaining reentry below abandoned packers

A method of providing a transition from a first tubular to a second tubular in a wellbore, the method comprising:

• providing a reentry guide tool having an overshot defining a lower end of the guide tool, a reentry guide defining an upper end of the guide tool, a guide nipple connecting and providing a transition between the overshot and the reentry guide, and a deployment mechanism, wherein an uphole end of the overshot is provided over a downhole end of the guide nipple and a downhole end of the reentry guide is provided over an uphole end of the guide nipple such that the uphole end of the overshot abuts the downhole end of the reentry guide at the transition provided by the guide nipple;
• attaching the deployment mechanism of the reentry guide tool to a running tool;
• routing the running tool with the attached guide tool into the first tubular in the wellbore to a deployment site, wherein the deployment site comprises an area in the wellbore having a transition from the first tubular to the second tubular;
• attaching a grapple of the overshot of the guide tool to a location at or near the second tubular, the grapple being disposed in a bowl defining an interior space of the overshot;
• providing a transition from the first tubular to the guide tool with a bevel defining an uphole end of the reentry guide;
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• providing a transition from the guide tool to the second tubular with the overshot.