Scoop for use with an anchor system for supporting a whipstock

A scoop for use in conjunction with an azimuthally orientable whipstock assembly that includes at least an orienting pin and a supplemental pin, comprising:

• an orienting member including a helical upper surface that terminates in a first pin engaging slot;
• and
• a supplemental member including at least one guide surface terminating in a second pin engaging slot;
• said orienting member and said supplemental member being concentrically engaged and axially positioned relative to each other such that when the whipstock assembly advances axially toward the scoop, the orienting pin on the whipstock assembly engages said helical upper surface and azimuthally orients the whipstock assembly at least as early as the supplemental pin on the whipstock assembly engages said supplemental member.

A method for orienting and setting a whipstock assembly, comprising:

• (a) providing a scoop having a single orienting slot, the slot having upper and lower closed ends, each end being capable of receiving and preventing azimuthal rotation of a pin;
• (b) providing an orienting pin affixed on the whipstock assembly for engaging the slot;
• (c) affixing the whipstock assembly to the scoop by advancing the orienting pin into the slot;
• (d) suspending the whipstock assembly from the scoop by engaging the upper end of the orienting slot with the orienting pin;
• (e) setting the scoop in the hole;
• and
• (f) at least partially supporting the whipstock assembly by engaging the lower end of the orienting slot with the orienting pin.

A scoop for use in conjunction with an azimuthally orientable downhole tool, comprising:

• an orienting member including a helical upper surface that terminates in a first pin engaging slot;
• and
• a supplemental member including at least one guide surface terminating in a second pin engaging slot;
• said orienting member and said supplemental member being concentrically engaged and axially positioned relative to each other such that when the downhole tool advances axially toward the scoop, an orienting pin on the downhole tool engages said helical upper surface and azimuthally orients the downhole tool at least as early as a supplemental pin on the downhole tool engages said supplemental member.

A method for orienting and setting a downhole tool, comprising:

• (a) providing a scoop having a single orienting slot, the slot having upper and lower closed ends, each end being capable of receiving and preventing azimuthal rotation of a pin;
• (b) providing an orienting pin affixed on the downhole tool for engaging the slot;
• (c) affixing the downhole tool to the scoop by advancing the orienting pin into the slot;
• (d) suspending the downhole tool from the scoop by engaging the upper end of the orienting slot with the orienting pin;
• (e) setting the scoop in the hole;
• and
• (f) at least partially supporting the downhole tool by engaging the lower end of the orienting slot with the orienting pin.