EP0961007A3
Expandable wellbore junction
Abstract
A method of interconnecting first and second wellbores. The method comprises the steps of: forming a radially enlarged cavity (20) in the first wellbore (12) below casing (14) lining the first wellbore (12); positioning a wellbore connector (22) within the cavity (20), the wellbore connector (22) being configurable in expanded and contracted configurations; and expanding the wellbore connector (22) within the cavity (20).
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| EP0795679A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | X | Search report | 1 |
| EP0945586A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | E | Search report | 4,5 |
| US5318122A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | – |
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| EP0961007A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| EP0961007A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US6135208A | United States of America | A | |
| US6189616B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
| EP1428974A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
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| EP1428974A3 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| CA2443311C | Canada | C | |
| EP0961007B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DE69929281D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| EP1428974B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| EP1914380A1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A1 | |
| USRE41059E | United States of America | E | |
| EP1914380B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0961007
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0961007
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0961007
- Application
- 99303716
- Application, DOCDB
- 99303716
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19990303716
Titles3
- German
- Expandierbare Bohrlochverbindung
- English
- Expandable wellbore junction
- French
- Jonction expansible de puits de forage
Classification
- CPC, 10
- E21B43/103
- E21B7/061
- E21B23/06
- E21B29/06
- E21B33/12
- E21B33/1208
- E21B33/1212
- E21B33/127
- E21B41/0042
- E21B43/106
- IPC, 9
- E21B7 06
- E21B7 08
- E21B23 04
- E21B23 06
- E21B29 06
- E21B33 12
- E21B33 127
- E21B41 00
- E21B43 10
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Sweden
- Extension states, 1
- Slovenia