Claims
- 1. A well comprising a casing string having a pre-milled window casing section defining a window and an orientation means for directing a tool downwardly through the casing and out of said window,said casing string including a concentric whip pack sleeve inserted in said window casing section for preventing foreign matter from entering said window while said whip pack sleeve is installed.
- 2. A well casing string having an orientation sub for orienting a selectively insertable whip stock having an orientation nipple,said orientation sub including an orientation ring having a slot welded to an interior portion of said orientation sub, said orientation ring having a whip pack orientation slot for orienting a whip stock, whereby when said whip stock is tripped into said casing, said whip stock orientation nipple will engage said orientation ring slot to align said whip stock relative to said orientation slot.
- 3. The well casing string of claim 2, further comprising a window casing section in said casing string to define an opening in said casing for accessing the earth surrounding an exterior of said casing string.
- 4. The well casing string of claim 3, further comprising:a whippack sleeve selectively insertable in said window casing section for preventing foreign matter from entering said window while said whippack sleeve is inserted in said window casing section while said whippack sleeve is installed.
- 5. The well casing string of claim 4, further including a drill selectively insertable in said casing, wherein said whipstock directs said drill into said window to engage the earth surrounding the exterior of said window casing section.
- 6. A method of establishing a well comprising the steps of:a) providing a length of casing; b) providing a section of casing having a pre-milled window and an inner whippack sleeve; c) providing said whippack sleeve with grease and covering material; d) attaching said pre-milled window casing section to said casing.
- 7. The method of claim 6, further including the steps of:e) providing an orientation sub having an orientation ring and a shear sleeve attached to an inner surface of said orientation sub, and a spacer shear sub shear pinned to said shear sleeve.
- 8. The method of claim 7, further including the steps of:f) providing said spacer shear sub with a gyro orientation slot; g) attaching said orientation sub to said casing; h) providing an on-off stinger attached to said spacer shear sub; i) providing a valve box having at least one valve at the bottom of said casing; j) providing a lower on-off stinger tool to an upper portion of said valve box.
- 9. The method of claim 8, further including the steps of:k) drilling a well of a predetermined depth and angle; l) inserting said casing in said well; m) inserting an orientation tool into said casing until said tool mates with said orientation slot; n) orienting said window in a desired orientation; o) removing said orientation tool.
- 10. The method of claim 9, further including the steps of:p) inserting a tool catcher and hose into said casing until said tool catcher engages said on-off stinger; q) shearing said pins between said shear sleeve and said spacer shear sub; r) trip said tool catcher and said on-off stinger and said spacer shear sub to a bottom portion of said casing.
- 11. The method of claim 10, further including the steps of:s) engaging said spacer shear sub with said lower on-off stinger; t) establishing a flow of water through said hose through said tool catcher through said lower on-off stinger and into said valve box and out from said casing to said well surrounding said casing; u) flowing cement through said hose to displace said water in said hose and in an annulus surrounding said casing string; v) halting said flow of said cement after displacing said water.
- 12. The method of claim 11, further including the steps of:w) removing said lower on-off stinger from said valve box; x) removing said whippack spacer sleeve; y) inserting a whipstock having an orientation nipple into said casing; z) mating said orientation sub with said orientation slot to align said whipstock with said window; aa) inserting a drill tool through said casing and through said window.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 60/107,976 filed Nov. 12, 1998, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (18)
Provisional Applications (1)
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