PRODUCT REPORT

September 1997 A Baker Hughes company

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

ML Whipstock System
Product No. 150-45

DESCRIPTION/APPLICATION
The ML Whipstock was specifically designed for multilateral operations to
increase ease of whipstock retrievability and improved debris manage-
ment. This unique design allows the window milling whipstock to be
cemented in place and retrieved during the same trip as the liner stub
washover operation.

OPERATION:
The ML whipstock assembly consists of the ML whipstock, excluder sub,
Whipstock
control sub, unloader valve, space-out joint, shear type disconnect,
second excluder sub, and ML drilling anchor. The assembly is run in hole
with the starter mill shear pinned to the whipstock. The anchor is landed
in the ML packer bore and the orienting profile of the drilling anchor mates
with the profile in the ML packer bore to orientate the whipstock in the
correct direction (or relation to highside). The anchor is then latched into
the packer by means of a collet latching mechanism. The starter mill is
sheared and approximately 2 ft (60 cm) of window is created. The window Upper Excluder
is completed using additional runs with the window mill and full gauge
watermelon mill. The lateral is drilled and the liner is run and cemented in Control Sub
place. The root junction is then formed by removing the top of the liner to
5 ft (1,5 m) above the window, and by washing over the remaining liner and
the whipstock with the ML washover rotary shoe. The rotary shoe engages
the control sub below the whipstock and the entire ML whipstock assembly Unloader
and liner stub are retrieved together. A cemented junction with mechanical
stability has been created and various multilateral completion equipment
can now be installed.

FEATURES/BENEFITS:
• The ML whipstock design with reduced OD minimizes the chance of Space Out
a stuck whipstock, reducing the risk of difficult and costly fishing
operations
• The ML whipstock remains in the hole throughout the window milling
and liner installation/cementing operations This reduces the number
of trips and lowers the risk of damaging the ML packer
• The ML whipstock is retrieved during the same trip as the washover
operation thus reducing the number of trips
• The ML whipstock is retrieved by means of a reliable and positive
engaging mechanism
• Secondary recovery methods are included in the design Emergency
• Equipment available for 7" (177,8 mm) and 9-5/8" (244,5 mm) sizes Shear Disconnect

Lower Excluder
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