Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 43 views

    Window Cutting

    Uploaded by

    SHUBHAM SINGH
    A window is cut into the casing of a wellbore to allow sidetracking around obstructions using a permanent whipstock, which is set with a casing packer and guides a mill to cut the window. Once the window is cut, a pilot bit reams out the hole to full size to enable sidetracking past issues in the cased wellbore. Alternatively, a section mill can remove a larger length of casing when the window cut by the permanent whipstock is too small.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Window Cutting

    Uploaded by

    SHUBHAM SINGH
    43 views1 page
    A window is cut into the casing of a wellbore to allow sidetracking around obstructions using a permanent whipstock, which is set with a casing packer and guides a mill to cut the window. Once the window is cut, a pilot bit reams out the hole to full size to enable sidetracking past issues in the cased wellbore. Alternatively, a section mill can remove a larger length of casing when the window cut by the permanent whipstock is too small.

    Original Title

    Untitled

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    A window is cut into the casing of a wellbore to allow sidetracking around obstructions using a permanent whipstock, which is set with a casing packer and guides a mill to cut the window. Once the window is cut, a pilot bit reams out the hole to full size to enable sidetracking past issues in the cased wellbore. Alternatively, a section mill can remove a larger length of casing when the window cut by the permanent whipstock is too small.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    43 views1 page

    Window Cutting

    Uploaded by

    SHUBHAM SINGH
    A window is cut into the casing of a wellbore to allow sidetracking around obstructions using a permanent whipstock, which is set with a casing packer and guides a mill to cut the window. Once the window is cut, a pilot bit reams out the hole to full size to enable sidetracking past issues in the cased wellbore. Alternatively, a section mill can remove a larger length of casing when the window cut by the permanent whipstock is too small.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 1

    Window Cutting

    A slotted opening or a full section removed in the pipe lining (casing) of a well, usually made to
    permit sidetracking. A "permanent whipstock" is used mainly in cased hole for sidetracking
    around a fish or by-passing collapsed casing. A casing packer is set at the kick-off point to
    provide a base for the whipstock. The whipstock is run with a mill that will cut a "window" in
    the casing. After setting the whipstock in the required direction and shearing the retaining pin,
    the milling operation begins. Once the window has been cut, the mill is replaced by a small
    diameter pilot bit. The pilot hole is subsequently reamed out to full size. When using a
    permanent whipstock to mill a window in the casing, the window itself is often too small. It may
    be advisable to use a section mill to cut out a larger length of casing, then set a cement plug
    anddeflect the wellbore with a mud motor and bent sub.

    You might also like