METHOD OF DRILLING AND COMPLETING MULTIPLE WELLBORES INSIDE A SINGLE CAISSON

A method and apparatus for drilling and completing multiple wellbores from a single drilling rig and from within a single wellhead is provided. In one embodiment, a template is disposed at a predetermined location downhole within a casing. In one aspect, a first casing string is lowered with the tem...

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Hauptverfasser: GLASER, MARK C, ALLEN, JACK R, FERGUSON, GERALD M, ALVAREZ, RALPH A, MCADAMS, MARLON, ROGERS, DAN E
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Sprache:eng ; fre
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for drilling and completing multiple wellbores from a single drilling rig and from within a single wellhead is provided. In one embodiment, a template is disposed at a predetermined location downhole within a casing. In one aspect, a first casing string is lowered with the template to the predetermined location and disposed within a first wellbore. A second wellbore may be drilled through a bore in the template. A second casing string may then be lowered through the bore into the second wellbore. In another embodiment, at least t wo wellbores are drilled and completed from a surface casing having a crossover portion.