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Article: Texas Inventor Develops Downhole Diverter Apparatus
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- December 3, 2008
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 3 -- Gerald D. Lynde of Houston has developed a downhole diverter apparatus for producing a lateral. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lateral exit in a casing is formed by starting with a shaped charge to produce a semi-circular cut of about 180 degrees in the casing. A spreader tool pushes in opposed directions at opposed ends of the cut making some of the casing wall at the cut curl inwardly. A wedge shaped tool is advanced behind the curled metal to force it to collapse on itself to create a long tapered ramp that act as would a whipstock. A one trip operation is contemplated. The drill is then guided by the doubled ...