Patent ID: 9260945
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. A wellbore system, comprising: an upper deflector arranged within a main bore of a wellbore and defining first and second channels; a lower deflector arranged within the main bore and spaced from the upper deflector by a predetermined distance, the lower deflector defining a first conduit that exhibits a predetermined diameter and communicates with a lower portion of the main bore and a second conduit that communicates with a lateral bore; and a bullnose assembly including a body and a bullnose tip arranged at a distal end of the body, the bullnose assembly being actuatable between a default configuration and an actuated configuration to vary a length and a diameter of the bullnose tip, wherein the upper and lower deflectors direct the bullnose assembly into one of the lateral bore and the lower portion of the main bore based on the length and the diameter of the bullnose tip as compared to the predetermined distance and the predetermined diameter, respectively.