Patent ID: 9644459
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: E21B

Claim:
1. A method for placing a wellbore liner in a lateral wellbore extending from a main wellbore, the method comprising: (i) supporting a liner on a running tool, the running tool having an uphole end through which the running tool is manipulated from surface and a key protruding from the uphole end for locating a V-shaped downhole end of a window beyond which the lateral wellbore extends; (ii) manipulating the running tool to run the liner into the lateral wellbore; (iii) employing the running tool key both (a) to locate the V-shaped downhole end of the window leading to the lateral wellbore and (b) to drive both the running tool and the liner supported on the running tool to be rotated within the lateral wellbore to reposition the liner in the lateral wellbore; (iv) releasing the liner from the running tool such that the liner is adjacent the window; and (v) withdrawing the running tool including the key from the wellbore.