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Patent US5720356 - Method and system for drilling underbalanced radial wells utilizing a dual ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method and system of drilling multiple radial wells using underbalanced drilling, by first drilling a principal wellbore. There would then be provided a first carrier string having a deflection member on its lowermost end to a certain depth within the principal wellbore. There is then lowered a second...http://www.google.com/patents/US5720356?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5720356 - Method and system for drilling underbalanced radial wells utilizing a dual string technique in a live wellAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS5720356 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/595,594Publication dateFeb 24, 1998Filing dateFeb 1, 1996Priority dateFeb 1, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asWO1999019595A1Publication number08595594, 595594, US 5720356 A, US 5720356A, US-A-5720356, US5720356 A, US5720356AInventorsRobert GardesOriginal AssigneeGardes; RobertExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (4), Non-Patent Citations (24), Referenced by (198), Classifications (28), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and system for drilling underbalanced radial wells utilizing a dual string technique in a live well
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