Case History

Windowmaster G2 Whipstock System with

Glyphaloy AMT-Dressed Mills Created
Window and Drilled Rathole in Single Trip
Saved 1 day of rig time in Southeast Texas casing exit operation

In Southeast Texas, an operator drilling

in the Austin Chalk formation was using
casing exits to access additional pay
Benefits
zones. The operator needed to exit a
„„Completed the entire operation in a
75/8–in. 39 lb/ft casing that was cemented
single trip
inside a deviated hole with 9° inclination.
„„Millsheld gauge diameter after the The Baker Hughes whipstock services team
operation was completed
proposed using the WindowMaster G2™
„„Avoided additional runs to whipstock system to maximize savings for
cleanup window the customer. To perform the operation,
a bottomhole assembly (BHA) comprised
Background and challenges
of retrievable bottom-trip anchor, 6-in.
„„75/8-in. 39 lb/ft cemented casing string
WindowMaster G2 whipstock, 61/2-in.
„„Deviated well with 9° inclination Glyphaloy™-dressed SilverBack™ window
„„Texas formation in Magnolia Springs mill, 61/4-in. Advanced Milling Technology
(Austin Chalk) (AMT™) Glyphaloy carbide-dressed Glyphaloy-dressed SilverBack window mill
lower watermelon mill, 43/4-in. flex joint,
Baker Hughes solution and results
and 61/2-in. SUPERLOY™-dressed upper-
„„6-in. WindowMaster G2 whipstock watermelon mill was run in the well.
„„61/2-in.
Glyphaloy-dressed SilverBack
window mill At the required depth of 12,501 ft
6 / -in. Glyphaloy-dressed lower
„„ 1 4 (3810.3 m), orientation of the whipstock
watermelon mill face was performed with a gyro, and
„„43/4-in. flex joint the anchor setting sequence was carried
out. After anchor set was proven, a 14-ft
„„61/2-in.
SUPERLOY-dressed upper
watermelon mill (4.3-m) full gauge window was milled
through the 75/8-in. casing string and 22 ft
„„Retrievable bottom-trip anchor
(6.7 m) of rathole was drilled. The entire
„„Milled 14-ft window and 22-ft rathole operation was completed in a single trip.
in 12 hours After confirmation that the window was
clean, the milling BHA was pulled out of
hole. Both the window mill and the lower Glyphaloy-dressed lower watermelon mill
watermelon mill were still in exceptional
condition with a 1/16-in. wear on the The efficiency of the Baker Hughes
window mill and 1/32-in. wear on the upper Whipstock G2 system combined with our
watermelon mill. The lower watermelon high-performance AMT Glyphaloy cutters
mill also showed minimal wear on the helped avoid additional runs, and saved
carbide edge. the customer one day of rig time.

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