US Patent Issued to Scientific Drilling International on Jan. 13 for "Alignable guidance device for casing entry milling and cementing operations" (American, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,114, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Scientific Drilling International Inc. (Houston).

"Alignable guidance device for casing entry milling and cementing operations" was invented by Carsten Freyer (Wienhausen, Germany) and Gerald Heisig (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of intercepting and cementing an existing well is disclosed that includes supplying an alignable guidance device including a tube section and a casing milling shoe. The alignable guidance device includes a pre-contoured tube within the casing milling shoe that terminates in an exit point and guidance sensors. The method also includes running the align...