Whipstock for use with a mill bit including varying material removal rates
Provided is a whipstock and well system. The whipstock, in one aspect, includes a coupling section having a first radius of curvature, the coupling section configured to engage with a mill bit when running in hole. The whipstock, in accordance with this aspect, further includes a casing breakthrough section having a second radius of curvature, and a controlled exit section having a third radius of curvature, wherein the second radius of curvature is less than the third radius of curvature.
1 . A whipstock, comprising:
a coupling section having a first radius of curvature, the coupling section configured to engage with a mill bit when running in hole;
a casing breakthrough section having a second radius of curvature; and
a controlled exit section having a third radius of curvature, wherein the casing breakthrough section is located between the coupling section and the controlled exit section, and further wherein the second radius of curvature is less than the third radius of curvature and the third radius of curvature is less than the first radius of curvature.
2 . The whipstock as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second radius of curvature is at least 5% less than the third radius of curvature.
3 . The whipstock as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second radius of curvature is at least 10% less than the third radius of curvature.
4 . The whipstock as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second radius of curvature is at least 25% less than the third radius of curvature.
5 . The whipstock as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second radius of curvature is less than the first radius of curvature.
6 . The whipstock as recited in claim 1 , wherein the coupling section has a first ramp rate, the casing breakthrough section has a second ramp rate, and the controlled exit section has a third ramp rate.
7 . The whipstock as recited in claim 6 , wherein the first ramp rate is less than the second ramp rate but greater than the third ramp rate.
8 . The whipstock as recited in claim 7 , wherein the second ramp rate is at least six times the first ramp rate.
9 . The whipstock as recited in claim 8 , wherein the controlled exit section includes a downhole portion with a downhole portion ramp rate and an uphole portion with an uphole portion ramp rate, and further wherein a downhole portion ramp rate is less than an uphole portion ramp rate.
10 . A well system, comprising:
a wellbore extending through one or more subterranean formations;
wellbore casing located in at least a portion of the wellbore;
a whipstock located within the wellbore radially inside of the wellbore casing, the whipstock including:
a coupling section having a first radius of curvature, the coupling section configured to engage with a mill bit when running in hole;
a casing breakthrough section having a second radius of curvature; and
a controlled exit section having a third radius of curvature, wherein the casing breakthrough section is located between the coupling section and the controlled exit section, and further wherein the second radius of curvature is less than the third radius of curvature and the third radius of curvature is less than the first radius of curvature; and
a bottom hole assembly extending within the wellbore adjacent the whipstock.
11 . The well system as recited in claim 10 , wherein the second radius of curvature is at least 5% less than the third radius of curvature.
12 . The well system as recited in claim 10 , wherein the second radius of curvature is at least 10% less than the third radius of curvature.
13 . The well system as recited in claim 10 , wherein the second radius of curvature is at least 25% less than the third radius of curvature.
14 . The well system as recited in claim 10 , wherein the second radius of curvature is less than the first radius of curvature.
15 . The well system as recited in claim 10 , wherein the coupling section has a first ramp rate, the casing breakthrough section has a second ramp rate, and the controlled exit section has a third ramp rate.
16 . The well system as recited in claim 10 , wherein the first ramp rate is less than the second ramp rate but greater than the third ramp rate.
17 . The well system as recited in claim 16 , wherein the second ramp rate is at least six times the first ramp rate.
18 . The well system as recited in claim 17 , wherein the controlled exit section includes a downhole portion with a downhole portion ramp rate and an uphole portion with an uphole portion ramp rate, and further wherein a downhole portion ramp rate is less than an uphole portion ramp rate.
19 . The well system as recited in claim 10 , further including a lateral wellbore extending from the wellbore proximate the whipstock.
20 . The well system as recited in claim 10 , further including a mill bit located proximate the whipstock, the mill bit including:
a tubular having an uphole end and a downhole end;
a first cutting section having one or more first cutting surfaces disposed about the tubular, the first cutting section having a first material removal rate and configured to engage with wellbore casing disposed within a wellbore; and
a second cutting section having one or more second cutting surfaces disposed about the tubular, the second cutting section having a second material removal rate less than the first material removal rate and configured to engage with a whipstock disposed within the wellbore.
21 . A whipstock, comprising:
a coupling section having a first radius of curvature and a first ramp rate, the coupling section configured to engage with a mill bit when running in hole;
a casing breakthrough section having a second radius of curvature and a second ramp rate; and
a controlled exit section having a third radius of curvature and a third ramp rate, wherein the casing breakthrough section is located between the coupling section and the controlled exit section, and further wherein the first ramp rate is less than the second ramp rate but greater than the third ramp rate, and wherein the second radius of curvature is less than the third radius of curvature.