Inventors:
Joseph E. Hess - Anchorage AK, US
Neil Hepburn - Edmonton, CA
Benji Smith - Spring TX, US
John J. Guerrero - Houston TX, US
Ian W. Thackwray - Perth, AU
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. - Houston TX
International Classification:
E21B023/08
Abstract:
Subsea controlled milling apparatus and methods. In a described embodiment, a method of controlling displacement of a cutting device conveyed on a tubular string in a subterranean well includes the steps of: interconnecting an apparatus in the tubular string, the apparatus including an axial advancement device and an anchoring device; actuating the anchoring device to anchor the apparatus in the well; applying a pressure differential to the advancement device, thereby displacing the cutting device relative to the apparatus; and operating the cutting device to cut a structure in the well.