Rotary Shoe Assembely

Fishing Services
Rotary Shoes
Weatherford's rotary shoes are used to wash over tubulars that have become sand stuck,
mud stuck, or mechanically stuck and for milling over packers, retainers, and bridge plugs. Made
of specially tempered steel and dressed with Weatherford’s CustomCut™ tungsten carbide
inserts and/or crushed tungsten carbide, rotary shoes provide the ultimate in strength, durability,
cutting speed, and penetration rate. Rotary shoes are usually run on the bottom of one or more
joints of washover pipe to cut clearance between the fish and the wall of the wellbore. Rotary
shoe head designs are available in rough OD, for working in openhole wellbores, or smooth OD,
for working in cased-hole wellbores. Rotary shoes can be ordered for any length, OD, and ID to
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meet job-specific requirements, and all come with Weatherford’s MillSmart techonlogy.
Applications
— Milling over blades from stabilizers, cutters from roller-type reamers, and cones from bits
— Washing over sand-stuck, mud-stuck, or mechanically stuck tubulars
— Milling over packers, retainers, and bridge plugs
Features, Advantages and Benefits
— Rugged construction provides optimal strength and durability for long equipment life.
— Smooth OD for cased-hole wellbores reduces risk of casing damage.
— Rough OD for openhole wellbores cuts clearance between the fish and the wall of the
wellbore.
— Size range from 3 1/2- to 16-in. OD and shoe head style customization capability for milling on
the bottom, on the OD, on the ID, or any combination of the three provide versatility for a
variety of applications.
— Increased cutting speed and milling efficiency offer both cost and time savings.
MillSmart technology featuring CustomCut inserts—because each job is different
Weatherford International Ltd.

515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77027 USA
Tel: 713-693-4000
www.weatherford.com
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Fishing Services
Rotary Shoes
Applications
Type A Type B Type C

Used in open hole and inside casing. Used inside casing to wash over and cut Used inside casing for cutting metal on a
Drag-tooth type shoe for soft formations on the bottom only. Because this type fish without damaging the casing. Does
or when running a weak work string. Cuts shoe does not cut on the ID or the OD of not cut on the OD of the shoe. Cuts on
only on the bottom of the shoe. the shoe, it will not damage the casing. the bottom and the ID of the shoe.
Cuts only on the bottom of the shoe.
Type D Type E Type F

Used in open hole for washing over and Used in open hole for washing over and Used inside casing to cut metal on a fish.
cutting metal and cement with limited cutting metal, formation, or cement. Cuts Because this type shoe does not cut on
inside clearance. Does not cut on the ID on the bottom, the ID, and the OD of the the OD of the shoe, it will not damage the
of the shoe. Cuts on the bottom and the shoe. casing. Cuts on the bottom and the ID of
OD of the shoe. the shoe.
Type G Type H Type I

Used in open hole with limited outside Used for sizing and dressing off the top Used in open hole for washing over and
clearance, for washing over a fish and of a fish inside casing. Makes a tapered cutting the formation, metal, or cement
cutting metal and a limited amount of cut on the fish without damaging the with limited inside clearance. Cuts on the
cement. Because this type shoe does not casing. Does not cut on the OD of the bottom, the ID, and the OD of the shoe.
cut on the ID of the shoe, it will not shoe. Cuts on the bottom and the ID of
damage the fish. Cuts on the bottom and the shoe.
the OD of the shoe.
Weatherford International Ltd.

515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77027 USA
Tel: 713-693-4000
www.weatherford.com
Fishing Services
Rotary Shoes
Applications (continued)
Type J Type K
Used inside casing for cutting metal on Used in open hole for washing over and
the fish. Because this type shoe does not cutting formation only. Does not cut on
cut on the OD of the shoe, it does not the ID of the shoe. Cuts on the bottom
damage the casing. Cuts on the bottom and the OD of the shoe.
and the ID of the shoe.
Type L Type M
Used in open hole or inside casing for Used inside casing for washing over and
washing over and/or cutting formation cutting only on the bottom. Does not cut
only. Does not cut on the OD or the ID of on the OD or the ID of the shoe. Cuts
the shoe. Cuts only on the bottom of the only on the bottom of the shoe.
shoe.
Weatherford International Ltd. Weatherford products and services are subject to the Company’s standard terms and conditions, available on request or
515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 600 at www.weatherford.com. For more information contact an authorized Weatherford representative. Unless noted
Houston, Texas 77027 USA otherwise, trademarks and service marks herein are the property of Weatherford. Specifications are subject to change
Tel: 713-693-4000 without notice.
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MillSmart technology featuring CustomCut inserts—because each job is different

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Type A Type B Type C

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Type G Type H Type I

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