System and technique for orienting and positioning a lateral string in a multilateral system.

摘要

A technique that is usable with a subterranean well that has a first string 15 that lines a borehole includes running a second string 30 into the well and engaging a deflecting face 42 of a deflector 40 to deflect the second string into a window 38 of the first string. The technique includes performing at least one of positioning the second string and orienting the second string using a profile 60 on the deflector downhole of the deflecting face 42.