(under subclass 55.2) Devices in which the tool is forced or guided into engagement with the wall of the well pipe by means comprising a member having an angular or curvilinear surface.
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117.5+, for means for guiding an insertable element laterally of the well axis (e.g., whipstocks).
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175, Boring or Penetrating the Earth,
79+, for earth boring apparatus in which the tool shaft is advanced relative to a guide insertable in an inaccessible hole (e.g., well bore) to change the direction of advance.