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Apparatus and methods are provided for completing a wellbore junction. In one embodiment described herein, a lateral wellbore junction is sealed utilizing an apparatus assembled within the well. The apparatus may include multiple housings which are engaged with each other to form a sealed assembly w

Apparatus and methods are provided for completing a wellbore junction. In one embodiment described herein, a lateral wellbore junction is sealed utilizing an apparatus assembled within the well. The apparatus may include multiple housings which are engaged with each other to form a sealed assembly with flow passages extending into the lateral wellbore, and upper and lower portions of a parent wellbore. Associated sealing devices and flexible couplings are also provided.

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[ What is claimed is:] [30.] A method of completing a wellbore junction, the method comprising the steps of:positioning a first housing relative to the wellbore junction, the first housing having a first flow passage formed therein;rotationally interlocking a sidewall of a second housing to the firs

[ What is claimed is:] [30.] A method of completing a wellbore junction, the method comprising the steps of:positioning a first housing relative to the wellbore junction, the first housing having a first flow passage formed therein;rotationally interlocking a sidewall of a second housing to the first housing, a second flow passage formed in the second housing extending through the sidewall and communicating with the first flow passage; andpreventing rotation of the second housing relative to the first housing past a position in which the first and second flow passages are aligned utilizing a stop member attached to the second housing.