| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 175062000 | Boring horizontal bores | 23 |
| 20130062125 | Apparatus and Method for Lateral Well Drilling - A downhole tool assembly for cutting laterally into an earthen formation from a wellbore. The downhole tool assembly includes a flexible tubing circumscribing a series of interconnectable drive segments which can rotate in at least 2 axes on each end, wherein the flexible tubing forms at least one tubular member inner passageway. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20090236146 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR TRENCHLESS CONDUIT INSTALLATION - An improved machine and method of horizontal drilling is disclosed wherein the machine includes a device for producing a continuous length of conduit that surrounds the drill string for simultaneous boring and positioning of the conduit. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090101414 | Apparatus and Method for Conveyance and Control of a High Pressure Hose in Jet Drilling Operations - A jetting hose is conveyed downhole retracted within a tubing string for jetting lateral boreholes from a main wellbore, is released at the jetting depth and pumped from the tubing string and into a lateral borehole with jetting fluid. A piston is secured to the upper end of the jetting hose, and the pumped jetting fluid drives the piston. A speed control regulates the penetration rate of the jetting hose into the formation independent of the tubing string weight. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20110168448 | DRILLING OUT CASING BITS WITH OTHER CASING BITS - The drilling of a casing bit and any other equipment in the casing with another casing bit where at least two casing bits of different diameter and having associated casing sections may be assembled to form a drilling assembly for drilling subterranean formations, the at least two casing bits and casing sections are arranged in a telescoping relationship. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20100270080 | Apparatus and Method for Lateral Well Drilling - An apparatus and method for penetrating earth strata surrounding a wellbore including a nozzle assembly, a flexible tubing connected to the nozzle assembly, and a means to position the nozzle assembly downhole in a substantially horizontal direction into earthen strata, such that the nozzle assembly is connected to one end of the flexible tubing. Embodiments can provide horizontal jetting into the earth's strata from both cased and uncased wells utilizing a rotating, swirling, pulsing or cavitating nozzles which can keep a relatively cuttings free downhole environment. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100139982 | Method and Apparatus for Establishing a Manual Governor Control Setting in an Electro-Hydraulic System - An horizontal directional drilling (HDD) system having dynamically scalable control settings is disclosed. Such a system can include a drill pipe configured to attach to a boring tool, a user control having an input device moveable in position along an input range, the user control configured to output a control signal proportional to the position of the input device along the input range, a pump having an output range, the pump configured to move the drill pipe at various output levels over the output range based on the control signal, and a controller coupled to the user control and the pump, the controller configured to execute program instructions stored in memory to cause the HDD system to: perform drilling operations in a first control setting in which the output range of the pump corresponds to the input range of the user control and changes in output of the pump are proportional to positional changes of the input device along the input range, and perform drilling operations in a second control setting in which the output range of the pump is limited by a output limit and changes in output of the pump are proportionally scaled to positional changes of the input device along the input range. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20080257604 | Conduit, manufacture thereof and fusion process therefor - A method for fusing a first conduit section to a second conduit section, each including at least one bell portion with a first end and a second end and having a bell portion inside dimension greater at the second end of the bell portion than at the first end of the bell portion. The method includes: heating and melting at least a portion of each of the second end of the bell portion of the first conduit section and the second end of the bell portion of the second conduit section; and fusing the first conduit section and the second conduit section by engaging the second end of the bell portion of the first conduit section with the second end of the bell portion of the second conduit section, thereby creating a fused conduit system having a fused joint area. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100187012 | Method and Apparatus for Laterally Drilling Through a Subterranean Formation - An internally rotating nozzle for facilitating drilling through a subterranean formation is rotatably mounted internally within a housing connected to a hose for receiving high pressure fluid. The rotor includes at least two tangential jets oriented off of center for ejecting fluid to generate torque and rotate the rotor and cut a substantially cylindrical tunnel in the subterranean formation. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100181113 | HORIZONTAL WATERJET DRILLING METHOD - A method and apparatus for completing a lateral channel in a subterranean formation using a flexible hose with a waterjet that may be directed down a well casing and into a waterjet guide. The waterjet guide has a diverter assembly configured to receive and divert the flexible hose in a shortened radius. The diverter assembly includes an inlet curvature and a pivot curvature, where the pivot curvature pivots between stowed and deployed configurations in response to forces provided through a mandrel assembly communicably coupled thereto. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20090038854 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRILLING WELLBORES - A system and method are provided for drilling a wellbore. The wellbore is formed with a drilling tool that cuts through a formation. A pumping system removes cuttings from the drilling tool and also transports the cuttings along at least a portion of the wellbore formed behind the drilling tool. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090032307 | Coiled Tubing Drilling System - A drilling rig for drilling an underground borehole ( | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090321140 | REAMER AND METHODS FOR DIRECTIONAL DRILLING - A reamer for underground boring is provided. The reamer includes at least: (a) a center mandrel, wherein the center mandrel defines a mandrel axis; (b) a plurality of radial members extending radially from the center mandrel; (c) a plurality of cutting heads, wherein each of the cutting heads: (i) is supported by at least one of the radial members; (ii) is arcuately spaced-apart around the center mandrel from the other cutting heads; (iii) has a rounded surface; and (d) a plurality of cutting teeth on the rounded surface of each of the cutting heads. A method of horizontal drilling with the reamer is also provided. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090218143 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING EXTENDED LATERAL CHANNEL WELL STIMULATION EQUIPMENT - Disclosed is a movable boring assembly and a boring tool positioner for drilling a plurality of holes in a well casing and jetting a well production zone through the plurality of holes. All of the holes can be drilled in the casing at different angular positions, as well as different levels within the casing. The drilling tool can then be removed and a perforation jet can be reliably and accurately reoriented into the drilled holes to perforate a production zone in multiple directions and at multiple levels. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090255732 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LATERAL WELL DRILLING WITH ENHANCED CAPABILITY FOR CLEARING CUTTINGS AND OTHER PARTICLES - Apparatus for clearing particles from a lateral drilling operation in strata beside a well. The drilling apparatus is part of a down hole unit and is configured for extending from a lateral opening of the unit into a lateral passage in the adjacent strata, and the operation of the drilling apparatus discharges particles from the lateral passage toward the lateral opening. The invention deflects or redirects the particles discharged from the lateral passage, away from the lateral opening, to prevent clogging or blocking of an internal passage or elbow through the down hole unit, using a pressurized fluid such as a gas or an emulsion. The pressurized fluid can also be configured for carrying the particles upwardly through the well to the surface, and for reducing or removing a hydrostatic head in the well. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090000824 | Tools and technology of radical and level drilling/well completion under ultra-short radius - The invention relates to a field of extracting petroleum, particularly to tools and technology of radical and level drilling/well completion under ultra-short radius. The tools of the invention are involved with a deflecting drill tool and level drill tool. The deflecting drill tool consists of a deflecting rotary assembly, flexible drill pipe, directional follow-up tube, tail tube for deflecting drill tool, and drill pipe nipple joints; The level tool consists of a level rotary assembly, the flexible drill pipe, quick couplings, the directional follow-up tube, a tail tube for level drill tool, the drill pipe nipple joint, an adjusting nipple joint, a recessed left hand thread bushing, and convex left hand thread coupling and characterized in that: a triangle backing block is installed on outside of a casing of the deflecting rotary assembly. Rear end of the deflecting rotary assembly is connected with the flexible drill pipe by means of nuts. Splines matched with each other are provided at the level rotary assembly and the flexible drill pipe. The tail tube for level drill tool has a recessed left hand thread bushing and convex left hand thread coupling; Each of the flexible drill pipe is 140˜150 mm long. An external spline is set at the front of an inner ball and an internal spline is installed on the main body of the flexible drill pipe fixing tight with the nut. A body of the inner ball is situated in a ball bowl and in frontal part of the main body of the flexible drill pipe. Any single section of the flexible drill pipe may bend 3°-6° spacing between slots is 100-110 mm, width of the slot is 3.5-4 mm. This invention is featured level drilling under ultra-short radius with more accurate drilling, more convenient service and easier assembling. It is not only time and labor saving but also easy and convenient in service when the invention is adopted. The invention can be applied in fields of oil extraction, gas and running water. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100282518 | DRAINAGE METHOD FOR MULTILAYER RESERVOIRS - A method of determining the arrangement of lateral boreholes to be drilled from a main borehole that traverses an underground reservoir comprising at least two layers of different fluid mobility, the method comprising:
| 11-11-2010 |
| 20090173544 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LATERAL WELL DRILLING UTILIZING AN ABRASIVE FLUID STREAM DISCHARGED FROM A ROTATING NOZZLE - A method and apparatus for penetrating a side of a well casing and/or drilling into earth strata surrounding the well casing, utilizing a rotating fluid discharge nozzle, and an abrasive introduced into the fluid downstream of apparatus for rotating the nozzle. Apparatus for rotating the nozzle can include a motor operable by pressurized fluid, or another suitable rotating power source The introduction of the abrasives will not adversely affect or harm the apparatus for rotating the nozzle, yet will provide the enhanced drilling capability. The abrasive stream can be used for drilling or cutting through a metal well casing, as well as cement and the adjacent strata. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20080314643 | Drilling System and Methods of Drilling Lateral Boreholes - A drilling system, comprising: a drilling machine ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20110155469 | Apparatus and Method for Positioning Extended Lateral Channel Well Stimulation Equipment - Disclosed is a movable boring assembly and a boring tool positioner for drilling a plurality of holes in a well casing and jetting a well production zone through the plurality of holes. All of the holes can be drilled in the casing at different angular positions, as well as different levels within the casing. The drilling tool can then be removed and a perforation jet can be reliably and accurately reoriented into the drilled holes to perforate a production zone in multiple directions and at multiple levels. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20100206635 | Tunneling Apparatus Including Vacuum and Method of Use - The present disclosure relates to a tunneling apparatus including a pipe string having a distal end and a proximal end. The pipe string includes a plurality of pipe-sections connected end-to end. The pipe string also includes a cutting head coupled to a distal-most one of the pipe-sections. The pipe string defines a vacuum passage that extends through the pipe string from the proximal end to the distal end of the pipe string. A source of vacuum is in fluid communication with the vacuum passage for drawing cuttings through the vacuum passage. A blockage sensor can be used for sensing whether a precursor blockage condition exists within the vacuum passage. A source of air pressure can be used to force air distally through the pipe string to assist in moving cuttings proximally through the vacuum passage. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100206636 | Backreamer for a Tunneling Apparatus - The present disclosure relates to a backreamer including a distal end configured for connection to product and a proximal end configured for attachment to a distal end of a drill string. The backreamer includes a backreaming cutter having a cutting side that faces toward the proximal end of the backreamer. The backreamer also includes a proximal assembly that extends between the proximal end of the backreamer and the backreaming cutter. The proximal assembly defines a vacuum passage for removing material cut by the backreaming cutter. The backreamer further includes a drive stem for transferring torque to the backreaming cutter for rotating the backreaming cutter. The drive stem is rotatably supported within the proximal assembly such that the drive stem and the backreaming cutter are rotatable relative to the proximal assembly. The backreamer additionally includes a distal assembly that extends between the backreaming cutter and the distal end of the backreamer. The distal assembly includes a vacuum blocking plate positioned distally with respect to the backreaming cutter. The backreaming cutter and the drive stem are rotatable relative to the vacuum blocking plate. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100051350 | DRILLING OUT CASING BITS WITH OTHER CASING BITS - The drilling of a casing bit and any other equipment in the casing with another casing bit where at least two casing bits of different diameter and having associated casing sections may be assembled to form a drilling assembly for drilling subterranean formations, the at least two casing bits and casing sections are arranged in a telescoping relationship. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100270081 | Apparatus and Method for Lateral Well Drilling Utilizing a Nozzle Assembly with Gauge Ring and/or Centralizer - An apparatus and method for cutting horizontally into an earthen formation including a nozzle assembly having a gauge ring mechanism and/or a centralizer mechanism that allows the nozzle assembly to remain along a consistent axis of travel during cutting. Embodiments can provide horizontal jetting into the earth's strata from both cased and uncased wells utilizing a rotating, swirling, pulsing or cavitating nozzles which can keep a relatively cuttings free downhole environment. | 10-28-2010 |
