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161 | POLYCRYSTALLINE COMPACTS INCLUDING NANOPARTICULATE INCLUSIONS, CUTTING ELEMENTS AND EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SUCH COMPACTS, AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME | EP11836880 | 2011-10-19 | EP2632637A4 | 2014-10-29 | DIGIOVANNI ANTHONY A |
162 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF A DRILL BIT CONFIGURATION, AND FOR COMPARING THE PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT DRILL BIT CONFIGURATIONS FOR DRILLING SIMILAR ROCK FORMATIONS | EP12797772.6 | 2012-11-15 | EP2788574A2 | 2014-10-15 | LEWIS, Laetitia; JOHANSEN, Oskar; BOUTOT, Franck |
There is disclosed herein a method for assessing the drilling performance of a drill bit configuration used to drill at least a portion of a wellbore in a formation, comprising: determining a value of at least one drill bit performance parameter at points along the wellbore, at least including at multiple points along an interval constituting at least part of the portion drilled using the drill bit configuration; determining rock characteristics for the interval; determining the drilling performance for said drill bit configuration in the interval based on the values for the drill bit performance parameter; and assessing the effectiveness of the drill bit configuration for drilling the interval based on the determined drilling performance and the determined rock characteristics. Also disclosed are related methods for comparing the performance of at least two different drill bit configurations; of designing a drill bit configuration for drilling at least part of a wellbore; for selecting a drill bit design for drilling at least part of a wellbore; and of well planning for drilling wells in a well field. | ||||||
163 | METHOD OF MAKING CUTTER ELEMENTS | EP12791711.0 | 2012-11-08 | EP2776191A1 | 2014-09-17 | EGAN, David Patrick |
A method for making a cutter element, the method including combining a plurality of super-hard grains, a powder source of bond material for bonding the super-hard grains in the cutter element, and a fluid medium to form a paste, in which the content of the super-hard grains is sufficient for the content of the super-hard grains in the cutter element to be at least about 3 volume per cent. The paste is introduced into an extrusion device and extruded to form a green body, which is sintered to provide the cutter element. In some examples, the cutter element may be for a saw blade or drill bit. | ||||||
164 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND MITIGATING DRILLING INEFFICIENCIES | EP12838513.5 | 2012-10-05 | EP2764205A1 | 2014-08-13 | PENA, Cesar |
Present embodiments are directed to a drilling system and method for evaluating energy consumption to determine the onset of drilling issues and identify mitigation strategies for more efficient drilling. The drilling system receives drilling parameter values and a drilling performance value from sensors located on a drilling rig, and calculates an energy value based on the drilling parameter values and drilling performance value. The drilling system determines a deviation of the calculated energy value from a desired energy value and identifies one drilling parameter that significantly correlates with the deviation. Further, the drilling system determines an adjustment to the one drilling parameter that, when applied, causes the calculated energy value to approach the desired energy value. The drilling system then indicates the desired adjustment to the drilling operator so that appropriate actions may be taken to mitigate the drilling issue. | ||||||
165 | DRILL BIT WITH WEIGHT AND TORQUE SENSORS | EP10786748 | 2010-06-09 | EP2440735A4 | 2014-06-25 | GLASGOW KEITH; TEODORESCU SORIN GABRIEL; SULLIVAN ERIC; TRINH TU TIEN; PRITCHARD DARYL; CHENG XIAOMIN |
A drill bit made according to one embodiment includes a bit body and at least one preloaded sensor in the bit body. In one aspect, the sensor may include a sensor element on a sensor body having a first end and a second end and wherein the sensor is preloaded after placing the sensor body in the bit body. In another aspect, the sensor may be preloaded outside the bit body and then placed in the bit body in a manner that enables the sensor to retain the preloading. | ||||||
166 | Improvements in heat flow control for molding downhole equipment | EP13198927.9 | 2011-11-25 | EP2716390A2 | 2014-04-09 | Atkins, William Brian; Weaver, Gary E.; Sillen, Valérie |
There is disclosed herein a method of designing a mold assembly including a container and a mold, at least portions of an outer surface of the mold corresponding to an inner surface of the container such that the container will support the mold therein, in use of the mold for molding an object, the mold assembly defining a mold cavity substantially corresponding to the outer shape of the object to be molded, the method including: specifying at least one material from which the mold is to be formed from a plurality of layers by 3D printing; and specifying at least another material to be positioned in at least part of a space inside the container which is defined by the mold and is separate from the mold cavity, the other material having a thermal and/or electrical conductivity different from that of the one material, to adjust the heat flow through the mold at the position adjacent said another material during molding of the object. A related mold assembly; a method of manufacturing a mold assembly; a method of molding an object; and a heating device including a heat source for use in molding an object are also disclosed. |
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167 | METHODS OF FORMING EARTH-BORING TOOLS USING GEOMETRIC COMPENSATION AND TOOLS FORMED BY SUCH METHODS | EP09759316 | 2009-06-03 | EP2313595A4 | 2013-07-17 | SMITH REDD H; STEVENS JOHN H; DUGGAN JAMES; LYONS NICHOLAS J; EASON JIMMY W; MATTHEWS OLIVER; CURRY DAVID A |
168 | CUTTING ELEMENTS FOR EARTH-BORING TOOLS, EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SUCH CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND METHODS OF FORMING CUTTING ELEMENTS FOR EARTH-BORING TOOLS | EP11798627.3 | 2011-06-13 | EP2585669A2 | 2013-05-01 | LYONS, Nicholas, J. |
Cutting elements for use with earth-boring tools include a cutting table having a base surface and a substrate having a support surface. An intermediate structure and an adhesion layer extend between the base surface of the cutting table and the support surface of the substrate. Earth-boring tools include such cutting elements. Methods for fabricating cutting elements for use with earth-boring tools include forming an intermediate structure on and extending from a support surface of a substrate and adhering a cutting table comprising a superabrasive material to the support surface of the substrate. | ||||||
169 | DRILL BIT WITH WEIGHT AND TORQUE SENSORS | EP10786748.3 | 2010-06-09 | EP2440735A2 | 2012-04-18 | GLASGOW, Keith; TEODORESCU, Sorin Gabriel; SULLIVAN, Eric; TRINH, Tu Tien; PRITCHARD, Daryl; CHENG, Xiaomin |
A drill bit made according to one embodiment includes a bit body and at least one preloaded sensor in the bit body. In one aspect, the sensor may include a sensor element on a sensor body having a first end and a second end and wherein the sensor is preloaded after placing the sensor body in the bit body. In another aspect, the sensor may be preloaded outside the bit body and then placed in the bit body in a manner that enables the sensor to retain the preloading. | ||||||
170 | METHOD FOR INJECTING SURFACE WATER INTO THE GROUND | EP10764761.2 | 2010-04-09 | EP2419572A2 | 2012-02-22 | Niemczyk, Andrew |
A method and pumping/drainage channel member for injecting surface water into the soil beneath a ground area includes drilling a series of holes and inserting an elongated pumping/drainage members into each hole extending downwardly into the soil. The pumping/drainage channel members comprise a cluster of integrally joined channel features each formed with a lengthwise extending slot opening. Surface water flows to the pumping/drainage member, enters the channels and drains down the pumping/drainage members to enhance water movement down into the soil to reduce runoff and help to recharge acquifers. Longer members may be installed between shorter members in a pattern to achieve more rapid injection of water deep into the subsoil. | ||||||
171 | EARTH-BORING PARTICLE-MATRIX ROTARY DRILL BIT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | EP10736454.9 | 2010-01-29 | EP2391470A2 | 2011-12-07 | CHOE, Heeman; STEVENS, John; SULLIVAN, Eric |
An earth-boring rotary drill bit includes a bit body configured to carry one or more cutters for engaging a subterranean earth formation, the bit body comprising a particle-matrix composite material having a plurality of hard particles dispersed throughout a matrix material, the matrix material comprising a shape memory alloy. The matrix material comprises a metal alloy configured to undergo a reversible phase transformation between an austenitic phase and a martensitic phase. The matrix material may include an Ni-based alloy, Cu-based alloy, Co-based alloy, Fe-based alloy or Ti-based alloy. The drill bit may be made by a method that includes: providing a plurality of hard particles in a mold to define a particle precursor of the bit body; infiltrating the particle precursor of the bit body with a molten matrix material comprising a shape memory alloy forming a particle-matrix mixture; and cooling the molten particle-matrix mixture to solidify the matrix material and forming a bit body having a particle-matrix composite material comprising a shape memory alloy. | ||||||
172 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL DRILLING | EP09737302.1 | 2009-10-08 | EP2347082A2 | 2011-07-27 | WIDEMAN, Thomas, W.; POTTER, Jared, M.; POTTER, Robert, M.; DREESEN, Donald |
Methods and apparatus (31) for spalling a material, for example to thermally drill a wellhole, are provided. Such methods may include directing a fluid having a temperature greater than about 500 °C above the ambient temperature of the material and less than about the temperature of the brittle-ductile transition temperature of the material to a target location on the surface of the material, wherein the fluid produces a heat flux of about 0.1 to about 50 MW/m** at an interface between the fluid and the target location, and thereby creating spalls of the material. | ||||||
173 | METHODS OF ATTACHING A SHANK TO A BODY OF AN EARTH BORING TOOL INCLUDING A LOAD BEARING JOINT AND TOOLS FORMED BY SUCH METHODS | EP09759317.2 | 2009-06-03 | EP2307658A2 | 2011-04-13 | SMITH, Redd, H.; DUGGAN, James |
Earth-boring rotary drill bits including a bit body attached to a shank assembly at a joint. In some embodiments, the joint may be configured to carry at least a portion of any tensile longitudinal and rotational load applied to the drill bit by mechanical interference at the joint. In additional embodiments, the joint may be configured to carry a selected portion of any tensile longitudinal load applied to the drill bit. Methods for attaching a shank assembly to a bit body of an earth-boring rotary drill bit include configuring a joint to carry at least a portion of any tensile longitudinal and rotational load applied to the drill bit by mechanical interference. Additional embodiments include configuring a joint to carry a selected portion of any tensile longitudinal load applied to the drill bit by mechanical interference. | ||||||
174 | METHODS OF FORMING EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING SINTERBONDED COMPONENTS AND TOOLS FORMED BY SUCH METHODS | EP09763485.1 | 2009-06-10 | EP2304162A2 | 2011-04-06 | SMITH, Redd, H.; LYONS, Nicholas, J. |
Partially formed earth-boring rotary drill bits comprise a first less than fully sintered particle-matrix component having at least one recess, and at least a second less than fully sintered particle-matrix component disposed at least partially within the at least one recess. Each less than fully sintered particle-matrix component comprises a green or brown structure including compacted hard particles, particles comprising a metal alloy matrix material, and an organic binder material. The at least a second less than fully sintered particle-matrix component is configured to shrink at a slower rate than the first less than fully sintered particle-matrix component due to removal of organic binder material from the less than fully sintered particle-matrix components in a sintering process to be used to sinterbond the first less than fully sintered particle-matrix component to the first less than fully sintered particle-matrix component. Earth-boring rotary drill bits comprise such components sinterbonded together. | ||||||
175 | Methods and systems for designing and/or selecting drilling equipment using predictions of rotary drill bit walk | EP10187101.0 | 2006-08-07 | EP2281996A2 | 2011-02-09 | Chen, Shilin |
A method to design a rotary drill bit with a desired bit walk rate comprises the following steps: |
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176 | DISPLACEMENT MEMBERS AND METHODS OF USING SUCH DISPLACEMENT MEMBERS TO FORM BIT BODIES OF EARTH BORING ROTARY DRILLS BITS | EP07862647.0 | 2007-12-07 | EP2094417A2 | 2009-09-02 | SMITH, Redd H.; STEVENS, John H. |
Displacement members (68,100,110,120,124) for use in forming a bit body of an earth-boring rotary drill bit include a body having an exterior surface, at least a portion of which is configured to define at least one surface of the bit body as the bit body is formed around the displacement member. In some embodiments, the body may be hollow and/or porous. Methods for forming eai-th-boring rotary drill, bits include positioning such a displacement member in a mold (62,150) and forming a bit body around the displacement member in the mold. Additional methods include pressing a plurality of particles to form a body, forming at least one recess in the body, positioning such a displacement member in the recess, and sintering the body to form a bit body. | ||||||
177 | Drilling composition, process for its preparation, and applications thereof | EP07020796.4 | 2007-10-24 | EP2053111A1 | 2009-04-29 | Müller, Heinz |
The present invention relates to a drilling composition comprising |
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178 | SONDE ATTACHMENT MEANS | EP05814861.0 | 2005-11-28 | EP1819900B1 | 2009-01-21 | JAQUES, Paul Steven; JONES, Robert Hughes |
A sonde for installation in a well including a clamp (2) for engaging with the inner wall of a well casing (3) and securing device for securing the clamp to inner tubing of the well, whereby the securing device includes an attachment device (5, 6) for connection to the inner tubing and a rod (4) connected between the clamp and the attachment device. | ||||||
179 | EARTH-BORING ROTARY DRILL BITS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING EARTH-BORING ROTARY DRILL BITS HAVING PARTICLE-MATRIX COMPOSITE BIT BODIES | EP06837257.2 | 2006-11-10 | EP1957223A1 | 2008-08-20 | SMITH, Redd H.; STEVENS, John H.; DUGGAN, James L.; LYONS, Nicholas J.; EASON, Jimmy W.; GLADNEY, Jared D.; OXFORD, James A.; CHREST, Benjamin J. |
Methods of forming bit bodies for earth-boring bits include assembling green components, brown components, or fully sintered components, and sintering the assembled components. Other methods include isostatically pressing a powder to form a green body substantially composed of a particle-matrix composite material, and sintering the green body to provide a bit body having a desired final density. Methods of forming earth-boring bits include providing a bit body (52) substantially formed of a particle-matrix composite material and attaching a shank to the body. The body is provided by pressing a powder to form a green body and sintering the green body. Earth-boring bits include a unitary structure substantially formed of a particle-matrix composite material . The unitary structure includes a first region configured to carry cutters and a second region that includes a threaded pin. Earth-boring bits include a shank attached directly to a body substantially formed of a particle-matrix composite material. | ||||||
180 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DESIGNING AND/OR SELECTING DRILLING EQUIPMENT WITH DESIRED DRILL BIT STEERABILITY | EP06789543.3 | 2006-08-07 | EP1929117A1 | 2008-06-11 | CHEN, Shilin |
Methods and systems may be provided for simulating forming a wide variety of directional wellbores including wellbores with variable tilt rates and/or relatively constant tilt rates. The methods and systems may also be used to simulate forming a wellbore in subterranean formations having a combination of soft, medium and hard formation materials, multiple layers of formation materials and relatively hard stringers disposed throughout one or more layers of formation material. Values of bit steerability and controllability calculated from such simulations may be used to design and/or select drilling equipment for use in forming a directional wellbore. |