241 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF A SAMPLE BOTTLE ASSEMBLY |
US14734442 |
2015-06-09 |
US20150275662A1 |
2015-10-01 |
Kristopher V. Sherrill; Clive D. Menezes; David Welshans |
A method and apparatus according to which a sample bottle drill collar section is assembled. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a drill collar that includes an outer surface; a pocket accessible through an aperture in the outer surface, the pocket defining a first side wall and a second side wall; a bottle assembly disposed within the pocket, the bottle assembly comprising a sample bottle having an axial length; one or more clamps coupled to the outer surface and abutting or overlapping the bottle assembly, the one or more clamps at least partially retaining the bottle assembly in the pocket; and one or more spacers disposed within the pocket, the one or more spacers abutting the bottle assembly and at least one of the first and second side walls of the pocket. |
242 |
Inflatable packer element for use with a drill bit sub |
US13706604 |
2012-12-06 |
US09091121B2 |
2015-07-28 |
Shaohua Zhou |
A system for use in a subterranean wellbore includes an earth boring bit on a lower end of a drill string, and an inflatable packer system. The packer system includes a pressure activated inlet valve that regulates pressurized fluid from within the drill string to the packer for inflating the packer. The inlet valve opens above a pressure used for drilling and includes a piston and spring disposed in a cylinder; the spring provides a biasing force against the piston and positions the piston between the annulus and an inlet port to the packer. When inflated, the packer extends radially outward from the drill string and into sealing engagement with an inner surface of the wellbore. |
243 |
Systems and methods of a sample bottle assembly |
US13580104 |
2010-02-20 |
US09068405B2 |
2015-06-30 |
Kristopher V. Sherrill; Clive D. Menezes; David Welshans |
A sample bottle assembly. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are apparatuses including a first drill collar that includes: a first outer surface; a pocket accessible through an aperture in the first outer surface; a bottle assembly disposed within the pocket; a first end-clamp coupled within a first recess disposed at an upper end of the pocket to at least partially retain the bottle assembly in the pocket; and a second end-clamp coupled within a second recess disposed at the lower end of the pocket to at least partially retain the bottle assembly in the pocket. The bottle assembly further includes: a sample bottle having an axial length; and a sleeve comprising a bore, the sample bottle received within the bore, and the sleeve has an axial length substantially the same as the sample bottle. |
244 |
DRILLING TOOL SUPPORT AND METHOD OF COLLARING |
US14578225 |
2014-12-19 |
US20150176345A1 |
2015-06-25 |
Jouni KOSKINEN |
A support includes a support element for supporting a drilling tool used in rock drilling. The support element is inside a suction housing of a rock drilling unit at least during drilling. The support is located at a front end portion of a feed beam and is used to support the tool especially during the collaring phase of the drilling. A method of collaring is disclosed wherein the drilling tool is supported by the support. |
245 |
Multi-Angle Rotary Steerable Drilling |
US14062963 |
2013-10-25 |
US20150114719A1 |
2015-04-30 |
Michael Pearce; Junichi Sugiura |
Rotary steerable drilling apparatus and methods utilizing apparatus comprising a shaft, a multi-angle strike ring axially repositionable along the shaft, an articulated member coupled to the shaft, and a steering member carried by the articulated member. An actuator is operable to maintain an angular offset of the articulated member relative to the shaft by maintaining azimuthally-dependent contact between the multi-angle strike ring and the steering member. |
246 |
Method of fracturing while drilling |
US13706902 |
2012-12-06 |
US08973661B2 |
2015-03-10 |
Shaohua Zhou |
A method of fracturing a formation that at the same time drills a wellbore through the formation selectively deploys a seal from a drill string and pressurizes the wellbore beneath the seal. The seal can be formed by moving sliding blades into channels between cutting blades on a drill bit. The seal can also be a packer on the drill bit that selectively expands radially outward into sealing engagement with the wellbore. At a designated depth in the wellbore, the seal is deployed and fluid is diverted into the space. A pressurizing system pressurizes the fluid so that pressure in the space overcomes the formation strength and fractures the formation adjacent the enclosed space. The packer can be released, drilling can resume, and fracturing can occur at a different depth in the wellbore. |
247 |
DOWNHOLE MEASUREMENT ASSEMBLY, TOOL AND METHOD |
US14383531 |
2013-02-20 |
US20150021093A1 |
2015-01-22 |
Kevin Clark; Joshua Tutt |
A downhole measurement assembly, tool, and method is provided. The downhole measurement assembly includes at least one drill collar 220 having at least one compensation portion and at least one force portion with a load path 239 therethrough. The compensation portion has a different dimension from the force portion. The assembly also includes a plurality of compensation sensors 230.1, 230.2 positionable about the compensation portion to measure downhole tool pressures applied thereto, and a plurality of force sensors 230.3, 230.4 positionable about the force portion to measure downhole forces applied thereto. The compensation sensors and the force sensors are positionable about the drill collar(s) 220 in a strain configuration along the load path 239 whereby the measured downhole tool pressure is isolatable from the measured downhole forces on the drill collar(s). |
248 |
CENTRALIZER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING TO A TUBULAR |
US14502799 |
2014-09-30 |
US20150021047A1 |
2015-01-22 |
Jean Buytaert; Ira Eugene Hining; Eugene Edward Miller; David E. Y. Levie; Richard Ronald Baynham |
A centralizer, method, and centralizer assembly. For example, the centralizer assembly includes a first stop collar fixed in place on a tubular, and a first end collar that is sized to slide axially over the first stop collar. The centralizer assembly also includes a first retainer coupled with the first end collar. The first retainer prevents the first stop collar from sliding past the first stop collar in at least one axial direction. The assembly also includes a plurality of ribs coupled with the first end collar and configured to engage a surrounding tubular in which the tubular is disposed. |
249 |
Insulating Component |
US14374906 |
2013-01-24 |
US20150013963A1 |
2015-01-15 |
Bruce McGarian |
An insulating component for inclusion in a down hole drill string comprising: a first part or connected group of parts, the first part or group of parts including a first connection site (4); a second part or connected group of parts, the second part or group of parts including a second connection site (6); a first right-hand threaded connection (10) located between the first connection site and the second connection site; and a second, left-hand threaded connection (12) located between the first connection site and the second connection site, wherein the first part or group of parts is electrically insulated from the second part or group of parts through insulating material provided between the first part or group of parts and the second part or group of parts, so that the first (4) and second (6) connection sites are electrically insulated from one another. |
250 |
Friction reducing wear band and method of coupling a wear band to a tubular |
US12755981 |
2010-04-07 |
US08863834B2 |
2014-10-21 |
Jean Buytaert; Eugene Edward Miller; Ira Eugene Hining |
In one embodiment, a wear band comprises a rotating element having a bore receivable on a tubular, the bore comprising first and second bore portions slidably receiving first and second sleeve bearings. Outer surfaces of the sleeve bearings slidably engage the bore portions and the bores of the sleeve bearings slidably engage the tubular. A first stop collar and a second stop collar may be received on the tubular to together straddle the rotating element and sleeve bearings to longitudinally secure the rotating element in a position on the tubular. The tubular may be included within a tubular string run into a borehole or into the bore of an installed casing, such as in casing while drilling. The rotating element provides stand-off between a tubular and the wall of a bore, reduces frictional resistance to longitudinal sliding and also to rotation of the tubular string within the bore. |
251 |
Shearable drill pipe and method |
US14026462 |
2013-11-13 |
US08746372B2 |
2014-06-10 |
Benton Frederick Baugh |
The method of shearing drill collars used in the drilling of oil and gas wells, comprising providing an outer sleeve of a first material for carrying structural loads, providing a second material within the outer sleeve which is lower in shear strength and is greater in unit weight than the first material, and providing a hole in the second material for the circulation of fluids. |
252 |
CENTRALIZER FOR DOWNHOLE PROBES |
US14073757 |
2013-11-06 |
US20140124269A1 |
2014-05-08 |
Aaron W. LOGAN; Justin C. LOGAN; Patrick R. DERKACZ |
An assembly for use in subsurface drilling includes a downhole downhole probe supported by a centralizer. The centralizer comprises a tubular member that extends around the downhole probe. A wall of the centralizer is fluted to provide inward contact points that support the downhole probe and outward contact points that bear against a bore wall of a section of drill string. The downhole probe may be supported for substantially its entire length. |
253 |
SHEARABLE DRILL PIPE AND METHOD |
US14026462 |
2013-11-13 |
US20140054086A1 |
2014-02-27 |
Benton Frederick Baugh |
The method of shearing drill collars used in the drilling of oil and gas wells, comprising providing an outer sleeve of a first material for carrying structural loads, providing a second material within the outer sleeve which is lower in shear strength and is greater in unit weight than the first material, and providing a hole in the second material for the circulation of fluids. |
254 |
BALL HOLE WELDING USING THE FRICTION STIR WELDING (FSW) PROCESS |
US14046769 |
2013-10-04 |
US20140034394A1 |
2014-02-06 |
Russell J. Steel; Scott M. Packer; Cary A. Roth; Madapusi K. Keshavan |
A roller cone drill bit includes a bit body, at least one leg extending downward from the bit body, a journal on each leg, and a roller cone mounted on each journal. A ball race is configured between each journal and roller cone, and a plurality of retention balls is disposed within each ball race. A ball hole extends from the back face of each leg to the ball race, and a ball hole plug fits within the ball hole. The ball hole plug is secured to the leg by a friction stir weld. |
255 |
HIGH FREQUENCY SURFACE TREATMENT METHODS AND APPARATUS TO EXTEND DOWNHOLE TOOL SURVIVABILITY |
US14023055 |
2013-09-10 |
US20140008057A1 |
2014-01-09 |
Indranil Roy; Manuel P. Marya; Rashmi Bhanulal Bhavsar; Chris Wilkinson |
A downhole device with compressive layer at the surface thereof. Such devices may be particularly well suited for survivability in the face of potentially long term exposure to a downhole environment. Techniques for forming protective compressive layers at the surfaces of such devices may include positioning devices within a chamber for bombardment by high frequency particles. As a manner of enhancing the compressive layer thickness and effectiveness, low temperature conditions may be applied to the device during the high frequency treatment. |
256 |
High frequency surface treatment methods and apparatus to extend downhole tool survivability |
US12774809 |
2010-05-06 |
US08555965B2 |
2013-10-15 |
Indranil Roy; Manuel Marya; Rashmi Bhavsar; Chris Wilkinson |
A downhole device with compressive layer at the surface thereof. Such devices may be particularly well suited for survivability in the face of potentially long term exposure to a downhole environment. Techniques for forming protective compressive layers at the surfaces of such devices may include positioning devices within a chamber for bombardment by high frequency particles. As a manner of enhancing the compressive layer thickness and effectiveness, low temperature conditions may be applied to the device during the high frequency treatment. |
257 |
Formation Evaluation While Drilling |
US13692626 |
2012-12-03 |
US20130092443A1 |
2013-04-18 |
Steven G. Villareal; Reinhart Ciglenec; Michael J. Stucker; Khanh Duong |
In one embodiment, a sampling while drilling tool includes a drill collar having a first end, a second end, an outer wall extending between the first and second ends, and at least one opening extending through the outer wall to a cavity within the drill collar. The sampling while drilling tool also includes a sample chamber positionable in the cavity through the opening in the outer wall and a passage for conducting a drilling fluid through the drill collar. |
258 |
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF A CLAMP FOR A SAMPLE BOTTLE ASSEMBLY |
US13580117 |
2010-02-20 |
US20120312601A1 |
2012-12-13 |
Kristopher V. Sherrill; Clive D. Menezes |
Clamp for a sample bottle assembly. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are apparatuses including a first drill collar section. The first drill collar includes: a first outer surface; a pocket accessible through an aperture in the first outer surface; a bottle assembly disposed within the pocket; and an intermediate clamp coupled to the first outer surface and spanning the pocket, the intermediate clamp at least partially retains the bottle assembly in the pocket, and the intermediate clamp has an axial length less than an axial length of the bottle assembly. |
259 |
Logging-While-Drilling Tool Incorporating Electronic Radiation Generator and Method for Using Same |
US12959485 |
2010-12-03 |
US20120138782A1 |
2012-06-07 |
Matthieu Simon; Peter Wraight; Christian Stoller; Kenneth E. Stephenson; Andrew Bazarko |
Logging-while-drilling tools incorporating an electronic radiation generator, such as an electronic X-ray generator, and a method for using the same are provided. One example of such a logging-while-drilling tool may include a circumferential drill collar, a chassis disposed radially interior to the drill collar, and an electronic X-ray generator and an X-ray detector disposed within the chassis. The electronic X-ray generator may emit X-rays out of the logging-while-drilling tool into a subterranean formation. The X-ray detector may detect X-rays that return to the logging-while-drilling tool after scattering in the subterranean formation, which may be used to determine a density and/or a lithology of the subterranean formation. |
260 |
Formation evaluation while drilling |
US12496956 |
2009-07-02 |
US08118097B2 |
2012-02-21 |
Steven G. Villareal; Reinhart Ciglenec; Michael J. Stucker; Khanh Duong |
An apparatus comprising a fluid communication device configured to extend from a drill string and establish fluid communication with a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore in which the drill string is positioned, wherein the drill string comprises a passage configured to conduct drilling mud and an opening extending through an outer surface thereof and into a cavity. A sample chamber is coupled within the cavity and is in selectable fluid communication with the formation via the fluid communication device. A retainer is configured to absorb axial loading of the sample chamber within the cavity. |