181 |
Spiral ribbed aluminum drillpipe |
US12103061 |
2008-04-15 |
US07814996B2 |
2010-10-19 |
David I. Indrupskiy; Vladimir S. Basovich; Dmitry A. Lubyanyy |
A spiral ribbed aluminum drillpipe has an intermediate portion with a plurality of ribs spiraling along its length. These ribs have active faces that are exposed by recessed areas. The active faces define incut angles relative to the pipe's outer surface for actively engaging slime/sediment material along a borehole wall. Bearings rotatably disposed on the pipe have a greater diameter than the ribbed intermediate portion or any tool joints on the drillpipe so that the bearings engage the borehole wall. The pipe's body is preferably composed of a lightweight alloy, such as aluminum alloy, whereas the bearings are preferably composed of steel and have wear resistant coating or bands. |
182 |
Process and apparatus for subterranean drilling |
US12361182 |
2009-01-28 |
US07814991B2 |
2010-10-19 |
Hamid A Abbasi; Iraj Salehi; Kent Perry |
A method and apparatus for drilling a subterranean formation or material utilizing a drilling apparatus which includes a drill string having a leading end and a trailing end and having a bottom hole assembly connected with the leading end. The bottom hole assembly includes a drill bit and an externally threaded screw section. In operation, the drill bit is rotated, forming material cuttings and an opening in the subterranean formation, and the threaded screw section is rotated within the opening, forming a helical groove in the subterranean formation. |
183 |
PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR SUBTERRANEAN DRILLING |
US12361182 |
2009-01-28 |
US20100187010A1 |
2010-07-29 |
Hamid A. Abbasi; Iraj Salehi; Kent Perry |
A method and apparatus for drilling a subterranean formation or material utilizing a drilling apparatus which includes a drill string having a leading end and a trailing end and having a bottom hole assembly connected with the leading end. The bottom hole assembly includes a drill bit and an externally threaded screw section. In operation, the drill bit is rotated, forming material cuttings and an opening in the subterranean formation, and the threaded screw section is rotated within the opening, forming a helical groove in the subterranean formation. |
184 |
Method of forming and securing a rod guide on a sucker rod |
US11977962 |
2007-10-26 |
US07731885B2 |
2010-06-08 |
Gary E. Abdo |
A rod guide 10 for positioning on a sucker rod includes a sleeve-shaped guide body 12 and two or more spiraling vanes 14, 16 each extending radially outward from the sleeve-shaped body, with each vane spiraling about the body and defining a flow path between circumferentially spaced vanes. Each vane has a forward portion 24 spiraling in a forward direction, and a backward portion 26 spiraling in a backward direction rotatably opposite the forward direction. The rod guide may be used for either reciprocating rod or rotating rod applications. |
185 |
DRILLING MACHINE |
US11926444 |
2007-10-29 |
US20090107729A1 |
2009-04-30 |
Yao-Pang CHAN |
A drilling machine comprises a power motor unit coupled with a spiral rod and a drill bit shaft and assembled in a mounting frame using a positioning disc. The arbor of power motor mounted on the mounting frame directly drives the drill bit shaft. The spiral rod is disposed at the periphery of drill bit shaft. A plurality of cutters are arranged between the drill bit and spiral rod at the outer perimeter of drill bit with a hollow guide notch above the cutters. The spiral rod is mounted in the positioning disc and engage a plurality of planet gears. When the arbor of power motor turns, it directly drives the drill bit shaft, drives the fast turning of drive gear at the periphery of drill bit shaft, resulting in different turning speeds with the drill bit shaft turning slowly and the spiral rod turning fast. |
186 |
Flexible Liner for Drilled Drainhole Deployment |
US12103740 |
2008-04-16 |
US20090101363A1 |
2009-04-23 |
Jose Teixeira |
A liner for inserting into a drain hole, comprising a resilient tubular member with a central bore; wherein the tubular member is formed from a first continuous helically wound wire provided with a passageway to allow fluid communication across the member. |
187 |
Stabiliser, jetting and circulating tool |
US10509714 |
2003-04-03 |
US07383881B2 |
2008-06-10 |
George Telfer |
A downhole tool (10) for use in oil and/or gas well bores. The tool has a tubular body (20) and a sleeve (22) including stabilizer blades (30). The tool is ball (76), activated, weight activated or hydraulically activated to selectively jet fluid from the body through jetting ports (44A, 44B, 44C) on the blades. Thus the tool provides the features of a stabilizer, cleaning tool and circulation tool in-one. |
188 |
Dual-member auger boring system |
US11106205 |
2005-04-14 |
US20080073123A1 |
2008-03-27 |
H. Stanley Mullins; Jerry W. Beckwith; Kelvin P. Self; Brent G. Stephenson; Floyd R. Gunsaulis |
A system for boring horizontal boreholes and installing products using a dual member drill string. The system is comprised of a boring machine with a frame and a rotary drive supported on the frame, a downhole tool, and a dual member drill string. The drill string comprises an inner member disposed within a tubular outer member such that the inner member is rotatable independent of the outer member. The outer member has at least one helical projection supported on an exterior surface of the outer member. The projections on the outer member function as an auger to clear spoils and support the bore. The auger arrangement with the dual member drill string can be used in forward reaming or backreaming operations. |
189 |
Downhole Apparatus for Mobilising Drill Cuttings |
US10594157 |
2005-03-24 |
US20070215388A1 |
2007-09-20 |
lan Alastair Kirk; William Bieldside; Alistair Clark |
Apparatus for mobilising drill cuttings in a well, comprising at least one vane (12), and two or more blades (15). The two or more blades (15) define at least one fluid conduit between adjacent blades (15). The blades (15) and the or each vane (12) are rotatable relative to one another. The apparatus is provided to alleviate the problem of drill cuttings clumping together downhole. The or each vane (12) can be provided on a sleeve (5). The blades (15) can be mounted on a bushing (7) that is rotatably mounted on the sleeve (5). |
190 |
Downhole impeller device |
US11515951 |
2006-09-06 |
US20070056773A1 |
2007-03-15 |
Richard Booth |
A downhole impeller device for use within a well, comprising: a body connectable to a drill string and having an external diameter smaller than the well diameter so as to form an annulus between the body and the well; and one or more impeller members extending from the outer surface of the body such that rotation of the or each impeller member impels drilling fluid within the annulus. |
191 |
Drill string element having at least one bearing zone, a drill string, and a tool joint |
US10777768 |
2004-02-13 |
US07182160B2 |
2007-02-27 |
Jean Boulet |
The drill string element has at least one bearing zone for bearing against the wall of the borehole during drilling. The bearing zone comprises at least one bearing segment extending in the axial direction and having an outside surface that is cylindrical and of constant diameter greater than the diameter of any other portion of the surface of the element, and also having a guide zone that is circularly symmetrical about the axis of the drill string element. The bearing zone preferably also has a drilling fluid activation zone extending axially in a disposition adjacent to the bearing segment. The guide zone presents a radius of curvature not less than one-third the outside diameter of the bearing segment. The outside surface of the intermediate activation zone presents a meridian having a first meridian portion and a second meridian portion situated downstream from the first meridian portion, the meridian portions being inclined in opposite directions relative to the axis, sloping towards the axis and being connected together by a minimum-diameter portion of the bearing zone. |
192 |
Tubular slug reducer |
US11071825 |
2005-03-03 |
US20060196658A1 |
2006-09-07 |
Gary Belcher |
The flow line 10, 12, 30 is provided for reducing axial separation of different density fluids passing through the flow line, such as gas and liquids. The flow line is provided with one or more grooves 16, 18, 32, 34, 36, 40 in the wall of the flow line and radially outward of a generally cylindrical bore of the tubular. Each of the one or more grooves forms a spiral along the axial length of the flow line, thereby swirling fluid passing through the flow line and causing lighter fluid to move toward a center of the flow line due to a created vortex and heavier fluid to move toward a radially outer portion of the flow line. |
193 |
Drill string member |
US10398979 |
2001-10-09 |
US07040422B2 |
2006-05-09 |
Johann Springer |
A drill string member is formed by providing a former and a cylindrical member to be shaped in relationship with the former. Seals are provided between opposing ends of a thick wall cylinder and the cylindrical member, a pressure is applied in the annulus between the cylindrical member and the thick wall cylinder sufficient to deform the cylindrical member against the former. The drill string member thus formed has a constant wall thickness and a non-circular former provides a non-circular drill string member. |
194 |
Cement flow control tool |
US10531858 |
2003-10-23 |
US20060000993A1 |
2006-01-05 |
Ian Kirk; William Barron; Alistair Clark |
An apparatus for controlling the flow of fluid into a borehole through a conduit has a decelerating means adapted to be positioned within the conduit. The fluid could typically comprise drilling mud and/or cement, and in some embodiments, some of the cement can exit through apertures in a shroud of the apparatus to cement the decelerating means inside the conduit. |
195 |
Drill string element having at least one bearing zone, a drill string, and a tool joint |
US10777768 |
2004-02-13 |
US20040195009A1 |
2004-10-07 |
Jean
Boulet |
The drill string element has at least one bearing zone for bearing against the wall of the borehole during drilling. The bearing zone comprises at least one bearing segment extending in the axial direction and having an outside surface that is cylindrical and of constant diameter greater than the diameter of any other portion of the surface of the element, and also having a guide zone that is circularly symmetrical about the axis of the drill string element. The bearing zone preferably also has a drilling fluid activation zone extending axially in a disposition adjacent to the bearing segment. The guide zone presents a radius of curvature not less than one-third the outside diameter of the bearing segment. The outside surface of the intermediate activation zone presents a meridian having a first meridian portion and a second meridian portion situated downstream from the first meridian portion, the meridian portions being inclined in opposite directions relative to the axis, sloping towards the axis and being connected together by a minimum-diameter portion of the bearing zone. |
196 |
Stabilizer tool block wear pad assembly |
US09937403 |
2002-01-23 |
US06776247B1 |
2004-08-17 |
Adel Ali Bassal |
The present invention is for a drill string stabiliser tool (18) used in borehole drilling. The tool includes a symmetrical body (20) with a plurality of external recesses (22). The recesses (22) have internal opposite surfaces (23) which converge inwardly from the outer surface of the body. A pad assembly (24) is disposed in each recess (22) and includes a wedge block (28) with converging radially inwardly opposite side surface (29) complementarily abutting said recess surfaces. Each wedge block (28) has a bolt (30) securing said wedge block (28) to said body (20) and is slightly larger dimensioned than the recess (22). The angles of the wedge blocks and the recesses are so chosen to effect an interference fit so that when the wedge block (28) is forced into the recess (22) by use of the bolt (30) it is held there by an interference fit. |
197 |
Torque reducing tubing component |
US10451197 |
2003-06-19 |
US20040060699A1 |
2004-04-01 |
Gholam
Rastegar |
A torque reducing tubing component for insertion in a tubing string to be used in a bore hole. Upsets (22,30,24,26,28) are mounted on the outer surface of the component which reduce the contact between the tubing string and the bore hole wall thereby reducing friction between the tubing string and the bore wall. Grooves (46) on the upsets act to channel fluid around the upsets creating a fluid bearing film between the contact points of the tubing string and the bore wall. A pressure differential is also created around the upsets serving to attract fluid away from the bore wall so improving the efficiency of the circulation of fluid to the surface. Particular reference is made to a torque reducing tubing component for use in a drill string which improves the efficiency of cuttings removal. |
198 |
Drill string member |
US10398979 |
2003-04-10 |
US20040003945A1 |
2004-01-08 |
Johann
Springer |
A drill string member is formed by providing a former and a cylindrical member to be shaped in relationship with the former. Seals are provided between opposing ends of a thick wall cylinder and the cylindrical member, a pressure is applied in the annulus between the cylindrical member and the thick wall cylinder sufficient to deform the cylindrical member against the former. The drill string member thus formed has a constant wall thickness and a non-circular former provides a non-circular drill string member. |
199 |
Apparatus for suppression of vortex induced vibration without aquatic fouling and methods of installation |
US09740709 |
2000-12-19 |
US06565287B2 |
2003-05-20 |
David Wayne McMillan; Richard Bruce McDaniel; Dean Leroy Henning; Donald Wayne Allen; Howard Ray Mitschke |
Apparatus and methods for suppressing vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) of aquatic elements of underwater structures. The system includes use of a sleeve positioned around at least a portion of an aquatic element and at least one strake positioned along at least a portion of the length of the aquatic member. The apparatus further comprises copper to suppress the growth of aquatic organisms. |
200 |
Drill bit (A) |
US09345786 |
1999-07-01 |
US06474423B2 |
2002-11-05 |
Roy W. Wood |
A drill bit for drilling into earth formations comprising an elongated body having spiral contoured stabilizers for up to a 360-degree stabilization to protect the cutting cones, the elongated body has multiple adjustable openings or nozzles to direct the pressurized fluid medium first to the cutting cone area and bottom of the drill hole to convey the dust and cuttings up the bore hole, a second, adjustable opening or nozzle adds more pressurized fluid means spirally up the contoured annular area in the stabilizer area, and a third, adjustable opening or nozzle at the upper end of the contoured stabilizer to add more pressurized fluid means in the drill pipe annular area to convey the dust and cuttings to the surface of the bore hole, the elongated body has replaceable cutting cones, and bearings and shank assemblies for rebuilding to original specifications. |