101 |
Core barrel valve assembly |
US10069206 |
2002-02-21 |
US06708784B1 |
2004-03-23 |
Thomas Borg |
The present invention relates to a method for a valve, which valve comprises a movable valve body (6) having a first side (9) facing a means for supplying pressurized fluid and influenced in the supply direction by a force from said fluid, and a second side (11) influenced in opposite direction by a force from said fluid, which valve is provided with at least one connection (8) connecting the first side (9) of the valve body with the second side (11) of the valve body, and also comprising a spring (20) for opening the valve by displacing the valve body from a closed position to an open position, said method comprising the following steps: a pressurized fluid is supplied to the valve in closed position so that the valve remains closed; the supply of pressurised fluid to the closed valve ceases, a force equalization then occurs between said first (9) and second (11) sides thereby enabling the spring to open the valve, and a pressurized fluid is supplied to the valve in open position and the valve remains open. The invention also relates to a valve for performing the method and to a system for wire line core drilling including such a valve. |
102 |
Downhole coring device |
US10233089 |
2002-08-28 |
US06705411B2 |
2004-03-16 |
Peter Nicolaas Looijen; Herman Maria Zuidberg |
The invention relates to a downhole rotary coring device placeable in a drill string and comprising a head section, a motor, and a core barrel having an outer motor comprising a rotor connected to the outer barrel and a stator to the head section, whereby the rotor and the stator are movable with respect to each other in the longitudinal direction of the drill string. |
103 |
Core barrel |
US09936654 |
2001-09-14 |
US06644424B1 |
2003-11-11 |
Philippe Fanuel |
The invention concerns a core barrel, in particular for oil exploration, comprising a string, an external tube (2) fixed at the front end of the string, a core bit mounted on a front section (3A) of the external tube, and an internal tube assembly (8) mounted in the external tube and comprising hydrodynamic means transforming a core sampling line pressure into a load thrusting said assembly towards the core barrel front, the front section of the external tube being mounted axially sliding, limited by front and rear stop elements (12A, 12P), in a rear section (3P) of the same external tube to project therefrom longitudinally, the assembly comprising a support stop (14) arranged to thrust selectively forward the front section of the external tube, means being arranged between the inner tube (9) proper and said front section such that the latter can be driven in rotation about its longitudinal axis independently of said internal tube, a motor (7) capable of driving the core bit in rotation relative to the string. |
104 |
Downhole coring device |
US10233089 |
2002-08-28 |
US20030066688A1 |
2003-04-10 |
Peter
Nicolaas Looijen; Herman
Maria
Zuidberg |
The invention relates to a downhole rotary coring device placeable in a drill string and comprising a head section, a motor, and a core barrel having an outer motor comprising a rotor connected to the outer barrel and a stator to the head section, whereby the rotor and the stator are movable with respect to each other in the longitudinal direction of the drill string. |
105 |
Up-hole pump-in core barrel apparatus |
US09779258 |
2001-02-08 |
US06425449B1 |
2002-07-30 |
John C. Marshall |
The drilling apparatus includes a wire line core barrel head assembly that has a latch body seatable on a drill string landing shoulder and retained in a latch seated position by a latch assembly spring urged to a latch seated position, fluid seals on the latch body to facilitate fluidly propelling the head assembly in an upward direction, valve mechanism in a latch body bypass channel to restrict fluid flow therethrough to provide a signal of the latch body seating on the landing shoulder and then opening together with being retractable to an open position by a latch retractor prior to the latch body being retracted and second valve mechanism to block axial outward flow in the bypass channel. The fluid seals are mounted to a latch body adaptor that may be removed to convert from an up-hole to a down-hole assembly. |
106 |
Soil sampling system with sample container rigidly coupled to drive casing |
US09018651 |
1998-02-04 |
USRE37066E1 |
2001-02-27 |
Michael B. Casey; Murray D. Einarson |
A soil sampling system includes a rig for driving a drive casing, a sample barrel, and sample liners simultaneously into soil to be sampled. The rig includes mechanisms for driving the casing, barrel, and lining in three modes: hydraulic hammer, continuous pressure, and vibration. The three drive mechanisms can be operated singly or in any combination. After the casing, barrel, and liners are advanced a selected depth into the soil, the barrel and liners are removed. The drive casing remains in the soil. New sample liners are put into the sample barrel, and an inner rod is attached to the sample barrel. The sample barrel is then replaced into the drive casing, and extensions are attached to the drive casing. The drive casing, including extensions, and the sample barrels, along with sample liners and inner rod, are driven further down into the soil. The rig also includes a winch that can be coupled to the inner rod or sample barrel so that the casing and/or barrel (including sample liners) can be retrieved from the drive casing. A clamp system allows the sampler to be hydraulically retracted from the ground when sampling is finished. |
107 |
Core sampler |
US101488 |
1998-07-14 |
US6158534A |
2000-12-12 |
Philippe Fanuel |
A core sampler, particularly for oil prospecting, including a coring bit (2), an outer barrel (3) for rotating the coring bit (2), and an inner barrel (5) for receiving the core sample (7) in its internal space (8) during coring, the inner (5) and outer (3) barrels being substantially coaxial, and further comprising an intermediate barrel (15) coaxially arranged between the inner (5) and outer (3) barrels and defining a first longitudinal coring fluid channel (16) with the outer barrel (3), and a second longitudinal coring fluid channel (17) with the inner barrel (5), as well as said longitudinal channels (16, 17) and valving for at least temporarily selectively causing and/or cutting off coring fluid communication between the rear end (17B) of the second longitudinal channel (17) and/or the rear end (16B) of the first longitudinal channel (16) and/or the rear end (8B) of the internal space (8). |
108 |
Swivel chamber for water actuated wireline drills |
US198685 |
1998-11-24 |
US6105692A |
2000-08-22 |
Dale Marvin Clarke; David Sean Parent; Robert Thom |
A swivel chamber that streamlines the procedure for retrieving core samples from a wireline diamond core drill. The swivel chamber includes a housing, a rotary seal, overshot and wire cable packing. The swivel chamber is threaded at one end for attachment to a drill rod. The other end of the swivel chamber allows for the connection of a cable packing housing. The swivel chamber has two spaced fluid inlets to drive the drilling cycle and the core retrieval cycle. Contrary to previous designs, the swivel chamber remains in place during both cycles. |
109 |
Positive latch core barrel apparatus |
US212551 |
1998-12-16 |
US6089335A |
2000-07-18 |
Robert E. Able |
The drilling apparatus includes a wire line core barrel inner tube assembly movable to a drill string bit end to have its landing ring seat on the drill string landing shoulder and its latches latchingly retain the assembly adjacent the bit end. The assembly includes a fluid bypass channel in a latch body, fluid retention mechanism movable in the latch body to a fluid restriction position to maintain a head of fluid in the drill string even when drilling into a fractured earth formation and an axial outer-open position, a retractor for retaining the latches fully retracted as the assembly moves inward and after the latch body seats on the shoulder, retain the retention mechanism to provide a higher pressure signal than in the restriction position until both latches are in their latch seated position, and thence moves to retain them in their seated position until the retractor is moved outwardly and an overshot coupling device axially movable relative to the retractor and the latch body to through the retractor, move the retention mechanism toward its open position prior to retracting the latch body outwardly of the landing shoulder. The assembly also includes a hollow spindle bearing subassembly fluidly connecting a core receiving tube to the bypass channel to permit more rapid descent of the assembly in the drill string and a valve ball to prevent inward fluid flow through the subassembly. |
110 |
Method and apparatus for simultaneous coring and formation evaluation |
US732911 |
1996-10-17 |
US6006844A |
1999-12-28 |
Luc Van Puymbroeck; John W. Harrell; Michael H. Johnson; Pierre E. Collee |
A core barrel having an inner tube for coring and, alternately, a center plug assembly for closing the throat of the core bit at the bottom of the assembly for drilling in lieu of coring. The inner tube assembly and plug assembly are disposable and retrievable through the drill string on a wireline using an overshot. The core bit is of a stabilized, preferably anti-whirl, design and may be a low-invasion core bit used in cooperation with a low-invasion coring shoe. A logging tool and data transmission assembly may be incorporated in the plug assembly for logging while drilling. Alternatively, sensors for logging borehole parameters and a data transmission assembly may be incorporated in the inner tube assembly, in the wall of the core barrel, above the core barrel, or in a combination of such locations. A significant feature of the apparatus and its operation is the ability to concurrently sense one or more characteristics of the formation surrounding the core barrel in combination with the sensing of one or more such parameters of the core being cut as it proceeds into the inner tube assembly. |
111 |
Core drilling latch assembly |
US144239 |
1998-08-31 |
US5992543A |
1999-11-30 |
Frederick J. Soinski; Donald Raymond |
A core drilling latch assembly for use in terrestrial core drilling operations. The latch assembly incorporates features and elements which affect the flow of drilling fluids past the latch assembly and toward the drill bit, depending upon whether the latch assembly has contacted the landing ring in the drill string and whether the latch assembly has locked in place within the string. Accordingly, the latch assembly signals the drilling crew by pressure fluctuations when the latch assembly is in proper position within the drill string, and whether it is locked in position. |
112 |
System for in situ replacement of cutting means for a ground drill |
US433402 |
1995-07-07 |
US5662182A |
1997-09-02 |
Gavin Thomas McLeod; Matthew Vance Egan |
A retractable drill bit system (10) comprises a drive sub (18) which is adapted for connection to a lower end of a drill (12), a tool (20) for installing and retractable drill bit segments (22) from the drive sub (18); and an insert (24) for selectively locking the bit segments (22) to an end of the drive sub (18) and releasing the bit segments (22). A plurality of recesses (5B) are formed about an inner circumferential wall at one end of the drive sub (18) and a landing seat (32) formed about the inner wall upstream of the recesses (58). The area of the interior wall between the landing seat (32) and recesses (58) is profiled with a series of tapered and level surfaces. The tool (20) includes a slidable cradle (176) extending from one end about which the bit segments (22) are held during installation and retrieval. The bit segments (22) being held in place about the cradle by an elastic band (198). The insert (24) is provided at one end with a series of keyways (218) which locate over the bit segments (22) when the bit segments are locked to the drive sub (18). The insert (24) is always retained within the drive sub (18). Bit segments (22) are carried by the tool (20) to the drive sub (18) and locked in place by the insert (24). The tool (20) can then be withdrawn and the drill (12) operated in the normal manner. To receive the bit segments (22), the tool (20) is relowered into the drill and then withdrawn a short distance to retract the insert (24) so that the bit segments (22) collapse back onto the cradle (176) and can then be withdrawn from the drill (12). |
113 |
Vibrator core drilling apparatus |
US409194 |
1995-03-23 |
US5601152A |
1997-02-11 |
Simon J. Harrison |
A drilling tool, for example a core barrel inner tube assembly, includes a latch body mounting latches for movement into a latch seat to removably retain the assembly adjacent to a drill string bit end and to impart rotary movement to the latch body as the drill string is rotated. A spindle subassembly is connected to the axial inner end of the latch body, to in turn, mount a vibrational subassembly for imparting axial reciprocal movement to a core receiving tube as the drill string is rotated to facilitate entry of core into the tube. The vibrational assembly converts rotary motion of the spindle subassembly to axial reciprocal movement of the core receiving tube while the core receiving tube is not being rotated but is moved axially inwardly over the core. |
114 |
Propulsion seal for wire line core drilling apparatus |
US529747 |
1995-09-18 |
US5592994A |
1997-01-14 |
Irvin J. Laporte; Amos J. Watkins |
There is provided a wire line core drilling apparatus including an elongated assembly which is hydraulically propelled along the interior of a drill string to a desired location adjacent the bit end of the drill string under the influence of a moving pressurized liquid within the drill string, characterized in that said elongated assembly is provided with an annular cup seal having a flexible annular lip thereon which expands radially outwardly under the influence of liquid pressure thereon to substantially prevent by-pass of the pressurized liquid between the elongated assembly and the interior wall of the drill string and which annular lip is capable of expanding and contracting as said assembly moves along the drill string interior to accommodate reasonable fluctuations in drill string interior diameter which may be encountered. |
115 |
Soil sampling system with sample container ridgidly coupled to drive
casing |
US464592 |
1995-03-22 |
US5488876A |
1996-02-06 |
Michael B. Casey; Murray D. Einarson |
A soil sampling system includes a rig for driving a drive casing, a sample barrel, and sample liners simultaneously into soil to be sampled. The rig includes mechanisms for driving the casing, barrel, and lining in three modes: hydraulic hammer, continuous pressure, and vibration. The three drive mechanisms can be operated singly or in any combination. After the casing, barrel, and liners are advanced a selected depth into the soil, the barrel and liners are removed. The drive casing remains in the soil. New sample liners are put into the sample barrel, and an inner rod is attached to the sample barrel. The sample barrel is then replaced into the drive casing, and extensions are attached to the drive casing. The drive casing, including extensions, and the sample barrels, along with sample liners and inner rod, are driven further down into the soil. The rig also includes a winch that can be coupled to the inner rod or sample barrel so that the casing and/or barrel (including sample liners) can be retrieved from the drive casing. A clamp system allows the sampler to be hydraulically retracted from the ground when sampling is finished. |
116 |
Overcenter toggle latch apparatus |
US15632 |
1993-02-09 |
US5325930A |
1994-07-05 |
Simon J. Harrison |
A drilling tool, for example a core barrel inner tube assembly or a drilling bit, is attached to the inner end of a latch body which is removably seatable on a landing shoulder of a drill string. The inner end of the latch body mounts a drilling tool such as a core receiving tool or a drag bit. An overcenter toggle latch assembly is mounted to the latch body, the latch assembly including a pair of latches having inner ends pivotally mounted to the latch body, toggle links that at their one ends are pivotally connected to the outer ends of the latches and at their opposite ends have a retractor link extended through elongated slots. The retractor pin is extended through an axially elongated slot in the latch body to limit the axial movement of the pin between a position that the latches are locked in a latch seated position and a position retracting the latch body and the drilling tool attached thereto. An overshot coupling member and a latch retractor tube are provided for retracting the retractor pin including moving the latch body and the structure depending therefrom outwardly through the drill string. |
117 |
Core drilling tool |
US341928 |
1989-04-21 |
US4955438A |
1990-09-11 |
Rainer Juergens; Axel Sperber |
A core drilling tool for drilling rock in underground soil formations which includes an outside pipe and an inside pipe therein that can be conveyed separately to the surface. The inside pipe includes a core-receiving receptacle at its lower end, and at its upper end is provided with a measurement unit for on-site acquisition, processing and storage of data, such as borehole, core and/or drilling process parameters. |
118 |
Undisturbed soil sampler |
US361163 |
1989-06-05 |
US4946000A |
1990-08-07 |
Thomas L. Gibson; Abdul S. Abdul |
A soil sampler assembly for obtaining undistrubed soil samples having an outer corer member for coring the soil during sampling and including first and second ends and also having an inner sampling member having first and second ends with the inner sampling member being removably disposed within the outer corer member for receiving a soil sample and adapted to be removed from the outer corer means without disturbing the soil sample. |
119 |
Powered soil-sampler |
US145294 |
1988-01-19 |
US4907659A |
1990-03-13 |
Juergen Ludwig |
An auger-type of device has a hollow central shaft for taking undisturbed soil samples. The tip of the device has teeth for grinding soil from around the sample. The device comprises a helical conveyor for transporting the ground product upwards and away from the soil sample. |
120 |
Device to control the locking of a boring corer |
US174556 |
1988-03-29 |
US4832138A |
1989-05-23 |
Charles Pierre Hallez |
To control the locking of a cable boring corer (1), a control device (30) is used, comprising a deflecting casing (33), a sleeve (31) and a piston (32), which are movable in relation to the deflecting casing (33). The piston (32) is able to be rendered integral in a lower position, under hydraulic pressure, with the sleeve (31) by a finger (43). When the hydraulic pressure is released, the sleeve (31), which is integral with the piston (32), is brought into an upper position which allows the circulation of a boring liquid through the deflecting casing (33) towards a boring crown (4). |