41 |
Apparatus for collecting soil samples |
US31354063 |
1963-10-03 |
US3298450A |
1967-01-17 |
HISAMATSU SATO |
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42 |
Coring apparatus |
US71993158 |
1958-03-07 |
US2927776A |
1960-03-08 |
HILDEBRANDT ALEXANDER B; BRIDWELL HAROLD C |
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43 |
Container core barrel |
US16155037 |
1937-08-30 |
US2126684A |
1938-08-09 |
HUMASON GRANVILLE A; CLAY WALTER J |
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44 |
Well-drilling apparatus |
US28147928 |
1928-05-29 |
US1717271A |
1929-06-11 |
SIMMONS RICHARD P |
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45 |
Methods and apparatus for coring |
US13864830 |
2013-04-17 |
US09869146B2 |
2018-01-16 |
Olivier Mageren; Aurelien Chauviere; Khac Nguyen Che |
Described herein is an inner tube for a core barrel which has a structure adapted to retain lubricant for lubricating a sampled core. The internal surface of the inner tube includes a plurality of structures to retain lubricant adjacent a core received in the inner tube. An example structure is multiple alveoli in which lubricant is retained. |
46 |
Soil sampler lay flat sheet liner system |
US14508830 |
2014-10-07 |
US09863199B1 |
2018-01-09 |
Kyle Riedel; Joel Christy; Jed Davis |
A liner assembly for use in a soil sampling system comprises a thin sheet of flexible plastic that can be laid flat for shipping and rolled into a cylindrical shape with overlapping edges for use as a liner. The rolled sheet can be inserted into a soil sample tube to line the sample tube during soil sampling operations. A wedge assembly comprising a split holding ring and a wedge ring holds the liner in place at the bottom of the soil sample tube. After the soil sampling system is advanced into the subsurface to collect a soil sample, the soil sample is removed by removing the cutting shoe from the sample tube and sliding the rolled liner sheet out the bottom end of the sample tube. The liner sheet can be unrolled to access and remove the soil sample. The liner sheet can be reused after removing the soil sample. |
47 |
Pressure core barrel for retention of core fluids and related method |
US14253386 |
2014-04-15 |
US09441434B2 |
2016-09-13 |
Bobby Talma Wilson; David Young McGehee |
A pressure coring apparatus comprises a housing having an upper end and a lower end. A valve is coupled to the lower end of the housing and has an open position for entrance of a core and a closed position for retaining and sealing the core within the housing. A piston assembly is moveably disposed within the housing. A first volume is defined within the housing and between the upper end of the housing and the piston assembly. A second volume is defined within the housing between the lower end of the housing and the piston assembly. A pressure relief device is disposed through the housing and operable to maintain pressure within the first volume and the second volume below a target pressure. |
48 |
SPONGE LINER SLEEVES FOR A CORE BARREL ASSEMBLY, SPONGE LINERS AND RELATED METHODS |
US15050186 |
2016-02-22 |
US20160245030A1 |
2016-08-25 |
Thomas Uhlenberg; Marcel Brand |
A liner tube for a core barrel assembly includes a substantially cylindrical sleeve having an inner surface configured to be coupled to a layer of material that is configured to absorb or adsorb formation fluids or parts of formation fluids. At every longitudinal location of the sleeve with respect to a longitudinal axis of the sleeve, a transverse cross-section of a wall of the sleeve may include at least one gap extending radially through the entire wall of the sleeve, such that the at least one gap separates a portion of the sleeve wall on one circumferential side of the at least one gap from another portion of the sleeve wall on an opposite circumferential side of the at least one gap. The sleeve has flexibility in a circumferential direction greater than that of a sleeve without a gap extending radially through an entire wall of the sleeve at a transverse cross-section of the sleeve at every longitudinal location of the sleeve. The sleeve may include at least two circumferential segments in contact with an elastic element extending in a circumferential direction. Methods of forming a liner for a core barrel assembly, methods of building a coring tool with such a liner, and method of coring a formation material are also disclosed. |
49 |
Methods and apparatus for coring |
US13474057 |
2012-05-17 |
US09217306B2 |
2015-12-22 |
Bob Talma Wilson |
A coring apparatus comprises a coring bit operable to cut a core. An outer barrel is coupled to and configured to rotate the coring bit. An inner barrel is disposed within the outer barrel and is isolated from rotation with the outer barrel. A fabric sleeve is disposed within the inner barrel and configured to receive the core cut by the coring bit. |
50 |
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CORING |
US13864830 |
2013-04-17 |
US20140311805A1 |
2014-10-23 |
Olivier Mageren; Aurelien Chauviere; Khac Nguyen Che |
Described herein is an inner tube for a core barrel which has a structure adapted to retain lubricant for lubricating a sampled core. In one embodiment, the internal surface of the inner tube includes a plurality of alveoli in which lubricant is retained. |
51 |
PRESSURE CORE BARREL FOR RETENTION OF CORE FLUIDS AND RELATED METHOD |
US14253386 |
2014-04-15 |
US20140305712A1 |
2014-10-16 |
Bobby Talma WILSON; David Young MCGEHEE |
A pressure coring apparatus comprises a housing having an upper end and a lower end. A valve is coupled to the lower end of the housing and has an open position for entrance of a core and a closed position for retaining and sealing the core within the housing. A piston assembly is moveably disposed within the housing. A first volume is defined within the housing and between the upper end of the housing and the piston assembly. A second volume is defined within the housing between the lower end of the housing and the piston assembly. A pressure relief device is disposed through the housing and operable to maintain pressure within the first volume and the second volume below a target pressure. |
52 |
Methods and Apparatus for Coring |
US13474057 |
2012-05-17 |
US20130081878A1 |
2013-04-04 |
Bob Talma Wilson |
A coring apparatus comprises a coring bit operable to cut a core. An outer barrel is coupled to and configured to rotate the coring bit. An inner barrel is disposed within the outer barrel and is isolated from rotation with the outer barrel. A fabric sleeve is disposed within the inner barrel and configured to receive the core cut by the coring bit. |
53 |
Apparatus and methods for sponge coring |
US10649494 |
2003-08-27 |
US07093676B2 |
2006-08-22 |
Luc Van Puymbroeck; Bob T. Wilson; Holger Stibbe; Hallvard S. Hatloy |
A sponge core barrel for use in performing sponge coring and methods of assembling the sponge core barrel, as well as methods of performing sponge coring. The sponge core barrel includes an outer barrel assembly, a core bit secured to a lower end thereof, and an inner barrel assembly disposed therein. The inner barrel assembly may comprise multiple, sponge-lined inner tube sections and may also include a near-bit swivel assembly. The sponge core barrel may include a piston assembly configured to be released by contact with a core sample without imparting high compressive forces to the core. The sponge core barrel may also include a pressure compensation mechanism and, optionally, a thermal compensation mechanism cooperatively configured to maintain the pressure of presaturation fluid. The sponge core barrel may also include a valve assembly enabling the make-up and presaturation of multiple, sections of inner tube to form a single, continuous chamber. |
54 |
Apparatus and methods for sponge coring |
US11393355 |
2006-03-30 |
US20060169496A1 |
2006-08-03 |
Luc Puymbroeck; Bob Wilson; Holger Stibbe; Hallvard Hatloy |
A sponge core barrel for use in performing sponge coring and methods of assembling the sponge core barrel, as well as methods of performing sponge coring. The sponge core barrel includes an outer barrel assembly, a core bit secured to a lower end thereof, and an inner barrel assembly disposed therein. The inner barrel assembly may comprise multiple, sponge-lined inner tube sections and may also include a near-bit swivel assembly. The sponge core barrel may include a piston assembly configured to be released by contact with a core sample without imparting high compressive forces to the core. The sponge core barrel may also include a pressure compensation mechanism and, optionally, a thermal compensation mechanism cooperatively configured to maintain the pressure of presaturation fluid. The sponge core barrel may also include a valve assembly enabling the make-up and presaturation of multiple, sections of inner tube to form a single, continuous chamber. |
55 |
Apparatus and methods for sponge coring |
US11351004 |
2006-02-09 |
US20060169494A1 |
2006-08-03 |
Luc Puymbroeck; Bob Wilson; Holger Stibbe; Hallvard Hatloy |
A sponge core barrel for use in performing sponge coring and methods of assembling the sponge core barrel, as well as methods of performing sponge coring. The sponge core barrel includes an outer barrel assembly, a core bit secured to a lower end thereof, and an inner barrel assembly disposed therein. The inner barrel assembly may comprise multiple, sponge-lined inner tube sections and may also include a near-bit swivel assembly. The sponge core barrel may include a piston assembly configured to be released by contact with a core sample without imparting high compressive forces to the core. The sponge core barrel may also include a pressure compensation mechanism and, optionally, a thermal compensation mechanism cooperatively configured to maintain the pressure of presaturation fluid. The sponge core barrel may also include a valve assembly enabling the make-up and presaturation of multiple, sections of inner tube to form a single, continuous chamber. |
56 |
[CORING TOOL WITH RETENTION DEVICE] |
US10707505 |
2003-12-18 |
US20050133267A1 |
2005-06-23 |
Lennox Reid; Rachel Lavaure; Dean Lauppe |
In some embodiments, the invention relates to a sidewall coring tool that includes a tool body, a hollow coring shaft extendable from the tool body, and a formation cutter disposed at a distal end of the hollow coring shaft. The coring tool includes a retention member segmented into a plurality of petals and disposed proximate a distal end of the internal shaft. An internal sleeve may be disposed inside the hollow coring shaft. |
57 |
Apparatus and methods for sponge coring |
US09712473 |
2000-11-14 |
US06719070B1 |
2004-04-13 |
Luc Van Puymbroeck; Bob T. Wilson; Holger Stibbe; Hallvard S. Hatloy |
A sponge core barrel for use in performing sponge coring and methods of assembling the sponge core barrel, as well as methods of performing sponge coring. The sponge core barrel includes an outer barrel assembly, a core bit secured to a lower end thereof, and an inner barrel assembly disposed therein. The inner barrel assembly may comprise multiple, sponge-lined inner tube sections and may also include a near-bit swivel assembly. The sponge core barrel may include a piston assembly configured to be released by contact with a core sample without imparting high compressive forces to the core. The sponge core barrel may also include a pressure compensation mechanism and, optionally, a thermal compensation mechanism cooperatively configured to maintain the pressure of presaturation fluid. The sponge core barrel may also include a valve assembly enabling the make-up and presaturation of multiple sections of inner tube to form a single, continuous chamber. |
58 |
Soil sample liner assembly having permanently attached core catcher for use in dual tube sampling system |
US10138206 |
2002-05-03 |
US20030205408A1 |
2003-11-06 |
Nathan
Wade
Lee; Troy
M.
Bourbon |
A soil sample liner assembly having a permanently attached core catcher is disclosed for use in a dual tube sampling system. The liner assembly includes a generally cylindrical tube having an upper end, a lower end, and a substantially smooth cylindrical outer surface extending between the ends. A core catcher is positioned within the tube and permanently attached at its lower end. The core catcher includes a plurality of resilient fingers that deflect outwardly to allow soil to pass into the tube and prevent soil from falling back out. The liner assembly has its lower end supported by an inner ledge of a cutting shoe of the dual tube sampling system. The liner assembly with the permanently attached core catcher is removable through the upper end of the outer casing without disturbing the attachment between the cutting shoe and the outer casing while the sampling system remains in the ground. |
59 |
Core drill |
US09529652 |
2000-04-17 |
US06394196B1 |
2002-05-28 |
Philippe Fanuel; Philippe Cravatte; Olivier Lefevre |
A double-tube core drill wherein the inner tube (2) is connected to the outer tube (1) by a multi-element needle and/or ball bearing (11), allows for the inner tube (2) to be made rigid and prevents it from rotating along with the outer tube (1). The extraction device (9) and the inner wall (38) of the tube are preferably covered with an antifriction coating. A set of stabilizing elements (67) are spread along the outer tube to stabilize the inner tube (2). Said inner tube has a tapered shoe (32) provided with a lower bevelled lip (14). The drill also comprises a device for indicating that the core has jammed in the inner tube (2) and a sealing device (19) designed to receive a ball (46) provided for sealing the inner tube (2) of said core drill. |
60 |
Core sampler |
US101480 |
1998-07-14 |
US6116358A |
2000-09-12 |
Philippe Fanuel |
A core sampler, particularly for use in oil prospecting, including a flexible movable ring (5), provided in particular at the front end (2) of the core sampler, which end is connected to a coring bit (3), for grasping a core sample (C) to be brought to the surface. The ring has a cylindrical internal surface (6) to be clamped around the core sample (C), and a frustoconical external surface (7) tapering towards the front end (2). In the end or starting position, the ring (5) is exposed to zero or minimal strain from the bearing surface (12) and has an internal diameter no smaller than the outer diameter of the core sample (C) to be grasped. The core sampler (1) comprises control mechanism for longitudinally moving the movable ring (5) from the end starting position to an end clamping position. A flexible sleeve (15) is advantageously substantially coaxial with the movable ring (5) and engages the side thereof opposite the front end (2) of the core sampler (1). |