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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7717197 | Apparatus for keeping a down hole drilling tool vertically aligned An apparatus (10) for keeping a down hole drilling tool vertically uses a pendulum (36). The pendulum (36) controls flow from outlets (34) of drilling fluid chambers (30), providing drilling fluid to centralizer (24) activat... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7624821 | Constricting flow diverter In one aspect of the present invention, a downhole assembly has a downhole tool string component with a bore adapted to accommodate drilling mud having a central passage and at least one periphery passage. At least two movable segments are peripherally positioned ar... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7441607 | Circulation tool A downhole tool for circulating fluid in a well bore. The tool includes an axial inlet and outlet with radial second outlets. A sleeve moves over the second outlets to control circulation of fluid. The sleeve can be selectively locked in an opened or closed configur... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7337847 | Multi-cycle downhole apparatus A downhole apparatus which can be used as multi-cycle circulating subs utilized in downhole drilling operations, includes a piston (242) slidably mounted in a body between positions in which at least one aperture in the body is opened and closed. Movement of ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311148 | Methods and apparatus for wellbore construction and completion The present invention relates methods and apparatus for lining a wellbore. In one aspect, a drilling assembly having an earth removal member and a wellbore lining conduit is manipulated to advance into the earth. The drilling assembly includes a first fluid flow pat... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281576 | Apparatus and methods for sealing voids in a subterranean formation Downhole tools that include an outer tubing disposed around an inner tubing for placement of a sealant mixture into a void in a subterranean formation and associated methods of use are provided. Furthermore, a method is provided for preparing a cement composition, w... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7147066 | Steerable drilling system and method A bottom hole assembly 10 for drilling a deviated borehole includes a positive displacement motor (PDM) 12 or a rotary steerable device (RSD) 110 having a substantially uniform diameter motor housing outer surface without stabilizers extending r... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7108435 | Printing control apparatus and method, and printing system In a printer having a stapling function for binding together a plurality of sheets of printing paper that have been printed out, processing for performing stapling at a set position cannot be carried out if the set staple position and the orientation of printing pap... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096955 | Long duration fuel cell system A subsea fuel cell and system adapted for long duration use. The subsea fuel cell comprises a fuel cell stack and a water discharge system. In alternate embodiments, the subsea fuel cell can further comprise an impurity discharge system. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7069998 | Fuel cell for downhole and subsea power systems This invention relates to fuel cells, and in one embodiment, to fuel cells that are especially well suited for downhole use in oil and gas wells, and for subsea use in connection with offshore wells. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066283 | Reverse circulation directional and horizontal drilling using concentric coil tubing Method and apparatus for drilling a directional or horizontal wellbore in a hydrocarbon formation using concentric coiled tubing drill string having an inner coiled tubing string and an outer coiled tubing string defining an annulus there between. A bottomhole assem... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6899188 | Down hole drilling assembly with concentric casing actuated jet pump A concentric casing actuated jet pump is disclosed that induces artificial lift to remove the drilling and production fluid from a well bore during drilling operations by means of a single or multiple hydraulic jet pumps attached to a concentric string of casing. Th... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6769498 | Method and apparatus for inducing under balanced drilling conditions using an injection tool attached to a concentric string of casing A method and apparatus for under balanced drilling comprising a production casing extending vertically from the ground to the area where the drilling is taking place, a concentric casing mounted within the production casing and forming therewith an outer annulus, a ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6173795 | Multi-cycle circulating sub A multi-cycle circulating sub apparatus having a control member for controlling the movement of a sleeve between a first or closed position and a second or open position. The control member is slidably mounted in a body and is moveable by fluid pressure i... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5937954 | Method for directional drilling In a method for directional drilling with the aid of a drilling device having a drill pipe and a mining tool which moves on an orbit, the tool moves at an essentially constant angular velocity during straight drilling and the angular velocity is periodica... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5682957 | Water separator for a down hole drill A device for use within the backhead of a down hole percussive drill, for removing debris from a drillhole, includes a flow control member in the drill backhead for inducing cyclonic flow of percussive fluid, to concentrate the heavier water and other mat... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5363927 | Apparatus and method for hydraulic drilling A process and apparatus for high pressure drilling are disclosed. The apparatus comprises an essentially solid drill head with horizontally extendable nozzle arms hingedly connected by shear pins thereto. Flow of high pressure fluid both extends the nozzl... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5343968 | Downhole material injector for lost circulation control Apparatus and method for simultaneously and separately emplacing two streams of different materials through a drillstring in a borehole to a downhole location for lost circulation control. The two streams are mixed outside the drillstring at the desired d... | 09/06/1994 |
| 4960176 | Device for cutting, drilling or similar working of rock, ore, concrete or the like To cut, bore or similarly machine rock, ore, stratified coal or other objects, a medium is delivered under high pressure through a supply pipe to a nozzle. The supply pipe is designed as a pendulum-type pipe, in particular in the form of a flexible high-p... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4685520 | Open hole pipe recovery circulation valve A pipe recovery circulation valve for open hole drilling, which includes a valve body attachable intermediate sections of drill string for normally allowing flow therethrough to the drill bit. The valve further includes a fluid flow means where upon activ... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4679637 | Apparatus and method for forming an enlarged underground arcuate bore and installing a conduit therein An apparatus and method for drilling a pilot bore hole (B) along an underground arcuate path (P) between two surface locations (O, E). The pilot bore hole (B) is drilled in one direction with a drill string (10) having a leading pipe section (10A) of a re... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4307786 | Borehole angle control by gage corner removal effects from hydraulic fluid jet The advancement angle of a borehole cut by a rotary drill bit of the type which forms a cylindrical sidewall, a drill face and a circumferentially extending gage corner, is controlled by removing a different amount of the gage corner material over a selec... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4114705 | Rock drilling tool having pulsed jets In rock drilling utilizing mechanical destruction of the rock and circulation of drilling fluid for removing debris from the cutting face, the drilling fluid is directed on to the cutting face in the form of two opposed pulsed jets, the cycles of which ar... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4077481 | Subterranean mining apparatus Apparatus for subterranean slurry drilling and mining of granular ore, such as phosphates, with a combined drilling and mining apparatus. The apparatus includes a tool string having a drilling head and mining head that are selectively interchangeable on i... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4058163 | Selectively actuated vibrating apparatus connected with well bore member A vibrating apparatus connected with a member insertable into a well bore including an insertable and retrievable member enabling the vibrating apparatus to be selectively actuated. The vibrating apparatus includes a rotatable, eccentric weight forming a ... | 11/15/1977 |
