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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7640999 | Coiled tubing and drilling system A technique facilitates combined drilling and coiled tubing operations from a single bed of a rig. A mast is mounted to the bed, and a coiled tubing injector is connected to the mast. The coiled tubing injector is able to move coiled tubing into and out of a wellbor... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7637329 | Methods and systems for drilling auxiliary holes Systems and methods for drilling auxiliary holes such as conductor holes, ratholes, and mouseholes useful in drilling operations. The systems and methods include the use of a portable drilling apparatus that is selectively mountable on a rig's drill floor and is rem... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7624819 | Universal joint assembly A universal joint assembly includes an assembly housing, an assembly cap coupled to the assembly housing, a rotatable mandrel, a plurality of substantially spherical drive balls, and a floating washer. The assembly housing has a plurality of pockets formed in an int... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7624818 | Earth boring drill bits with casing component drill out capability and methods of use A drill bit includes a bit body having a face on which two different types of cutting elements are disposed, the first type being cutting elements for drilling at least one subterranean formation and the second type being cutting elements for drilling through a casi... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7617887 | Method for casing drilling, drilling unit and adapter device A method for casing drilling, a drilling unit and an adapter device. The adapter device to be used in extension drill equipment drilling comprises an inner piece which can be rotated by the rotation device of the rock drilling machine. Around the inner piece, there ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7607496 | Drilling apparatus and system for drilling wells A device for boring a well with casing. The device is attached to a motor that has a power shaft for imparting rotational movement. The device comprises a driver operatively connected to the power shaft, with the driver containing a cylindrical body, a first bit hav... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7600585 | Coiled tubing drilling rig The present invention provides a rig capable of both coiled tubing and conventional drilling. The rig comprises a mast unit having a drilling mast and a catwalk. The mast unit is adapted for rotary drilling and casing operations. The rig further comprises a drill fl... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7594551 | Downhole supercharger process A method and apparatus to stop the influx of down hole fluids while drilling utilizing the downhole Supercharger Process including the steps of providing a down hole fluid supercharger tool in he drilling operation; detecting permeable zones at the surface while dri... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7571778 | Method of drilling a bore hole A method to drill a borehole includes drilling the borehole through an overburden with a drill bit selected to optimize a drilling performance parameter and drilling the borehole through a production zone with another drill bit selected to optimize a production perf... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7568534 | Dual-edge working surfaces for polycrystalline diamond cutting elements A polycrystalline diamond cutting element for earth boring drill bits presents regions of different abrasion resistance to the earthen formation when in operation. The cutting element has an end working surface and a region which is substantially free of catalyzing ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7568533 | Pipehandler A pipe handling system is disclosed with an elongated base that is dimensioned to receive and support a movable tray in a position parallel to the base with at least two degrees of freedom of movement. The movable tray is also dimensioned to receive at least one sec... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7549485 | Expandable reamer apparatus for enlarging subterranean boreholes and methods of use An expandable reamer apparatus and methods for reaming a borehole are disclosed, including at least one laterally movable blade carried by a tubular body selectively positioned at an inward position and an expanded position. The at least one laterally movable blade,... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7549486 | Screen apparatus and method A screen apparatus for use in a well bore. The apparatus comprises a latch; a first tubular disposed within the latch, the first tubular having an internal retrieving profile; a screen extending from the first tubular, and wherein the screen contains a first portion... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7546886 | Method of creating a borehole in an earth formation A method of creating a borehole in an earth formation is provided. The method involves the steps of drilling a section of the borehole and lowering an expandable tubular element into the borehole whereby a lower portion of the tubular element extends into the drille... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7540338 | Single joint drilling system with inclined pipe handling system A pipe handling system comprises a pipe erector that is operable to move a pipe from a horizontal storage position to an inclined position. In the inclined position, an upper end of the pipe is adjacent to an elevated drill floor of a drilling rig and the pipe is at... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7520340 | Method of avoiding the need for a scraper run in drill out operations and a downhole drilling motor assembly A method of avoiding the need for a scraper run in drill out operations. The method involves the single step of incorporating a rotary scraper into the downhole drilling motor assembly in such a manner that the rotary scraper rotates with the drill bit and follows t... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520341 | Drill head assembly A drill housing rotatably supports a shaft having an internal cavity for receiving a drilling device, such as a drill steel, bolt driver, and rock anchor adaptor. The upper end of the housing is closed by a cover plate and a flinger having an opening for receiving p... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7506697 | Recoil auger with clutch bearing A recoil auger enables holes to be drilled by using only straight line motions of a person's hand, arm, and shoulder. The recoil auger is comprised of a recoil drive system connected to an output shaft, which in turn is connected to an auger. The recoil drive system... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506698 | Cutting elements and bits incorporating the same Cutting elements and bits incorporating such cutting elements are provided. The cutting elements have a substrate, a first ultra hard material layer formed over the substrate, and a second ultra hard material layer formed over the first ultra hard material layer. Th... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7503404 | Methods of well stimulation during drilling operations Present embodiments may include methods of stimulating a section of a subterranean formation comprising (a) forming at least a portion of a well bore that at least penetrates a section of the subterranean formation using a drilling operation; (b) stimulating a secti... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7493967 | Tractor with improved valve system A hydraulically powered tractor adapted for advancement through a borehole including an elongate body, aft and forward gripper assemblies, and a valve control assembly housed within the elongate body. The aft and forward gripper assemblies are adapted for selective ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7484572 | Roller cone drill bit with debris flow paths through associated support arms A roller cone drill bit having a bit body with at least one support arm extending therefrom. Each support arm may have an interior surface and an exterior surface with an associated spindle extending inwardly from the interior surface. A respective cone assembly may... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7481280 | Method and apparatus for conducting earth borehole operations using coiled casing A method and apparatus for conducting earth borehole operations include a reel (28) of continuous coiled casing (30), and an injector (20) for moving the coiled casing. The bottomhole assembly including at least a motor (54) and a bit ( | 01/27/2009 |
| 7478687 | Coiled tubing conveyed milling Milling in casing that is over 4½ inches is done with coiled tubing that is anchored against torque reaction. An improved debris catcher is part of the bottom hole assembly to capture cuttings from the milling. A thruster can be used to maintain weight on the mill ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478686 | One trip well drilling to total depth Drilling a well to total depth without tripping the bit out of the hole despite encountering a troublesome zone is made possible by using a memory based composite material delivered with the drill pipe or advanced over it, as needed. The material can be activated as... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7467671 | Drill bit with protection member A method is provided for removing a body of selected material from the interior of a casing extending into a borehole formed in an earth formation. The method comprises lowering a drill bit for further drilling of the borehole, into the casing, the drill bit having ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7464773 | Enhanced drill bit lubrication apparatus and method A lubricating nutating single cone drill bit 10 includes bit shank 12 with an axially skewed journal 18 rotatably retaining cutter body 22. Bearings (26, 28, 30, 32) enable rotation of the cutter body 22. Lubrication flows t... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7461706 | Drilling apparatus with percussive action cutter A drilling apparatus includes a cutting structure defined by a percussive action cutter and at least one other cutter. The percussive action cutter is adapted to be urged in a drilling direction by hydraulic pressure force, while the other cutter is urged in a drill... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7455126 | Percussive drill bit, drilling system comprising such a drill bit and method of drilling a bore hole A percussion drill bit for drilling into a subterranean earth formation. The drill bit has a central longitudinal axis and is operable by applying axial percussive motion along the axis and rotary motion about the axis. The drill bit is provided with a plurality of ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7451834 | Impact enhancing apparatus and method An impact enhancer apparatus includes: a substantially tubular inner member, a substantially tubular outer member that is axially movable in relation to the inner member, a primary energy storage device adapted to store energy when the inner member is moved in eithe... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7445057 | Method and apparatus for introducing elongate members into the ground A drill head has a domed leading face and carries cutting teeth. A tubular drill string can be used to drive the head into the ground. An off-center aperture communicates with the bore of the string, by means of a connecting passage, which defines an oblique cone. D... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7434632 | Roller cone drill bits with enhanced drilling stability and extended life of associated bearings and seals Roller cone drill bits may be formed with cutting elements and cutting structures having cutting element profile angles selected to minimize cone wobble and improve life of associated bearings and seals. Normal force axes of the cutting elements may intersect with e... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431105 | Geothermal heat loop installation Methods and apparatuses associated with a rotary driven well drilling rig. One method includes providing a rig having: an erectable mast; a head drive unit for rotatably driving drill pipes into a surface; a pumping unit to deliver a fluid through a drill pipe secur... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428927 | Cement float and method for drilling and casing a wellbore with a pump down cement float A cement float collar is made for pumping downhole and into engagement with a groove formed in the casing, called the profile nipple. As such, no restriction is needed in the casing for accepting or latching the float collar and the portion of casing including the g... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7419018 | Cam assembly in a downhole component In one aspect of the invention, a downhole drill string component has a shaft being axially fixed at a first location to an inner surface of an opening in a tubular body. A mechanism is axially fixed to the inner surface of the opening at a second location and is in... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416258 | Methods of using a laser to spall and drill holes in rocks Apparatus and methods of using lasers are provided for spalling and drilling holes into rocks. A rock removal process is provided that utilizes a combination of laser-induced thermal stress and laser induced superheated steam explosions just below the surface of the... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407021 | Methods for the installation of earth anchors An adapter attachment for an auger which includes an connecting shaft sized and shaped to be attached to the pilot bit hole present in the end of an auger, after the removal of pilot bit. The adapter also includes a bolt flange for connection to a foundation anchor ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407020 | Rotating systems associated with drill pipe Methods and apparatuses for drilling a borehole are disclosed. An electric motor electrically and mechanically coupled to a wired drill pipe is provided. The electric motor couples to a shaft that rotates when power is supplied to the electric motor. The shaft is co... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406918 | Method of blasting A method of blasting in which rock pile profile associated with a blast field is controlled by precise control of the detonation delay times between and/or within individual blastholes in the blast field, in combination with the control of one or more other blast pa... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404457 | Downhole abrading tools having fusible material and methods of detecting tool wear A downhole abrading tool has a body with a first end for connection to a drill string, a cutting end, a drilling fluid passageway, and a fusible material disposed within the body. The fusible material is capable of igniting and combusting in response to a selected t... | 07/29/2008 |
