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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976242 | Drill head for a microtunnelling apparatus The present disclosure relates to a drill head having a drill head main body including a front end portion and a back end portion. The back end portion is configured to be connected to a drill rod. A steering shell is mounted over the front end portion. A drive shaf... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7360595 | Method and system for underground treatment of materials A method for underground treatment of subsurface materials comprises providing an injection pattern and a recovery pattern, the injection pattern and the recovery pattern located proximate to a subsurface treatment zone and at least one of the injection pattern and ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7312864 | Measurement device and process for determining the straightness of hollow cylindrical or hollow conical bodies and their orientation relative to one another Device for determining the straightness of hollow cylindrical surfaces and partial surfaces thereof, and the three-dimensional orientation of several hollow cylindrical surfaces or partial surfaces with reference to at least one of axial parallel offset and angular ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7213644 | Cavity positioning tool and method In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a method is provided for preventing formation of sludge in a subsurface cavity having particulate laden fluid disposed therein. The method includes positioning a downhole device having a fluid agitator into ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207395 | Method and system for testing a partially formed hydrocarbon well for evaluation and well planning refinement A method and system for testing a partially formed well includes forming a first well bore intersecting a subterranean formation. The first well bore includes a portion of a planned well having a first configuration. A production characteristic of the subterranean f... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207390 | Method and system for lining multilateral wells In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method for lining a lateral wellbore includes drilling a main wellbore extending from a surface to a subterranean zone, casing the main wellbore with a main casing having a plurality of lateral wellbore w... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7163063 | Method and system for extraction of resources from a subterranean well bore A method for stimulating production of resources from a coal seam includes forming a drainage well bore in the coal bed that has a first end coupled to a ground surface and a second end in the coal seam. The method further includes inserting a liner into the well bo... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7100687 | Multi-purpose well bores and method for accessing a subterranean zone from the surface A well system includes at least two well bores extending from a surface to a subterranean zone. Each of the two well bores is used to form a well bore pattern for the subterranean zone that intersects the other well bore and transports fluid from the subterranean zo... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093433 | Laying apparatus for cables, lines, conductors or suchlike, and relative laying method Laying apparatus and method for cables, lines, conductors or suchlike. The apparatus comprises at least a hydraulic circuit provided with a variable delivery feed pump and with a motor connected to the feed pump in order to drive laying members for the cables and su... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7075053 | Device for determining the position of a scraper A device for determining the position of a scraper which is displaceable for the transport of coating material in a supply path of thereof, the coating material comprises a sensor responding to the presence of the scraper. This sensor is accommodated in a separate m... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073595 | Method and system for controlling pressure in a dual well system A method for controlling pressure of a dual well system includes drilling a substantially vertical well bore from a surface to a subterranean zone and drilling an articulated well bore from the surface to the subterranean zone using a drill string. The articulated w... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7048049 | Slant entry well system and method A system for accessing a subterranean zone from the surface includes an entry well bore extending down from the surface. A plurality of slanted well bores extend from the entry well bore to the subterranean zone. Drainage patterns extend from the slanted well bores ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036584 | Method and system for accessing a subterranean zone from a limited surface area A method and system for accessing subterranean resources from a limited surface area includes a first well bore extending from the surface to the target zone. The first well bore includes an angled portion disposed between the target zone and the surface to provide ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025154 | Method and system for circulating fluid in a well system A method for circulating drilling fluid in a well system includes drilling a substantially vertical well bore from a surface to a subterranean zone and drilling an articulated well bore from the surface to the subterranean zone. The articulated well bore is horizont... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025137 | Three-dimensional well system for accessing subterranean zones A drainage system for accessing multiple subterranean zones from the surface includes an entry well extending from the surface. The system also includes two or more exterior drainage wells extending from the entry well through the subterranean zones. The exterior dr... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6976533 | Method and system for accessing subterranean deposits from the surface Improved An improved method and system for accessing subterranean deposits from the surface that substantially eliminates or reduces the disadvantages and problems associated with previous systems and methods. In particular, the present invention provides an articul... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964298 | Method and system for accessing subterranean deposits from the surface An improved method and system for accessing subterranean deposits from the surface substantially eliminates or reduces the disadvantages and problems associated with previous systems and methods. In particular, the present invention provides an articulated well with... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964308 | Method of drilling lateral wellbores from a slant well without utilizing a whipstock In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method for drilling a lateral wellbore from a slant well includes drilling the slant well below the surface of the earth such that the slant well is angled toward a first horizontal direction that coincid... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6942030 | Three-dimensional well system for accessing subterranean zones A method for accessing a plurality of subterranean zones from the surface includes forming an entry well from the surface and forming two or more exterior drainage wells from the entry well through the subterranean zones. The exterior drainage wells each extend outw... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6772134 | Control means for a horizontal boring tool Control apparatus for a horizontal boring tool is described which drives a boring lance via boring rods. The tool includes an input interface for receiving actual values of controlled variables of the horizontal boring tool, and an output unit for issuing control si... | 08/03/2004 |
| 5813482 | Earth boring system and apparatus An earth boring system is disclosed for guiding and steering a string of pipe casings to form an underground cased bore. The string of pipe casings are guided by a boring end assembly including a front casing and a steering head connected at an interface ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5529437 | Guidance system and method for keeping a tunnel boring machine continuously on a plan line A guidance system and method for keeping a tunnel boring, machine continuously on a plan line. The guidance system requires no machine operator calculations and provides the boring machine operator with a graphic display of past, present and projected pos... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5501548 | Method for controlling the direction of a shield tunneling machine and an apparatus therefor When a shield tunneling machine is deviated from the scheduled line while being propelled, the deviation of the shield tunneling machine from the scheduled line is detected and according to the data obtained on the deviation of the shield tunneling machin... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5478170 | Controlling apparatus for excavator An object of this invention is to improve precision in the operation, operating efficiency, and reliability of an excavator. A soil condition at a place where an excavator (1) is advanced is inputted, and a reference number of revolutions of a cutter (9) ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5470132 | Tunnelling head and method A micro tunnelling head and earth boring method is illustrated which includes utilizing a cutting head (G) spaced forwardly of a cylindrical articulated housing (A) having a transverse bulkhead (B) intermediate its ends for carrying a centrally disposed t... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5330292 | System and method for transmitting and calculating data in shield machine The present invention discloses a system and a method for transmitting data in a shield machine and for calculating the filling amount of a void by detecting the distance to the natural ground. The system and the method are capable of transmitting analogu... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5312163 | System for aiding operation of excavating type underground advancing machine A system for supporting the drive of an excavating type underground advancing machine is provided to lighten the operator's burden so that an unskilled operator can perform operation comparable to that of the skilled operator. In this system for supportin... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5296915 | Method and apparatus for controlling direction of excavating machine There is disclosed a method and an apparatus for easily controlling the advancing direction of an excavating machine without causing the excavating machine to largely trace in a zigzag way. The direction control is done by the steps of mounting a reflecto... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5295734 | Method and apparatus for drilling a tunnel A method for drilling a tunnel in rock which utilizes a drilling apparatus comprising a drill head having tools therein and at least one conveying tube is disclosed. The method utilizes roller units which support the conveying tube to transmit the forward... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5240350 | Apparatus for detecting position of underground excavator and magnetic field producing cable Magnetic field producers are disposed either at the leading portion of an underground excavator or at a reference position in front of the underground excavator. The magnetic field producers can be constituted by a plurality of rectangular loops disposed ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5236284 | Drilling apparatus and method for its control A drilling apparatus and a method for its control maintains the alignment of a drill head while driving a tunnel. The control is achieved by manipulating the center of gravity of a drill bit unit with respect to a line determined by two supporting points ... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5186579 | Apparatus for controlling direction of underground excavator According to the present invention, there is disclosed an apparatus for controlling the direction of displacement of an underground excavator including a turnable jack to perform excavating operations in the underground region while controlling the direct... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5135326 | Articulated shield tunneling machine An articulated shield tunneling machine suitable for excavation along a curvature with an articulated shield having front and rear shield sections. In contrast to the conventional apparatus which suffers from various disadvantages such as interference bet... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5123708 | Shield tunnelling machine A shield tunnelling machine is provided. Such shield tunnelling machines include a tubular shield body; an excavating cutter assembly disposed on a front end of the body; a partition wall for defining the interior of the body into a front region and a rea... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5061120 | Direction correcting device for shield tunnelling machine A direction correcting device for a shield tunnelling machine having a shield body provided with a head portion and a tail portion following the head portion corrects the direction of the head portion relative to the tail portion. The device includes thre... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5017045 | Method and apparatus for controlling attitude of shield excavator Directional control of a shield excavator is automatically carried out merely by inputting a direction of rotational moment to which the excavator is directed and a magnitude of the moment.... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4904115 | Method and device for controlling the trajectory of a shield-type tunnelling machine Method of controlling the trajectory of a shield-type tunnelling machine equipped with displacement control hydraulic rams (3), characterized in that, these rams being divided into at least three groups of rams (6A, 6B, 6C), the theoretical instantaneous ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4898498 | Thrust transmitting device A device for transmitting a thrust from one of a pair of adjacent pipes so as to propel the other comprises a pair of annular members adapted to be slidable relatively to each other along their spherical surfaces.... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4830535 | Knife shield driving device and method for the excavating and/or final supporting of galleries or the like The knife-shield driving device consists of drive knives (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) which can be acted on via a pushing device and are guided with respect to each other on their longitudinal sides. The guides consist of guide yokes (20) and wedge elements (30) ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4818026 | Shield type tunneling apparatus A shield type tunneling apparatus comprises: a shield body having in its front portion a cutter-head compartment for digging a tunnel through bedrock, the cutter-head compartment being rotatably driven by a driving unit; and a transporting means for disch... | 04/04/1989 |
