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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028767 | Expandable stabilizer with roller reamer elements An expandable reamer apparatus for drilling a subterranean formation may include a tubular body, one or more blades, each blade positionally coupled to a sloped track of the tubular body, a push sleeve and a drilling fluid flow path extending through an inner bore o... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7900717 | Expandable reamers for earth boring applications An expandable reamer apparatus for drilling a subterranean formation includes a tubular body, one or more blades, each blade positionally coupled to a sloped track of the tubular body, a push sleeve and a drilling fluid flow path extending through an inner bore of t... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7823663 | Expandable reamer A downhole apparatus comprises a body, extendable members mounted on the body and being movable between retracted and extended configurations, and a remotely operable retaining arrangement for maintaining the extendable members in the retracted configuration. The ex... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7757787 | Drilling and hole enlargement device An expandable drilling apparatus includes a main body comprising a central bore and at least one axial recess configured to receive an arm assembly operable between a retracted position and an extended position, a biasing member to urge the arm assembly into the ret... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7703553 | Downhole tool having radially extendable members A downhole tool comprises a body, radially extendable members mounted to the body and movable between retracted and extended positions, a cam member operatively associated with the extendable members and movable relative to the body to extend the extendable members,... | 04/27/2010 |
| RE41119 | Borehole opener Borehole opener, particularly for enlarging this hole underneath a casing in the field of oil prospecting, comprising a body (2) of longitudinal axis (3), a duct (4) for drilling fluid, formed longitudinally in the body (2), and at least ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7597158 | Drilling and hole enlargement device An expandable drilling apparatus is deployed upon a distal end of a drillstring and includes a cutting head and a substantially tubular main body adjacent the cutting head providing a plurality of axial recesses configured to receive arm assemblies configured to tra... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7594552 | Expandable reamer apparatus for enlarging boreholes while drilling An expandable reamer apparatus and methods for reaming a borehole, wherein a laterally movable blade carried by a tubular body may be selectively positioned at an inward position and an expanded position. The laterally movable blade, held inwardly by blade-biasing e... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7401666 | Reaming and stabilization tool and method for its use in a borehole In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a drilling tool includes a tubular body defining a longitudinal axial cavity extending therethrough and defining at least one cutter element recess. The drilling tool also includes a cutter element at least ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7370712 | Under reamer An under reamer for expanding a borehole through an earthen formation is taught. The under reamer includes: a mandrel including an end for connection into a drill string and an opposite end and a housing including an inner bore, telescopically disposed over the mand... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7357363 | Expansion bolt An expansion bolt. A first chock has first and second outer ramping surfaces. A second chock has an inner ramping surface complementarily corresponding to the first outer ramping surface. A spring member biases the second chock radially inwardly against the first ou... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350596 | Methods and apparatus for expanding the diameter of a borehole A borehole reamer which may be deployed to a desired depth in an existing uncased borehole or below existing casing and used to substantially expand the diameter of the borehole. The diameter may be expanded by an amount that ranges from a fraction to a multiple of ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7328755 | Hydraulic drill bit assembly In one aspect of the present invention a drill bit assembly has a body portion intermediate a shank portion and a working portion. The working portion has at least one cutting element and the body portion has at least a portion of a jackleg apparatus. The jackleg ap... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325630 | Hole opener The invention relates to well reamer for borehole reaming within a specified interval. The well reamer has a housing with inclined slots, radial holes and a central straight-through channel, in which a spring-loaded rod with holes in the upper and lower parts is loc... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314099 | Selectively actuatable expandable underreamer/stablizer An expandable downhole tool comprises a tubular body having an axial flowbore extending therethrough, at least one moveable arm, and a selectively actuatable sleeve that prevents or allows the at least one moveable arm to translate between a collapsed position and a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7293616 | Expandable bit An expandable drill bit for use with earth drilling equipment. The bit includes arms held in a closed position, so that the bit may be inserted through casing or a small bore hole. The arms are expandable to create an expanded drill bit having a crown profile common... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270196 | Drill bit assembly In one aspect of the present invention a drill bit assembly comprises a body portion intermediate a shank portion and a working portion. The working portion has at least one cutting element. The body portion has at least a portion of a reactive jackleg apparatus whi... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264048 | Slot cavity A method for accessing a subterranean zone from the surface includes drilling a substantially vertical well bore from the surface to the subterranean zone and forming a slot cavity in the substantially vertical well bore proximate to the subterranean zone. The slot ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252163 | Downhole under-reamer tool A downhole tool comprises a body having slots communicating the outside of the body with the body through-bore. A sleeve actuator and mandrel are selectively axially slidable. The actuator has flanges extending into the slots. The flanges have ribs on their sides th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198119 | Hydraulic drill bit assembly In one aspect of the present invention a drill bit assembly has a body portion intermediate a shank portion and a working portion. The working portion has at least one cutting element and the body portion has at least a portion of a jackleg apparatus. The jackleg ap... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195085 | Drill bit An expandable drill bit comprises a body for mounting on a support string and two roller cutters mounted on the body. The cutters are movable between a smaller diameter first configuration and a larger diameter second configuration. In one embodiment the bit is adap... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195080 | Expandable drilling tool and method A system is provided (1) for increasing the diameter of at least a portion of a well bore, the system being intended to be attached to a drill pipe (3), the system having a support element (10) bearing cutting arms (13, 14) which is movab... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191829 | Gripper assembly for downhole tools A gripper assembly for anchoring a tool within a downhole passage and for possibly assisting movement of the tool within the passage. The gripper assembly includes an elongated mandrel and flexible toes that can be radially displaced to grip onto the surface of the ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188910 | Crushing structure of crusher A conventional crusher forms a hollow space between paralleled straight portions of a wedge body portion and inner side surfaces of expanding members at the time of performing an expanding operation and hence, an expanding force of tapered portions of the wedge is n... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188674 | Downhole milling machine and method of use The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for providing a pathway for fluid communication through a tubing-retrievable subsurface safety valve (TRSSV). The method and apparatus are designed to be deployed within a hydrocarbon wellbore after the TRS... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179024 | Tool with deployable cutting blade A tool having a deployable cutting blade for making an undercut in a substrate is disclosed. The tool has a chamber positioned between its cutting tip and its tang. The cutting blade is movably mounted within the chamber. The blade is movable by sliding, pivoting or... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168507 | Recalibration of downhole sensors In downhole drilling tools, a first set of inexpensive and/or relatively small sensors that typically have lower accuracy and higher drift than conventional downhole sensors are located in the drill string adjacent to the bit. A second set of highly accurate sensors... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168606 | Method of mitigating inner diameter reduction of welded joints Aspects of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for connecting two tubulars using a welding process with reduced inner diameter flash. The method includes connecting an end of a first expandable tubular to an end of a second expandable tubular using a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7143848 | Downhole tool An expandable centralizer is disclosed having a body having a first portion of circular cross-section and a second portion of polyhedral cross-section. Centralizing members are arranged on the faces of the second portion which, in a first position, limit the diamete... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143847 | Drilling apparatus Drilling apparatus, such as an underreamer (20) comprises a generally cylindrical tubular body (22) and two cutting blades (26, 27) pivotally mounted to the body and movable between a retracted position and an extended position. Each cutting bla... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131504 | Pressure activated release member for an expandable drillbit An apparatus for use in a wellbore. The apparatus includes a body and a blade assembly. The blade assembly is movable between a collapsed position whereby the expandable apparatus has a smaller outer diameter and an expanded position whereby the expandable apparatus... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124843 | Bit assembly for a hammering drill A bit assembly for a hammering and rotating drill, in which a main drill body (1) is arranged to drill essentially a middle portion of the hole and in the main drill body (1) there is mounted one or more outer bits (2),(3) arranged to dri... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7063145 | Methods and systems for heating a hydrocarbon containing formation in situ with an opening contacting the earth's surface at two locations In an embodiment, a method for heating a hydrocarbon containing formation may include providing heat from one or more heaters to an opening in the formation. A first end of the opening may contact the earth's surface at a first location and a second end of the openi... | 06/20/2006 |
