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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7111688 | Clamping well casings A clamp for clamping two concentric tubes, typically two concentric tubes in an oil or gas well. The clamp has two axially movable tapered components which can be pulled over one another in an axial direction to provide a contraction of internal diameter which grips... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7044221 | Apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure An apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6926099 | Drill out bi-center bit and method for using same A drill out bi-center bit and a method for using the same are provided that offer the ability to drill out cement and casing shoes, and increased stability. The bi-center bit includes a bit body having a first end operable to be coupled with a drill string, a second... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6691804 | Directional borehole drilling system and method A directional borehole drilling system employs a controllable drill bit, which includes one or more conical drilling surfaces. Instrumentation located near the bit measures present position when the bit is static, and dynamic toolface when the bit is rota... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6668949 | Underreamer and method of use An underreamer (5) is formed from a tubular body (10) having a longitudinal bore therethrough, and providing an integral piston actuator (20) responsive to hydraulic pressure to move cutters (40) into engagement with the well bore and springs (60) to resi... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6484819 | Directional borehole drilling system and method A directional borehole drilling system employs a controllable drill bit, which includes one or more drilling surfaces which are dynamically positionable in response to respective command signals. Instrumentation located near the bit measures present posit... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6378626 | Balanced torque drilling system The invention combines a mud motor, a drill bit, a transmission, an underreamer and a torque tube to simultaneously drill a well by rotating the drill bit in one direction and the underreamer in the opposite direction to balance the torque supplied to the... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6286614 | Motion compensator for drilling from a floater A motion compensator for drilling from a floater provides isolation of a cutting device in a well from motion of a tubular string thereabove. In a described embodiment, a motion compensator includes an anchoring device and an axial advancement device. The... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5853054 | 2-Stage underreamer A 2-stage underreamer for use in a subterranean wellbore includes a unitary body having upper and lower blades mounted in slots formed perpendicular to each other in the body. Separate upper and lower piston assemblies are provided for driving the blades ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5351758 | Tubing and profile reaming tool A method and apparatus for reaming foreign deposits from the flow passage of well production tubing and cleaning deposits from the completion profiles within the tubing as well as for drifting the production tubing while located within a well bore. A ream... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5010955 | Casing mill and method A casing mill for milling pipe cemented in an oil well comprises a body with a plurality of fixed milling blades having a diameter corresponding to the outside diameter of the pipe to be milled, and a second plurality of movable blades movable between a r... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4842082 | Variable outside diameter tool for use in pikewells An apparatus for use in energy exploration is disclosed which is used where a radially expanding device is required, for example in a stabilizer, retriever or an underreamer. The apparatus comprises a support tubular member for connection to a drilling st... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4431065 | Underreamer An underreamer utilizes a plurality of cutting arms each having a plurality of tungsten carbide inserts, some of which have synthetic diamond cutting surfaces. There is a synthetic diamond gage cutter at the outer end of each cutting arm, and at least one... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4252201 | Drilling method and apparatus A drill having plural forwardly projecting circumferentially spaced cutting bits includes a hydraulic motor operated at full drilling fluid pressure to drive the cutting bits in unison through a first one-way clutch in a drilling mode. A centrifugal devic... | 02/24/1981 |
