[go: up one dir, main page]

Estes, 1971 - Google Patents

Selecting the proper rotary rock bit

Estes, 1971

Document ID
2409636832314035866
Author
Estes J
Publication year
Publication venue
Journal of Petroleum Technology

External Links

Snippet

Introduction On Aug. 10, 1909, Howard R. Hughes patented the first rotary rock bit, which he called a" boring drill." The drill resembled two pipe reamers set on journal bearings attached to a drillpipe sub. This invention enabled rock formations to be drilled and was the starting …
Continue reading at onepetro.org (other versions)

Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/04—Directional drilling
    • E21B7/06—Deflecting the direction of boreholes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/04—Directional drilling
    • E21B7/046—Directional drilling horizontal drilling
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/02—Subsoil filtering
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B10/00—Drill bits
    • E21B10/08—Roller bits
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B10/00—Drill bits
    • E21B10/46—Drill bits characterised by wear resisting parts, e.g. diamond inserts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/10—Wear protectors; Centralising devices, e.g. stabilisers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B44/00—Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systems; Systems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B29/00—Cutting or destroying pipes, packers, plugs, or wire lines, located in boreholes or wells, e.g. cutting of damaged pipes, of windows; Deforming of pipes in boreholes or wells; Reconditioning of well casings while in the ground
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B4/00—Drives used in the borehole
    • E21B4/02—Fluid rotary type drives
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/0035—Apparatus or methods for multilateral well technology, e.g. for the completion of or workover on wells with one or more lateral branches
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21D—SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; LARGE UNDERGROUND CHAMBERS

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
Estes Selecting the proper rotary rock bit
Nguyen Drilling
Huff et al. Recent developments in polycrystalline diamond-drill-bit design
Clegg An analysis of the field performance of antiwhirl PDC bits
Hassen et al. Field comparison of medium-and long-radius horizontal wells drilled in the same reservoir
Courville et al. Wellbore Enlargement for a Deepwater Casing Program: Case Study and Developments
Simonton et al. Influx of Advanced Drilling Technologies Maximizing Productivity of Mature Region
Csonka et al. Ream while drilling technology applied successfully offshore Australia
Buntoro Casing drilling technology as the alternative of drilling efficiency
Sperber et al. Drilling into geothermal reservoirs
Sá et al. A dos Santos
Madigan et al. Applications for polycrystalline diamond compact bits from analysis of carbide insert and steel tooth bit performance
Eaton et al. First Simultaneous Application of Rotary Steerable/Ream-While-Drill on Ursa Horizontal Well
Hameed et al. Deep wells bit optimization
Cook et al. Development of steerable ream while drilling technology and Its application in high angle wells in GOM
Simpson et al. Breakthrough Horizontal Drilling Performance in Pre-Khuff Strata with Steerable Turbines
Anvik et al. Drilling and Workover Experiences in the Greater Ekofisk Area
Williams et al. Operational efficiency on eight-well sidetrack program saves $7.3 million vs historical offsets in MP 299/144 GOM
Begbie et al. Co-Operative Approach to Drilling Optimization Yields Better Understanding of PDC Bit Performance in North Sea Program
Horn et al. Multilateral horizontal well increases liquids recovery in the Gulf of Thailand
Maafri et al. Successful Deployment of Stiff Lower Completion Assembly in Harsh Drilling Environment: Engineering Analysis, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned
Sanchez et al. Outstanding Drilling Optimization Results in the Iconic Ecuadorian Drilling Project Ishpingo, Tiputini, Tambococha-ITT
Martin et al. New Hard Rock Roller Cone Bit Technology/Operational Excellence Improves Economics in Mature East Texas Gas Fields
Agbaji Development of an algorithm to analyze the interrelationship among five elements involved in the planning, design and drilling of extended reach and complex wells
Bayoud et al. Downhole Motors Increase ROP and Reduce Cost Per Foot in the Austin Chalk Trend