GB2288020B - Drilling apparatus - Google Patents

Drilling apparatus

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Publication number
GB2288020B
GB2288020B GB9500250A GB9500250A GB2288020B GB 2288020 B GB2288020 B GB 2288020B GB 9500250 A GB9500250 A GB 9500250A GB 9500250 A GB9500250 A GB 9500250A GB 2288020 B GB2288020 B GB 2288020B
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Prior art keywords
drilling apparatus
drilling
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9500250A
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GB9500250D0 (en
GB2288020A (en
Inventor
John Michael Beresford
Paul Andrew Crowther
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
BAE Systems Electronics Ltd
Original Assignee
GEC Marconi Ltd
Marconi Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
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Publication date
Priority claimed from GB9406378A external-priority patent/GB9406378D0/en
Application filed by GEC Marconi Ltd, Marconi Co Ltd filed Critical GEC Marconi Ltd
Publication of GB9500250D0 publication Critical patent/GB9500250D0/en
Priority to AU19576/95A priority Critical patent/AU1957695A/en
Priority to PCT/GB1995/000684 priority patent/WO1995027222A1/en
Priority to DE69517166T priority patent/DE69517166T2/en
Priority to EP95912370A priority patent/EP0753161B1/en
Priority to US08/716,137 priority patent/US5798488A/en
Publication of GB2288020A publication Critical patent/GB2288020A/en
Priority to NO19964078A priority patent/NO319262B1/en
Publication of GB2288020B publication Critical patent/GB2288020B/en
Application granted granted Critical
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/01—Devices for supporting measuring instruments on drill bits, pipes, rods or wirelines; Protecting measuring instruments in boreholes against heat, shock, pressure or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
    • B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
    • B06B1/0607—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements
    • B06B1/0611—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements in a pile
    • 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
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E21B17/04—Couplings; joints between rod or the like and bit or between rod and rod or the like
    • E21B17/07—Telescoping joints for varying drill string lengths; Shock absorbers
    • 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
    • E21B28/00—Vibration generating arrangements for boreholes or wells, e.g. for stimulating production
    • 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
    • E21B43/003—Vibrating earth formations
    • 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
    • E21B47/01—Devices for supporting measuring instruments on drill bits, pipes, rods or wirelines; Protecting measuring instruments in boreholes against heat, shock, pressure or the like
    • E21B47/017—Protecting measuring instruments
    • 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
    • E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V1/00—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting
    • G01V1/02—Generating seismic energy
    • G01V1/04—Details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V1/00—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting
    • G01V1/16—Receiving elements for seismic signals; Arrangements or adaptations of receiving elements
    • G01V1/18—Receiving elements, e.g. seismometer, geophone or torque detectors, for localised single point measurements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V1/00—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting
    • G01V1/40—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting specially adapted for well-logging
    • G01V1/52—Structural details
GB9500250A 1994-03-30 1995-01-06 Drilling apparatus Expired - Fee Related GB2288020B (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/716,137 US5798488A (en) 1994-03-30 1995-03-27 Acoustic sensor
EP95912370A EP0753161B1 (en) 1994-03-30 1995-03-27 Acoustic sensor
PCT/GB1995/000684 WO1995027222A1 (en) 1994-03-30 1995-03-27 Acoustic sensor
DE69517166T DE69517166T2 (en) 1994-03-30 1995-03-27 ACOUSTIC PROBE
AU19576/95A AU1957695A (en) 1994-03-30 1995-03-27 Acoustic sensor
NO19964078A NO319262B1 (en) 1994-03-30 1996-09-27 Transduce directly connected to drill bit for generating and receiving seismic signals

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9406378A GB9406378D0 (en) 1994-03-30 1994-03-30 Acoustic sensor
GB9408139A GB9408139D0 (en) 1994-03-30 1994-04-25 Acoustic sensor

Publications (3)

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GB9500250D0 GB9500250D0 (en) 1995-03-01
GB2288020A GB2288020A (en) 1995-10-04
GB2288020B true GB2288020B (en) 1998-05-13

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GB9500250A Expired - Fee Related GB2288020B (en) 1994-03-30 1995-01-06 Drilling apparatus

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Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2311427B (en) * 1996-03-22 2000-02-09 Marconi Gec Ltd A drill string sub assembly
GB2343951B (en) 1998-11-20 2003-05-14 Thomson Marconi Sonar Ltd Drilling apparatus
US6480118B1 (en) 2000-03-27 2002-11-12 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Method of drilling in response to looking ahead of drill bit
US6834743B2 (en) 2001-12-07 2004-12-28 Haliburton Energy Services, Inc. Wideband isolator for acoustic tools
US7079449B2 (en) * 2003-02-18 2006-07-18 Batelle Energy Alliance, Llc Methods and systems for low frequency seismic and infrasound detection of geo-pressure transition zones
US20050034917A1 (en) * 2003-08-14 2005-02-17 Baker Hughes Incorporated Apparatus and method for acoustic position logging ahead-of-the-bit

Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1993007514A1 (en) * 1991-10-04 1993-04-15 Atlantic Richfield Company System for real-time look-ahead exploration of hydrocarbon wells

Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1993007514A1 (en) * 1991-10-04 1993-04-15 Atlantic Richfield Company System for real-time look-ahead exploration of hydrocarbon wells

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GB2288020A (en) 1995-10-04

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Effective date: 20120106