GB2382361B - A method of forming a bore - Google Patents

A method of forming a bore

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Publication number
GB2382361B
GB2382361B GB0220201A GB0220201A GB2382361B GB 2382361 B GB2382361 B GB 2382361B GB 0220201 A GB0220201 A GB 0220201A GB 0220201 A GB0220201 A GB 0220201A GB 2382361 B GB2382361 B GB 2382361B
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Prior art keywords
bore
forming
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GB0220201A
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GB2382361A (en
GB0220201D0 (en
Inventor
James Adam Hewson
Philip Michael Burge
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Technology Ventures International Ltd
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Technology Ventures International Ltd
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Priority to GB0220201A priority Critical patent/GB2382361B/en
Application filed by Technology Ventures International Ltd filed Critical Technology Ventures International Ltd
Publication of GB0220201D0 publication Critical patent/GB0220201D0/en
Publication of GB2382361A publication Critical patent/GB2382361A/en
Priority to GB0320408A priority patent/GB2394235B/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2382361B publication Critical patent/GB2382361B/en
Priority to US12/122,280 priority patent/US9347272B2/en
Priority to US13/276,411 priority patent/US9255447B2/en
Priority to US13/285,078 priority patent/US9366086B2/en
Priority to US15/019,131 priority patent/US20160153238A1/en
Priority to US15/200,399 priority patent/US20160312537A1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/10—Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
    • E21B33/13—Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like
    • E21B33/14—Methods or devices for cementing, for plugging holes, crevices or the like for cementing casings into boreholes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK 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
    • E21B43/10—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells
    • E21B43/103—Setting of casings, screens, liners or the like in wells of expandable casings, screens, liners, or the like
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK 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
    • E21B7/061—Deflecting the direction of boreholes the tool shaft advancing relative to a guide, e.g. a curved tube or a whipstock
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/20—Driving or forcing casings or pipes into boreholes, e.g. sinking; Simultaneously drilling and casing boreholes

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
GB0220201A 2002-08-30 2002-08-30 A method of forming a bore Expired - Fee Related GB2382361B (en)

Priority Applications (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0220201A GB2382361B (en) 2002-08-30 2002-08-30 A method of forming a bore
GB0320408A GB2394235B (en) 2002-08-30 2003-09-01 A method of forming a bore
US12/122,280 US9347272B2 (en) 2002-08-30 2008-05-16 Method and assembly for forming a supported bore using a first and second drill bit
US13/276,411 US9255447B2 (en) 2002-08-30 2011-10-19 Method of forming a bore
US13/285,078 US9366086B2 (en) 2002-08-30 2011-10-31 Method of forming a bore
US15/019,131 US20160153238A1 (en) 2002-08-30 2016-02-09 Method of forming a bore
US15/200,399 US20160312537A1 (en) 2002-08-30 2016-07-01 Method of forming a bore

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB0220201A GB2382361B (en) 2002-08-30 2002-08-30 A method of forming a bore

Publications (3)

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GB0220201D0 GB0220201D0 (en) 2002-10-09
GB2382361A GB2382361A (en) 2003-05-28
GB2382361B true GB2382361B (en) 2004-02-25

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Cited By (7)

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US7650944B1 (en) 2003-07-11 2010-01-26 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Vessel for well intervention
US7712523B2 (en) 2000-04-17 2010-05-11 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Top drive casing system
US7730965B2 (en) 2002-12-13 2010-06-08 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Retractable joint and cementing shoe for use in completing a wellbore
US7857052B2 (en) 2006-05-12 2010-12-28 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Stage cementing methods used in casing while drilling
US7938201B2 (en) 2002-12-13 2011-05-10 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Deep water drilling with casing
USRE42877E1 (en) 2003-02-07 2011-11-01 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Methods and apparatus for wellbore construction and completion
US8276689B2 (en) 2006-05-22 2012-10-02 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Methods and apparatus for drilling with casing

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US9366086B2 (en) * 2002-08-30 2016-06-14 Technology Ventures International Limited Method of forming a bore
US9347272B2 (en) * 2002-08-30 2016-05-24 Technology Ventures International Limited Method and assembly for forming a supported bore using a first and second drill bit
US6899186B2 (en) * 2002-12-13 2005-05-31 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Apparatus and method of drilling with casing
US9617791B2 (en) 2013-03-14 2017-04-11 Smith International, Inc. Sidetracking system and related methods
CA2842406C (en) 2014-02-07 2016-11-01 Suncor Energy Inc. Methods for preserving zonal isolation within a subterranean formation

Citations (8)

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US5035292A (en) * 1989-01-11 1991-07-30 Masx Energy Service Group, Inc. Whipstock starter mill with pressure drop tattletale
GB2347445A (en) * 1998-12-22 2000-09-06 Petroline Wellsystems Ltd Bore-drilling bit and bore isolation expander for single trip use.
GB2348223A (en) * 1999-03-11 2000-09-27 Shell Int Research Forming a casing while simultaneously drilling a wellbore
GB2349401A (en) * 1999-05-05 2000-11-01 Smith International A method for driving a drive pipe into a subsea formation
US20010002626A1 (en) * 1999-04-09 2001-06-07 Frank Timothy John Method of creating a wellbore in an underground formation
GB2357101A (en) * 1999-12-10 2001-06-13 Baker Hughes Inc Simultaneous Drilling and Casing Of Wellbores
WO2001046550A1 (en) * 1999-12-22 2001-06-28 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Drilling bit for drilling while running casing
US20020040787A1 (en) * 1998-12-07 2002-04-11 Cook Robert Lance Forming a wellbore casing while simultaneously drilling a wellbore

Family Cites Families (1)

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GB2385619B (en) * 1999-03-11 2003-10-08 Shell Int Research Forming a wellbore casing while simultaneously drilling a wellbore

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5035292A (en) * 1989-01-11 1991-07-30 Masx Energy Service Group, Inc. Whipstock starter mill with pressure drop tattletale
US20020040787A1 (en) * 1998-12-07 2002-04-11 Cook Robert Lance Forming a wellbore casing while simultaneously drilling a wellbore
US20020050360A1 (en) * 1998-12-07 2002-05-02 Cook Robert Lance Forming a wellbore casing while simultaneously drilling a wellbore
GB2347445A (en) * 1998-12-22 2000-09-06 Petroline Wellsystems Ltd Bore-drilling bit and bore isolation expander for single trip use.
GB2348223A (en) * 1999-03-11 2000-09-27 Shell Int Research Forming a casing while simultaneously drilling a wellbore
US20010002626A1 (en) * 1999-04-09 2001-06-07 Frank Timothy John Method of creating a wellbore in an underground formation
GB2349401A (en) * 1999-05-05 2000-11-01 Smith International A method for driving a drive pipe into a subsea formation
GB2357101A (en) * 1999-12-10 2001-06-13 Baker Hughes Inc Simultaneous Drilling and Casing Of Wellbores
WO2001046550A1 (en) * 1999-12-22 2001-06-28 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Drilling bit for drilling while running casing

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7712523B2 (en) 2000-04-17 2010-05-11 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Top drive casing system
US7730965B2 (en) 2002-12-13 2010-06-08 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Retractable joint and cementing shoe for use in completing a wellbore
US7938201B2 (en) 2002-12-13 2011-05-10 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Deep water drilling with casing
USRE42877E1 (en) 2003-02-07 2011-11-01 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Methods and apparatus for wellbore construction and completion
US7650944B1 (en) 2003-07-11 2010-01-26 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Vessel for well intervention
US7857052B2 (en) 2006-05-12 2010-12-28 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Stage cementing methods used in casing while drilling
US8276689B2 (en) 2006-05-22 2012-10-02 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Methods and apparatus for drilling with casing

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GB0320408D0 (en) 2003-10-01
GB2382361A (en) 2003-05-28
GB0220201D0 (en) 2002-10-09
GB2394235A (en) 2004-04-21
GB2394235B (en) 2006-07-05

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