AU5349698A - Mud circulation for lithosphere drilling - Google Patents
Mud circulation for lithosphere drillingInfo
- Publication number
- AU5349698A AU5349698A AU53496/98A AU5349698A AU5349698A AU 5349698 A AU5349698 A AU 5349698A AU 53496/98 A AU53496/98 A AU 53496/98A AU 5349698 A AU5349698 A AU 5349698A AU 5349698 A AU5349698 A AU 5349698A
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- mud
- string
- pipe
- pipe section
- head
- 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.)
- Abandoned
Links
- 238000005553 drilling Methods 0.000 title abstract 2
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- 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
- E21B21/00—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor
- E21B21/01—Arrangements for handling drilling fluids or cuttings outside the borehole, e.g. mud boxes
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Geology (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
- Earth Drilling (AREA)
- Confectionery (AREA)
- Lubricants (AREA)
Abstract
Mud is fed to a distal end of the string (2) in a bore hole in the earth. Each time the string (2) has been displaced into the litosphere over a predetermined distance, a connecting cycle is started. This cycle includes the steps of: connecting one mud head (15, 16) of a mud circulation structure to a pipe section (1) to be connected; disconnecting another mud head (15, 16) from the pipe string (2); and subsequently connecting the pipe section (1) connected to the mud head (15, 16) to the pipe string (2). During a next connection cycle, the other mud head (15, 16) is connected to a next pipe section (1) to be connected. The time during which the mud structure is disconnected from the pipe string (2) is substantially reduced. A device for carrying out that method and a drilling rig including such a device are also described.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/NL1997/000726 WO1999034091A1 (en) | 1997-12-24 | 1997-12-24 | Mud circulation for lithosphere drilling |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| AU5349698A true AU5349698A (en) | 1999-07-19 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU53496/98A Abandoned AU5349698A (en) | 1997-12-24 | 1997-12-24 | Mud circulation for lithosphere drilling |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| EP (1) | EP1060323B1 (en) |
| AT (1) | ATE220759T1 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU5349698A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE69714091T2 (en) |
| DK (1) | DK1060323T3 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1999034091A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2346576B (en) | 1999-01-28 | 2003-08-13 | Weatherford Lamb | A rotary and a method for facilitating the connection of pipes |
| EP1222356B1 (en) | 1999-09-21 | 2004-11-24 | Shell Internationale Researchmaatschappij B.V. | Method and device for moving a tube in a borehole in the ground |
| US6412554B1 (en) | 2000-03-14 | 2002-07-02 | Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. | Wellbore circulation system |
Family Cites Families (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3559739A (en) * | 1969-06-20 | 1971-02-02 | Chevron Res | Method and apparatus for providing continuous foam circulation in wells |
| US4315553A (en) * | 1980-08-25 | 1982-02-16 | Stallings Jimmie L | Continuous circulation apparatus for air drilling well bore operations |
| US4683944A (en) * | 1985-05-06 | 1987-08-04 | Innotech Energy Corporation | Drill pipes and casings utilizing multi-conduit tubulars |
| DE19512076A1 (en) * | 1995-04-03 | 1996-10-10 | Klaus Obermann Gmbh | Earth drill |
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1997
- 1997-12-24 AU AU53496/98A patent/AU5349698A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-12-24 DK DK97950521T patent/DK1060323T3/en active
- 1997-12-24 DE DE69714091T patent/DE69714091T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-12-24 EP EP97950521A patent/EP1060323B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-12-24 AT AT97950521T patent/ATE220759T1/en active
- 1997-12-24 WO PCT/NL1997/000726 patent/WO1999034091A1/en active IP Right Grant
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| WO1999034091A1 (en) | 1999-07-08 |
| DE69714091D1 (en) | 2002-08-22 |
| DK1060323T3 (en) | 2002-11-11 |
| EP1060323B1 (en) | 2002-07-17 |
| EP1060323A1 (en) | 2000-12-20 |
| DE69714091T2 (en) | 2003-03-06 |
| ATE220759T1 (en) | 2002-08-15 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK6 | Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase |