EP0107475A3 - Drill bit assembly with fluid separator - Google Patents

Drill bit assembly with fluid separator Download PDF

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EP0107475A3
EP0107475A3 EP83306327A EP83306327A EP0107475A3 EP 0107475 A3 EP0107475 A3 EP 0107475A3 EP 83306327 A EP83306327 A EP 83306327A EP 83306327 A EP83306327 A EP 83306327A EP 0107475 A3 EP0107475 A3 EP 0107475A3
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drill bit
bit assembly
fluid separator
separator
fluid
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Donald David Drummond
Roy Wilbert Wood
Walter Frank Johnsey
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DRUMCO
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Priority claimed from US06/435,239 external-priority patent/US4541494A/en
Priority claimed from US06/503,322 external-priority patent/US4515229A/en
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Priority to AT83306327T priority Critical patent/ATE39539T1/en
Publication of EP0107475A2 publication Critical patent/EP0107475A2/en
Publication of EP0107475A3 publication Critical patent/EP0107475A3/en
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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
    • E21B10/00—Drill bits
    • E21B10/08—Roller bits
    • E21B10/22—Roller bits characterised by bearing, lubrication or sealing details
    • E21B10/23—Roller bits characterised by bearing, lubrication or sealing details with drilling fluid supply to the bearings
    • 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
    • E21B10/00—Drill bits
    • E21B10/08—Roller bits
    • E21B10/18—Roller bits characterised by conduits or nozzles for drilling fluids
    • 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
    • E21B21/002—Down-hole drilling fluid separation systems
    • 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
    • E21B21/16—Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor using gaseous fluids

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
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  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
EP19830306327 1982-10-19 1983-10-18 Drill bit assembly with fluid separator Expired EP0107475B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT83306327T ATE39539T1 (en) 1982-10-19 1983-10-18 DRILL BIT ASSEMBLY WITH LIQUID SEPARATOR.

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US435239 1982-10-19
US06/435,239 US4541494A (en) 1982-10-19 1982-10-19 Drill bit assembly
US06/503,322 US4515229A (en) 1983-06-10 1983-06-10 Drill bit assembly with fluid separator
US503322 1983-06-10

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EP0107475A2 EP0107475A2 (en) 1984-05-02
EP0107475A3 true EP0107475A3 (en) 1986-02-05
EP0107475B1 EP0107475B1 (en) 1988-12-28

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AU2005248954B2 (en) * 2005-12-23 2011-03-17 John Brodie Rock drill water separator
AU2008258269B2 (en) * 2007-06-04 2015-04-23 Cardinal Trading Company Pty Ltd Apparatus for use in drilling
US9822589B2 (en) 2014-12-05 2017-11-21 Atlas Copco Secoroc Llc Rotary drill bit air/water separator

Citations (9)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2634101A (en) * 1949-07-08 1953-04-07 Sloan Pearl Apparatus for accelerating the removal of cuttings from the bottom of wells
US2861780A (en) * 1956-06-20 1958-11-25 Jimmy L Butler Means for cooling the cutters of drill bits
US2920872A (en) * 1957-12-23 1960-01-12 Hughes Tool Co Water separator for air drilling
US3123159A (en) * 1964-03-03 Jet underreaming
US3788408A (en) * 1970-04-20 1974-01-29 Dresser Ind Rock bit water deflector and separator
US3924695A (en) * 1974-10-02 1975-12-09 John R Kennedy Rotary drilling method and apparatus
US4083417A (en) * 1976-11-12 1978-04-11 Arnold James F Jetting apparatus
US4158394A (en) * 1977-02-15 1979-06-19 Skf Kugellagerfabriken Gmbh Mechanism for lubricating the bearings of the cutting rollers of a roller bit
US4287957A (en) * 1980-05-27 1981-09-08 Evans Robert F Cooling a drilling tool component with a separate flow stream of reduced-temperature gaseous drilling fluid

Patent Citations (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3123159A (en) * 1964-03-03 Jet underreaming
US2634101A (en) * 1949-07-08 1953-04-07 Sloan Pearl Apparatus for accelerating the removal of cuttings from the bottom of wells
US2861780A (en) * 1956-06-20 1958-11-25 Jimmy L Butler Means for cooling the cutters of drill bits
US2920872A (en) * 1957-12-23 1960-01-12 Hughes Tool Co Water separator for air drilling
US3788408A (en) * 1970-04-20 1974-01-29 Dresser Ind Rock bit water deflector and separator
US3924695A (en) * 1974-10-02 1975-12-09 John R Kennedy Rotary drilling method and apparatus
US4083417A (en) * 1976-11-12 1978-04-11 Arnold James F Jetting apparatus
US4158394A (en) * 1977-02-15 1979-06-19 Skf Kugellagerfabriken Gmbh Mechanism for lubricating the bearings of the cutting rollers of a roller bit
US4287957A (en) * 1980-05-27 1981-09-08 Evans Robert F Cooling a drilling tool component with a separate flow stream of reduced-temperature gaseous drilling fluid

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DE3378779D1 (en) 1989-02-02
EP0107475A2 (en) 1984-05-02

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