EP1365103A3 - Continuous wellbore drilling system with stationary sensor measurements - Google Patents

Continuous wellbore drilling system with stationary sensor measurements Download PDF

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EP1365103A3
EP1365103A3 EP03013474A EP03013474A EP1365103A3 EP 1365103 A3 EP1365103 A3 EP 1365103A3 EP 03013474 A EP03013474 A EP 03013474A EP 03013474 A EP03013474 A EP 03013474A EP 1365103 A3 EP1365103 A3 EP 1365103A3
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Volker Krueger
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Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
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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
    • E21B4/00—Drives for drilling, used in the borehole
    • E21B4/18—Anchoring or feeding in the borehole
    • 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
    • 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
    • E21B47/013—Devices specially adapted for supporting measuring instruments on drill bits
    • 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
    • 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
    • E21B44/005—Below-ground automatic control systems

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Abstract

The present invention provides continuous or near continuous motion drill strings which include motion sensitive and other MWD sensors which take stationary measurements while the drilling assembly is continuing to drill the wellbore. For simultaneous continuous drilling and stationary measurements, the present invention provides a drilling assembly wherein a force application system (402) almost continuously applies force on the drill bit (412) while maintaining a housing (406) or drill collar section stationary. Motion sensitive sensors (Sm) carried by the drill collar take stationary measurements. A steering device (420) between the drill bit and the force application system maintains drilling of the wellbore along a prescribed well path.
EP03013474A 1999-08-05 2000-08-04 Continuous wellbore drilling system with stationary sensor measurements Expired - Lifetime EP1365103B1 (en)

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US14753399P 1999-08-05 1999-08-05
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EP00952501A EP1198655B1 (en) 1999-08-05 2000-08-04 Continuous wellbore drilling system with stationary sensor measurements

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EP1365103A2 EP1365103A2 (en) 2003-11-26
EP1365103A3 true EP1365103A3 (en) 2005-12-28
EP1365103B1 EP1365103B1 (en) 2008-10-29

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