EP4051860A4 - A method and apparatus for drilling and positioning a collar support sleeve into a blast hole - Google Patents

A method and apparatus for drilling and positioning a collar support sleeve into a blast hole Download PDF

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EP4051860A4
EP4051860A4 EP20881244.6A EP20881244A EP4051860A4 EP 4051860 A4 EP4051860 A4 EP 4051860A4 EP 20881244 A EP20881244 A EP 20881244A EP 4051860 A4 EP4051860 A4 EP 4051860A4
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drilling
positioning
support sleeve
blast hole
collar support
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EP4051860A1 (en
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Gregory Patching
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Aquirian Technology Pty Ltd
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Publication of EP4051860A4 publication Critical patent/EP4051860A4/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
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/02—Drilling rigs characterised by means for land transport with their own drive, e.g. skid mounting or wheel mounting
    • E21B7/025—Rock drills, i.e. jumbo drills
    • 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
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/0021—Safety devices, e.g. for preventing small objects from falling into 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • E21B43/108—Expandable screens or perforated liners
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42D—BLASTING
    • F42D3/00—Particular applications of blasting techniques
    • F42D3/04—Particular applications of blasting techniques for rock blasting
    • 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
    • E21B1/00—Percussion drilling
    • 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
    • E21B3/00—Rotary drilling

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EP20881244.6A 2019-10-30 2020-10-29 A method and apparatus for drilling and positioning a collar support sleeve into a blast hole Pending EP4051860A4 (en)

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AU2019904101A AU2019904101A0 (en) 2019-10-30 A method and apparatus for drilling and positioning a collar support sleeve into a blast hole
AU2020901360A AU2020901360A0 (en) 2020-04-30 A method and apparatus for drilling and positioning a collar support sleeve into a blast hole
PCT/AU2020/051176 WO2021081592A1 (en) 2019-10-30 2020-10-29 A method and apparatus for drilling and positioning a collar support sleeve into a blast hole

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EP4051860A1 EP4051860A1 (en) 2022-09-07
EP4051860A4 true EP4051860A4 (en) 2023-11-15

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EP (1) EP4051860A4 (en)
CN (1) CN114651109A (en)
AU (1) AU2020373299A1 (en)
BR (1) BR112022008153A2 (en)
CA (1) CA3158178A1 (en)
CL (1) CL2022000977A1 (en)
CO (1) CO2022006420A2 (en)
MX (1) MX2022004998A (en)
PE (1) PE20241406A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2021081592A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA202204990B (en)

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EP4409107A1 (en) * 2021-09-29 2024-08-07 Aquirian Technology Pty Ltd Apparatus and method for supporting a collar region of a blast hole during drilling
CN115930712B (en) * 2023-01-10 2024-08-06 长沙矿山研究院有限责任公司 Blast hole wall plugging device suitable for mechanized installation of drilling jumbo and use method

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US4166508A (en) * 1976-11-24 1979-09-04 Ingenieursbureau A.P. Van Den Berg B.V. Method and a device for introducing a tubular assembly into the soil
WO2015097575A2 (en) * 2013-12-23 2015-07-02 Centrum Badan Kosmicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk Drilling head driving device, spragging mechanism and drilling method
WO2019014716A1 (en) * 2017-07-19 2019-01-24 Tbs Mining Solutions Pty Ltd A method and apparatus for preventing rock fragments from entering or collapsing into a blast hole

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EP4051860A1 (en) 2022-09-07
MX2022004998A (en) 2022-11-09
BR112022008153A2 (en) 2022-08-16
ZA202204990B (en) 2023-03-29
CO2022006420A2 (en) 2022-05-31
CA3158178A1 (en) 2021-05-06
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US20240102363A1 (en) 2024-03-28

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