HK1201898A1 - Drill string adapter and method for inground signal coupling - Google Patents

Drill string adapter and method for inground signal coupling

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Publication number
HK1201898A1
HK1201898A1 HK15102400.3A HK15102400A HK1201898A1 HK 1201898 A1 HK1201898 A1 HK 1201898A1 HK 15102400 A HK15102400 A HK 15102400A HK 1201898 A1 HK1201898 A1 HK 1201898A1
Authority
HK
Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
drill string
signal coupling
string adapter
inground
inground signal
Prior art date
Application number
HK15102400.3A
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Inventor
艾伯特．
．周
本杰明．約翰．梅代羅斯
Original Assignee
Merlin Technology Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US13/035,774 external-priority patent/US8695727B2/en
Priority claimed from US13/035,833 external-priority patent/US20120218863A1/en
Application filed by Merlin Technology Inc filed Critical Merlin Technology Inc
Publication of HK1201898A1 publication Critical patent/HK1201898A1/en

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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
    • E21B47/00—Survey of boreholes or wells
    • E21B47/12—Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while 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
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/003—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings with electrically conducting or insulating means
    • 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
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/02—Couplings; joints
    • E21B17/028—Electrical or electro-magnetic connections
    • E21B17/0283—Electrical or electro-magnetic connections characterised by the coupling being contactless, e.g. inductive

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  • 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)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Geophysics (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Arrangements For Transmission Of Measured Signals (AREA)
HK15102400.3A 2011-02-25 2015-03-10 Drill string adapter and method for inground signal coupling HK1201898A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13/035,774 US8695727B2 (en) 2011-02-25 2011-02-25 Drill string adapter and method for inground signal coupling
US13/035,833 US20120218863A1 (en) 2011-02-25 2011-02-25 Inground drill string housing and method for signal coupling
PCT/US2012/024257 WO2012115778A2 (en) 2011-02-25 2012-02-08 Drill string adapter and method for inground signal coupling

Publications (1)

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HK1201898A1 true HK1201898A1 (en) 2015-09-11

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Country Status (5)

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EP (2) EP2678516A4 (en)
CN (2) CN104040108A (en)
HK (1) HK1201898A1 (en)
RU (2) RU2013138440A (en)
WO (2) WO2012115779A2 (en)

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WO2012115779A3 (en) 2013-10-17
WO2012115779A2 (en) 2012-08-30
EP2678516A2 (en) 2014-01-01
CN103518034A (en) 2014-01-15
WO2012115778A2 (en) 2012-08-30
WO2012115778A3 (en) 2013-10-24
EP2678516A4 (en) 2017-11-22
CN104040108A (en) 2014-09-10
RU2013138440A (en) 2015-02-27
EP2678517A2 (en) 2014-01-01
RU2013138441A (en) 2015-02-27

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