WO1996003566A3 - Improvements in or relating to drilling with gas liquid swirl generator hydrocyclone separation combustion thermal jet spallation - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to drilling with gas liquid swirl generator hydrocyclone separation combustion thermal jet spallation Download PDF

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WO1996003566A3
WO1996003566A3 PCT/GB1995/001709 GB9501709W WO9603566A3 WO 1996003566 A3 WO1996003566 A3 WO 1996003566A3 GB 9501709 W GB9501709 W GB 9501709W WO 9603566 A3 WO9603566 A3 WO 9603566A3
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Priority claimed from GB9417436A external-priority patent/GB9417436D0/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
    • E21B7/14—Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling

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A high velocity 3 phase mixture is pumped down a drill string to a vortex swirl generator/hydrocyclone for 2 phase separation flow into a twin vortex combustion chamber manifold that swirls the air in and around the fuel and water mixture droplets (atomise) producing instant exothermic heat of combustion thereby producing a super-critical thermal spallation jet flow; with surface control of the water to fuel (kerosene) content allows temperature control between 400 °C and 1,800 °C with additional abrasive particles if required, axial pulse jets are also optional for further erosion to the rock face, allowing the spalling of all rocks with high strength to low ductile transformation temperatures. The spallation drilling system makes possible drilling of well bores to allow the use of steam drive and alternating steam injection within oil reservoirs and electrical power generation which are able to use super-critical HDR principles with water temperatures above super-critical 374 °C and critical pressure of 3,204 psi for expansion back to lower pressure with high quality steam.
PCT/GB1995/001709 1994-07-26 1995-07-19 Improvements in or relating to drilling with gas liquid swirl generator hydrocyclone separation combustion thermal jet spallation WO1996003566A2 (en)

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GB9415003.4 1994-07-26
GB9415001A GB9415001D0 (en) 1994-05-27 1994-07-26 Improvements in or relating to drilling with centrifuge/vortex combustion jet spallation
GB9415001.8 1994-07-26
GB9415003A GB9415003D0 (en) 1994-05-27 1994-07-26 Ultradeep thermal convection alternating steam/super hot water pressure drive
GB9415577A GB9415577D0 (en) 1994-08-02 1994-08-02 Combustion jet spallation drilling
GB9415577.7 1994-08-02
GB9416668A GB9416668D0 (en) 1994-08-02 1994-08-17 Improvements in or relating to drilling with centrifuge/vortex combustion jet spallation
GB9416668.3 1994-08-17
GB9416738.4 1994-08-18
GB9416738A GB9416738D0 (en) 1994-08-02 1994-08-18 Ultradeep thermal convection alternating steam/super hot water pressure drive
GB9417100A GB9417100D0 (en) 1994-08-24 1994-08-24 Improvements in or relating to drilling with centrifuge/vortex combustions jet spallation
GB9417100.6 1994-08-24
GB9417436.4 1994-08-30
GB9417436A GB9417436D0 (en) 1994-08-30 1994-08-30 Improvements in or relating to drilling with centrifuge/vortex combustion jet spallation
GB9422900A GB9422900D0 (en) 1994-08-02 1994-11-14 Improvements in or relating to drilling with centrifuge/vortex combustion jet spallation
GB9422900.2 1994-11-14

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