WO2013062871A3 - Horizontal borehole mining system and method - Google Patents

Horizontal borehole mining system and method Download PDF

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WO2013062871A3
WO2013062871A3 PCT/US2012/061117 US2012061117W WO2013062871A3 WO 2013062871 A3 WO2013062871 A3 WO 2013062871A3 US 2012061117 W US2012061117 W US 2012061117W WO 2013062871 A3 WO2013062871 A3 WO 2013062871A3
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high pressure
seam
drilling tool
borehole
horizontal borehole
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Ivan K. GILMORE
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PCS Phosphate Company, Inc.
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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
    • E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
    • E21B43/29—Obtaining a slurry of minerals, e.g. by using nozzles
    • E21B43/292—Obtaining a slurry of minerals, e.g. by using nozzles using steerable or laterally extendable nozzles
    • 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
    • E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells
    • E21B43/305—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells comprising at least one inclined or horizontal well
    • 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
    • E21B7/18—Drilling by liquid or gas jets, with or without entrained pellets
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
    • E21C41/00—Methods of underground or surface mining; Layouts therefor
    • E21C41/16—Methods of underground mining; Layouts therefor

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Abstract

A method and system are provided for horizontal borehole mining a seam of material, in which a substantially horizontal borehole is provided through a seam of material, a retractable casing (30) is disposed within the seam, and a high pressure drilling tool (40) is disposed within said casing for excavation of the seam material to form an excavation cavity, the high pressure drilling tool having a high pressure jet (44), the direction of the high pressure jet being adjustable during the mining operation. As mining progresses the casing and high pressure drilling tool are retracted, so that the excavation cavity is extended along the length of the borehole back toward the origin of the borehole. The high pressure drilling tool can be either hydraulic or pneumatic.
PCT/US2012/061117 2011-10-27 2012-10-19 Horizontal borehole mining system and method WO2013062871A2 (en)

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