Boring or penetrating the earth inventions 08/07

20070199739 - Cutting element insert for backup cutters in rotary drill bits, rotary drill bits so equipped, and methods of manufacture therefor: Cutter inserts for rotary drill bits include a cutter insert body having a cutter recess configured to receive a backup cutter therein. Rotary drill bits for drilling a subterranean formation include at least one such cutter insert affixed to a blade rotationally behind a cutter pocket for a primary cutter.... Agent: Trask Britt

20070193779 - Roller cone drill bit with debris diverter plugs: A roller cone drill bit having a bit body with at least one support arm extending from the bit body. Each support arm may have an associated spindle extending inwardly. A respective cone assembly may be rotatably disposed on each spindle. At least one diverter plug may be disposed in... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070193776 - Borehole tool: A borehole tool, comprises: a tool body; a series of arms connected to the tool body and moveable radially relative thereto; and a series of pads mounted on the arms so as to be pivotable about a radial axis relative to the tool body. By allowing pivoting of the pads... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20070193777 - Boring tool control using remote locator: A drilling system performs underground boring using a drill rig and a boring tool which is configured for moving through the ground under control of the drill rig to form an underground bore. A monitoring arrangement, forming part of the system, includes a detection arrangement at the drill rig for... Agent: Pritzkau Patent Group, LLC

20070193780 - Drilling device and method for producing undercut holes: A drilling device for producing undercut holes. The drilling device includes a drilling tool having an axis of rotation and a cutting portion arranged such that the cutting portion drills a hole with a longitudinal axis that is radially offset with respect to said axis of rotation and a centering... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070193778 - Methods and apparatus for drilling open hole: Methods of drilling open hole and apparatus for achieving same are described. One apparatus comprises a pressure control component strategically positionable in or above a wellbore to isolate downhole pressure while drilling open hole, the pressure control component comprising a rotational drive member effective to rotate a tubular member while... Agent: The Wendt Firm, P.C.

20070193781 - Roller cone drill bit with debris flow paths through associated support arms: A roller cone drill bit having a bit body with at least one support arm extending therefrom. Each support arm may have an interior surface and an exterior surface with an associated spindle extending inwardly from the interior surface. A respective cone assembly may be rotatably disposed on each spindle.... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070193782 - Polycrystalline diamond carbide composites: Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) carbide composites of this invention have a microstructure comprising a plurality of granules formed from PCD, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, or mixture thereof, that are distributed within a substantially continuous second matrix region that substantially surrounds the granules and that is formed from a cermet material. In... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP

20070193783 - Drilling head: A drilling head, with a cross-sectional dimension (E) in a direction normal to the drilling axis (A), includes two diametrically opposite, free-standing, prong-shaped support members (2) provided at a head-side of the drilling head, and a diametrically extending hard material element (3) connected with the two support members (2) and... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070193784 - Rock drilling head: A rock drilling head (1) with a drilling diameter (D) between 25 mm and 60 mm and formed of no more than five separate parts, has at least one rinsing channel (2) formed in the outer surface (3) of the drilling head and expanding from the outer surface (3) inward... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070193785 - Drilling head for an anchor: A separate drilling head (1) which is to be forcelockingly secured in a thin-walled hollow anchor tube (3), includes a hard metal cutter element (2), and a drive-side, substantially axially oriented, axial stop shoulder (4) that passes into a circumferentially closed, outer cone (5).... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070187145 - Heatable ice perforation device: A heatable ice perforation device that is intended to provide for placing holes in ice in relatively quick time comprising a controllable heat source for heating a power head for melting ice.... Agent: MckellarIPLaw, PLLC

20070187147 - Borehole drilling control system, method and apparatus: One embodiment includes an apparatus comprising a steerable well bore drilling tool having a main tool body. The steerable well bore drilling tool includes an inertial measurement unit to output a measurement used to determine an azimuthal deviation and inclination of the steerable well bore drilling tool during a drilling... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070187146 - Method and apparatus for a monodiameter wellbore, monodiameter casing, monobore, and/or monowell: An assembly and methods for constructing a MONOWELL includes a monodiameter casing disposed in a monodiameter wellbore having diametric efficiency with a monobore production delivery system disposed within the monodiameter casing. An assembly for constructing a monodiameter wellbore includes a bottomhole assembly having a overgauge hole drilling member, a directional... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20070187148 - Directional reaming system: A horizontal directional drilling system is used to drive operation of a guidable reamer assembly connected to a drill string. The guidable reamer assembly preferably has a cutting member with a central longitudinal axis and a support member also having a central longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axes of the cutting... Agent: Tomlinson & O'connell, P.C.

20070187149 - Drill bit: A drill bit is made from a shank, lid and blades. Junk slots with higher resistance to flow are provided to force drilling fluid between cutters on adjacent blades to improve cleaning. Blades are canted back, and openings at a high angle are provided to further enhance cleaning. The use... Agent: Mccarthy Tetrault LLP

20070187150 - Steering assembly and steering component: This invention relates to a steering assembly and to a steering component, suitable for use in drilling operations for oil and gas. The steering assembly comprises a downhole motor which can rotate the drill bit, and a steering component. The steering component has a shaft and a set of elements... Agent: Mark A Oathout

20070187151 - Pumping system for injecting a mixture of liquids via a well into a subterranean formation: A system and method to inject a combined aqueous or hydrocarbon-based liquid stream and a liquid carbon dioxide stream into a subterranean formation via a well using a single high-pressure pump.... Agent: F. Lindsey Scott Law Office Of F. Lindsey Scott

20070187152 - Rock drill water separator: A dewatering module adapted to be inserted between a rock drill bit and a drill string comprising an outer housing and having a first end remote from the drill bit and a second end adapted to lie immediately adjacent the drill bit; an air/water inlet at the first end of... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070187154 - Bonding structure and bonding method for cemented carbide element and diamond element, cutting tip and cutting element for drilling tool, and drilling tool: A cutting tip for a drilling tool includes a cemented carbide cutting base 11, a diamond element 12 supported by the cutting base 11, and a bonding layer formed between the cutting base 11 and the diamond element 12 in order to bond them. The bonding layer 13 includes diffusion... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070187153 - Polycrystalline diamond apparatuses and methods of manufacture: Methods of manufacturing polycrystalline diamond are disclosed. More particularly, a mixture including diamond and fullerenes may be provided. Further, the mixture may be exposed to a high pressure, high temperature sintering process. In addition, a volume of polycrystalline diamond bonded to a substrate may be formed by providing a mixture... Agent: Holland & Hart LLP

20070187155 - Thermally stable ultra-hard polycrystalline materials and compacts: Thermally stable ultra-hard polycrystalline materials and compacts comprise an ultra-hard polycrystalline body that wholly or partially comprises one or more thermally stable ultra-hard polycrystalline region. A substrate can be attached to the body. The thermally stable ultra-hard polycrystalline region can be positioned along all or a portion of an outside... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP

20070181343 - Directional drilling control: Drilling means for directional drilling in a bore hole comprising a drill pipe and a drilling head, including a slippable clutch device linking the drill pipe and said drilling head such that torque due to rotation of said drill pipe can be controllably applied to said drilling head through at... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20070181340 - Drilling apparatus with percussive action cutter: A drilling apparatus includes a cutting structure defined by a percussive action cutter and at least one other cutter. The percussive action cutter is adapted to be urged in a drilling direction by hydraulic pressure force, while the other cutter is urged in a drilling direction by mechanical force.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070181341 - Mwd formation tester: An apparatus including a drill collar having an outer surface, an assembly for interaction with an earth formation coupled to the drill collar, the assembly including a first member to extend beyond the drill collar outer surface and a second member to extend beyond the first member and toward the... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20070181342 - Hole coring system: A hole coring system is provided that greatly stabilizes a tubular core drill bit for drilling into concrete or other materials enabling large diameter holes to be drilled with a handheld tool. The hole coring assembly includes a hollow drive shaft assembly that fits over a stationary mandrel that is... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20070181344 - Drilling head with protective screen: A drill head for drilling machines having a protective screen (S) for conveying the drilling mud discharged from the drivers (T1, T2) of the sleeves and drill rods (A), wherein said screen (S) reduces the mud fallout area in the vicinity of the drilling zone. The screen panel (S) has... Agent: Themis Intellectual Property Counsel

20070181345 - Methods and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells: The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are described that provide for... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070181346 - Drill-string connector: A connector (10) which provides a fluid tight connection between a fluid supply and a drill-string (4), the connector (10) comprising a piston-rod (20) and a cylinder (15), the piston-rod (20) having a seal at or towards its free end which is adapted to sealingly engage the drill-string (4) when... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070181347 - Self relieving seal: Self relieving seals of this invention comprise an elastomeric seal body having a first sealing surface and a second sealing surface for contact with respective drill bit sealing surfaces. The seal includes a pair of external surfaces that each extend along the seal body between the first and second sealing... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP

20070181348 - Polycrystalline diamond abrasive elements: A polycrystalline diamond abrasive element, particularly a cutting element, comprises a table of polycrystalline diamond bonded to a substrate, particularly a cemented carbide substrate, along a non-planar interface. The non-planar interface typically has a cruciform configuration. The polycrystalline diamond has a high wear-resistance, and has a region adjacent the working... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070175662 - Horizontal drilling system with oscillation control: A system and method for controlling drill string frictional forces during horizontal drilling are provided. The system includes a top drive having a motor that transmits a torque to a drill string to rotate the drill string, and an automated controller operably connected to the top drive to send at... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070175663 - Measuring device and drilling device for deep drillings: In order to obtain information on the drilling site in the case of deep wells quickly and precisely, a measuring device (6) having an electrically operated measuring unit for measuring relevant data relating to the rock, the drilling mud and/or the raw material to be obtained is proposed, the measuring... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070175664 - Rock drill bit assembly: A drill bit assembly for direct removal of rock with a rotatable bit assembly (5) that includes a plurality of cutters or choppers (7). According to the invention, an number of cutters (7) are so disposed in relation to each other or the bit assembly (5) that a subsequent cutter... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070175666 - Full-displacement pressure grouted pile system and method: An auger bit is provided for a foundation pile system including a drilling rig adapted for mounting and rotating a grout pipe connected to the auger bit to form an auger. The auger bit includes a stem with lower and upper sections, which taper towards a transition whereat the stem... Agent: Mark Brown

20070175665 - Method for drilling with a wellbore liner: A method for drilling with a liner includes: providing a liner string including an upper portion extending towards surface and a lower portion; drilling to a depth with the liner string; disconnecting the upper portion from the lower portion; pulling the upper portion from the well; and leaving the lower... Agent: Bennett Jones C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20070175667 - Method for processing drilling cuttings in an oil recovery operation: A method for the recovery of oil according to which a well is drilled using a drill bit; drilling fluid is introduced to the drill bit and a mixture of the fluid and cuttings from the well is passed to the ground surface. The mixture is passed into a vessel... Agent: John W. Wustenberg

20070175668 - Process and system for drilling and lining a bore hole: An apparatus is provided for the drilling of a borehole and its simultaneous lining with cement or the like by the same apparatus. The apparatus comprises a combination spray bead and reamer head, a means to drive the reamer head through a borehole and a means for delivering cement to... Agent: Blake, Cassels & Graydon, LLP

20070175669 - High-strength, high-toughness matrix bit bodies: A drill bit that includes a bit body formed from a matrix powder and at least one cutting element for engaging a formation, wherein the matrix powder included (a) stoichiometric tungsten carbide particles, (b) cemented tungsten carbide particles, and (c) cast tungsten carbide particles, and wherein after formation with the... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070175670 - Hydraulic breaking hammer: Hydraulic breaker hammer comprising a housing (10) with a longitudinal bore (12), a cylinder sleeve (14) mounted in the bore (12), a hammer piston (15) sealing guided in the cylinder sleeve (14), a guide sleeve (21) located in the front end portion of the bore (12) for receiving a working... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070175671 - Rock drill tool, rock drill bit and production method: A rock drill tool, which comprises a rock drill bit as well as a drill rod detachably connected with the rock drill bit, where the joint between the rock drill bit and the drill rod is effected by means of a conical connection. The rock drill bit has a generally... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070175672 - Cutting elements and bits incorporating the same: Cutting elements and bits incorporating such cutting elements are provided. The cutting elements have a substrate, a first ultra hard material layer formed over the substrate, and a second ultra hard material layer formed over the first ultra hard material layer. The second ultra hard material layer has a thickness... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP