Boring or penetrating the earth inventions 12/07

20070295536 - Apparatus and method for reducing required torque: A method of reducing the torque required to provide relative rotation of two connected members includes providing impacts at or adjacent the connection between the two members at a rate of at least two impacts per second. An apparatus for reducing the torque required to provide relative rotation of two... Agent: Madson & Austin

20070295537 - Drilling efficiency through beneficial management of rock stress levels via controlled oscillations of subterranean cutting levels: A device and system for improving efficiency of subterranean cutting elements uses a controlled oscillation super imposed on steady drill bit rotation to maintain a selected rock fracture level. In one aspect, a selected oscillation is applied to the cutting element so that at least some of the stress energy... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070295538 - Polish rod clamp apparatus: A polish rod clamp apparatus has a body defining a lower rod aperture and a tapered body recess. A cap defines an upper rod aperture and a tapered cap recess. Tapered gripper dies have upper and lower outer surfaces sloping inward from a central portion and inner surfaces configured to... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070289778 - Active vibration control for subterranean drilling operations: An active vibration control device improves drilling by actively applying a dampening profile and/or a controlled vibration to a drill string and/or bottomhole assembly (BHA). Embodiments of the present invention control the behavior of a drill string and/or BHA in order to prevent or minimize the occurrence of harmful drill... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070289780 - Cuttings removal wipers for cutter assemblies and method: A wiper may be supported on at least one of a radially inwardly or radially outwardly facing dynamic interface surfaces of a pair surfaces on respective cutter journal and cutter shell. The wiper may be in the form of a low profile lug having a leading edge generally diagonally oriented... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20070289779 - Providing a sensor array: To assemble a sensor array having plural sections, the sections of the sensor array are sealably attached, where the sections include sensors and cable segments. An inert gas is flowed through at least one inner fluid path inside the sensor array when the sections of the sensor array are being... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20070289781 - Consolidating agent emulsions and associated methods: Methods are provided that include a method comprising providing a consolidating agent emulsion composition comprising an aqueous fluid, an emulsifying agent, and a consolidating agent; and introducing the consolidating agent emulsion composition into at least a portion of a subterranean formation. In some embodiments, the consolidating agent emulsion composition may... Agent: Robert A. Kent

20070289782 - Reaming tool suitable for running on casing or liner and method of reaming: A reaming tool includes a tubular body having a nose portion with a concave center. A plurality of blades defining junk slots therebetween extend axially behind the nose and taper outwardly from the exterior of the tubular body. Rotationally leading edges of the blades carry a plurality of cutting elements... Agent: Trask Britt

20070284147 - System for optimizing drilling in real time: A method for providing assistance to a drilling site including receiving, by a remote system, an assistance request from a quick-link communication device, wherein the quick-link communication device is located at the drilling location. The method also including obtaining sensor data from the rig based on the assistance request, analyzing,... Agent: Osha, Liang LLP / Smith

20070284148 - System and method for damping vibration in a drill string: A system for damping vibration in a drill string can include a valve assembly having a supply of a fluid, a first member, and a second member capable of moving in relation to first member in response to vibration of the drill bit. The first and second members define a... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070284149 - Apparatus and method for joining a pipe conduit to a drilling device, expanding device or pull-in device: The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for joining a pipe conduit to a drilling device, expanding device or pull-in device, in which a pulling-force generator arranged in the drilling device, expanding device or pull-in device exerts a compressive force on a pipe conduit, to be pulled in,... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20070284150 - Surface textures for earth boring bits: A texture pattern is applied to bearing surfaces of earth-boring bits, especially the bearings of earth boring bits of the roller cutter variety. The textured surface that may be applied to either or both sides of the thrust washer faces, bearing faces, inlays, or thrust shoulders, or a combination thereof.... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070284151 - Rotary rock bit with hardfacing to reduce cone erosion: An earth-boring bit has a body with three bit legs. A cone is rotatably mounted to each of the bit legs. Each of the cones has an outer row and an inner row of teeth machined on it. Each of the teeth has a rectangular root with inner, outer and... Agent: James E. Bradley

20070284152 - Thermally stable diamond polycrystalline diamond constructions: Thermally stable diamond constructions comprise a diamond body having a plurality of bonded diamond crystals and a plurality of interstitial regions disposed among the crystals. A metallic substrate is attached to the diamond body. A working surface is positioned along an outside portion of the diamond body, and the diamond... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP

20070284153 - Rotary drag bit including a central region having a plurality of cutting structures: A rotary drag bit including an inverted cone geometry proximate the longitudinal axis thereof is disclosed. The inverted cone region may include a central region, the central region including a plurality of cutting structures affixed thereto and arranged along at least one spiral path. The at least one spiral path... Agent: Trask Britt

20070278008 - Electromagnetically determining the relative location of a drill bit using a solenoid source installed on a steel casing: Electrically powered electromagnetic field source beacons installed in a reference well in combination with a down-hole measurement while drilling (MWD) electronic survey instrument near the drill bit in the borehole being drilled permit distance and direction measurements for drilling guidance. Each magnetic field source beacon consists of a coil of... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.C.

20070278009 - Method and apparatus for sensing downhole characteristics: A system for sensing a borehole or formation characteristic at a selected depth while a drill string 12 is in the borehole 36 includes a plurality of sensors 40 to positioned at axially spaced locations along the drill string 12, and a data transmission system 46 for transmitting signals from... Agent: Jeffrey E. Daly Intelliserv, Inc

20070278010 - Device for channeling solids and fluids within a reverse circulation drill: A device is for channeling solids and fluids within a reverse circulating, fluid operated drill that has first and second ends, an axis extending between the ends, a casing and a piston. The casing has a bore extending between the drill ends and drive and valve chambers defined within the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070278011 - Cuttings bed removal tool: A cuttings bed removal tool for use on a drill string in a well bore includes: a sub having a region of enlarged outer diameter over the string diameters indicated by its upper end connection and an indicator disposed downhole of the region of enlarged outer diameter and having at... Agent: Bennett Jones C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20070278012 - Apparatus for separating solids from liquids: In a drilling operation, where used drilling fluid is screened into a substantially solid portion and a substantially liquid drilling fluid and the drilling fluid is thereafter stored in a storage tank. A method and apparatus for of separating solids from liquids. The apparatus comprises a recirculation tank having a... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070278007 - Reverse circulation pressure control method and system: A system for reverse circulation in a wellbore include equipment for supplying drilling fluid into the wellbore bit via at least an annulus of the wellbore and returning the drilling fluid to a surface location via at least a bore of a wellbore tubular. The system also includes devices for... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20070278013 - Construction device, in particular drilling device: The invention relates to a construction device comprising a carrier vehicle with an undercarriage, a mast element arranged at the front side of the carrier vehicle and a winch drum, which is supported in a rotatable manner on the carrier vehicle. In accordance with the invention provision is made for... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070278014 - Drill bit with plural set and single set blade configuration: Disclosed within is a drill bit with a plural set of blades having redundant cutter elements and single sets of blades having unique cutter element arrangements. The redundant cutter elements have equivalent longitudinal and axial spacing as corresponding cutter elements. The distance from a longitudinal axis of the bit to... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20070278015 - Cutting element having asymmetrical crest for roller cone drill bit: A drill bit for drilling a borehole includes a cutter element comprising a base portion. In addition, the cutter element comprises a cutting portion extending from the base portion and terminating in an elongate crest extending between a first crest end and a second crest end, and having an intermediate... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20070278016 - Hard material head and rotary percussion drill bit: A hard material head (1) for a rotary percussion drill bit (2) having an elongated shaft (15) including at least three cutting edges (4) distributed circumferentially within a circumscribing circle, a bottom surface (6) located opposite the cutting edges (4) and fastened by a material bond to an end (8)... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070278017 - Rolling cutter: A cutting element for a drill bit that includes an outer support element having at least a bottom portion and a side portion; and an inner rotatable cutting element, a portion of which is disposed in the outer support element, wherin the inner rotatable cutting element includes a substrate and... Agent: Osha, Liang LLP / Smith