Boring or penetrating the earth inventions

20080289876 - Method and system for monitoring auxiliary operations on mobile drilling units and their application to improving drilling unit efficiency: A system for monitoring auxiliary operations on a drilling unit includes at least one sensor configured to measure a parameter related to a start time and a stop time of at least one auxiliary operation on the drilling unit. The system includes a data acquisition device configured to determine a... Agent: Richard A. Fagin

20080289875 - Method and system for the design of an oil well: The invention is concerned with the design of oil wells by defining a number of design parameters, some of which are interdependent. The invention makes use of successive optimizations. Input data are selected for a first parameter and varied to achieve a first optimisation. The process is repeated for a... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080289877 - System and method for performing a drilling operation in an oilfield: The invention relates to a method for performing a drilling operation at a wellsite having a drilling rig configured to advance a drilling tool into a subsurface. The method steps include obtaining a well trajectory associated with a first volume, obtaining information related to a first subsurface entity associated with... Agent: Osha . Liang L.L.P. / Slb

20080289878 - Downhole blowout preventor: The downhole flow control means or downhole blowout preventor (downhole BOP) of the present invention is adapted for use during reverse circulation drilling with both concentric drill pipe and concentric coiled tubing. The downhole BOP comprises an inner tube member having an inner passage therethrough and an outer casing forming... Agent: Bennett Jones C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20080289879 - Connection assembly for drill collars or heavy drill pipes: The invention relates to a connection assembly (100) for drill collars or heavy drill pipes comprising: a male connection element which comprises, in its longitudinal direction, an at least partially threaded conical surface portion which tapers from the first portion towards its free end; a female connection element which comprises... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080289880 - Fixed cutter bit and blade for a fixed cutter bit and methods for making the same: A blade, which is useful on a tool that impinges earth strata, that has a blade body with a leading surface. The blade body has a first portion defining at least a part of the leading surface and a second portion. The first portion is made of a first material... Agent: Kennametal Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20080289881 - Fixed cutter bit partial blade connection at bit center: A fixed cutter drill bit including a bit body having a plurality of primary blades extending radially from a bit center area, wherein the bit center area includes a partial connection between at least two of the plurality of primary blades. The fixed cutter drill bit further including at least... Agent: Osha, Liang LLP / Smith

20080283294 - Apparatus and method for continuous measurement of a physical property of a drilling fluid: A testing apparatus comprising: a chamber (5) having an inlet (6) and an outlet (16); a measuring device (4), at least a part of which is provided within said chamber; wherein the inlet is arranged to direct fluid onto said part of the measuring device within the chamber in order... Agent: Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP

20080283295 - Slurrification process: A system for slurrifying drill cuttings including a cuttings dryer, a pump, and a transfer line fluidly connecting the cuttings dryer and the pump, the transfer line having a fluid inlet for receiving a fluid. Furthermore, the system for slurrifying drill cuttings including a storage vessel fluidly connected to the... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080283296 - Liquid and solids analysis of drilling fluids using fractionation and imaging: A method of determining drilling fluid contents including fractionating a fluid sample, wherein the fluid sample includes a drilling fluid, and collecting image data from the fractioned fluid sample. Furthermore, processing the image data with a process station to produce a rendered image, and outputting the rendered image. Additionally, a... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080283297 - Method and apparatus for introducing a geothermal probe into the earth: In a method for introducing a geothermal probe into the earth, a geothermal probe is introduced in a radiating manner with the drill head into the earth. After the drilling operation, the drill head remains in the earth.... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20080283298 - Core stabilization: A method of stabilizing a core sample is described, and an agent for use in the stabilising method. The method involves injecting a foam around a core sample in a cylindrical liner. The foam comprises mixture of a first pressurized polymerisable-based fluid and a second pressurized fluid, which are simultaneously... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080283299 - Hydrajet tool for ultra high erosive environment: The present invention relates to an improved method and system for perforating, slotting, and cutting steel and subterranean rock; and also for fracturing a subterranean formation to stimulate the production of desired fluids therefrom. The invention involves a fluid jetting device with a sleeve composed of a hard material. The... Agent: John W. Wustenberg

20080283300 - Drilling rig and vibration dampening support frame: A drill rig includes a carrier platform and a drilling unit carried by the carrier platform. The drilling unit includes a support frame pivotally mounted on the carrier platform, a slider frame slidably mounted upon and surrounding the support frame, a drilling support mechanism mounted on the slider frame, a... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080283301 - Return drilling fluid processing: A system for processing returned drilling fluid including a flow line configured to provide a return flow of drilling fluids and at least one vibratory separator having at least one screen, wherein the vibratory separator is fluidly connected to the flow low and is configured to receive at least a... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080283302 - Water collecting device for core drilling device: The invention relates to a water collecting device (30) intended for a core drilling unit (1) that comprises a drilling machine including an electric drilling motor (6), a machine housing (3) with an output shaft (9), that can be composed of many sections, a core drill (4) connected to the... Agent: Houston Office Of Novak Druce And Quigg LLP

20080283303 - Safety net for a drill rig: A safety net for a top drive including: a body having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end including fasteners for connecting the upper end of the safety net to the top drive and the lower end including an inwardly directed return for extending inwardly beneath the... Agent: Bennett Jones C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20080283304 - Steel tooth drill bit with improved tooth breakage resistance: A drill bit having steel teeth is provided with a combination of hardfacing materials on the teeth. The bases of the teeth are hardfaced with nickel-based materials to significantly reduce any potential cracking therein. Portions of the supporting cones adjacent the teeth also may be fabricated with the nickel-based hardfacing.... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20080283305 - Method of repairing diamond rock bit: Hardfacing is applied on the gage surface of bit blades, the leading and trailing edges of bit blades, and on carbide inserts. The gage surface contains natural diamonds, synthetic diamonds, thermal stable polycrystalline (TSP) diamonds and carbide inserts, and the hardfacing is applied over at least a portion of them.... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20080277162 - System and method for controlling heat flow in a downhole tool: An apparatus is disclosed for controlling heat flow in a downhole tool using a thermal rectifier material. The thermal rectifier material is positioned between a heat source and a heat sink for reducing flow of heat returning from the heat sink to the heat source. That is, the thermal rectifier... Agent: Gilbreth Roebuck Bynum Derrington Schmidt Walker & Tran LLP

20080277163 - Method and system for wellbore communication: A communication system for a casing while drilling system is provided. The casing while drilling system is adapted to advance a bottom hole assembly into a subsurface formation via a casing. The communication system comprises a high frequency modulator and a transducer. The modulator is positioned in the bottom hole... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080277164 - In-line treatment of hydrocarbon fluids with ozone: A system for treating recovered fluids in-line that includes a thermal reactor for separating contaminated drill cuttings into drill cuttings and contaminants by applying heat to the contaminated drill cuttings so as to vaporize contaminants from the contaminated drill cuttings; a first condenser in fluid connection with the thermal reactor... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080277165 - Method and system to recover usable oil-based drilling muds from used and unacceptable oil-based drilling muds: A system for treating spent/used Oil Based Drilling Muds (OBM's) to recover High Gravity Solids (HGS) for further reuse and to separate the invert emulsion from the Light Gravity Solids (LGS) with good characteristics also for further reuse. Separated LGS is processed to extract the remaining oil in order to... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080277166 - Downhole drilling of a lateral hole: A system for drilling a lateral hole departing from a main well. The system comprises a motor assembly (415) including a motor (412) to generate a rotating torque, an axial thruster (411) to generate an axial force, a blocking system (410) to fix the motor and the axial thruster downhole.... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080277167 - Dry drilling and core acquisition system: A rotary dry drilling system comprises a surface mounted drill having a drill bit and a drill bit driver rotationally connected by a hollow drill string. There is included core sample capture means adapted to travel from the head of the drill string to the tail of the drill string.... Agent: J. Gordon Thomson

20080271922 - Tool handling device in a drillrig that is situated on the sea bed: A drilling rig device (1) situated on the seabed (11), where the drilling rig (1) is sealingly enclosed against the surroundings, and where the drill floor (26) of the drilling rig (1) is provided with an automated handling means (24) and a cartridge (27) for storage of tools and components,... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080271923 - Flow hydraulic amplification for a pulsing, fracturing, and drilling (pfd) device: Disclosed is a device and method and/or system for generating pulses to improve drilling rates, the ability to drill straighter and farther or fracturing or injection efficiencies in a geological formation that may contain desirable hydrocarbons. This system may also be used in other types of drilling or fracturing operations,... Agent: Guerry Leonard Grune

20080271924 - Drilling method and apparatus: Apparatus for drilling a borehole from a first subterranean location to a second subterranean location, comprises a casing (4) extending longitudinally inside a borehole, a conduit (6) extending longitudinally inside casing (4), and capable of being in sealing relationship therewith, at least one entry line (23,24) for liquid into the... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080271925 - Acid tunneling bottom hole assembly: A bottom hole assembly connected to coiled tubing to create an acid tunnel in a wellbore formation. High pressure acid is pumped down the coiled tubing and out a nozzle located at the end of the bottom hole assembly. The bottom hole assembly includes a first knuckle joint and a... Agent: Howrey LLP

20080271926 - Mounting system for a fiber optic cable at a downhole tool: Disclosed herein is a fiber optic cable downhole tool mounting system. The system includes, a downhole tool, a support member attached to the downhole tool and a fiber optic cable parameter transmissively mounted to the downhole tool by the support member. The support member has an elongated body with a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP