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AssigneeGas Research Institute
InventorsAlan Sallwasser, Kenneth Havlinek, Thomas D. MacDougall, Miles Jaroska, Duane LaDue, Wayne A. Tyler, Mario Flores, Mark L. Hinton, Thomas D. Svoboda, Michele Tesciuba
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An apparatus and method are disclosed for applying thrust (weight on bit) to a drill bit when drilling with a flexible drilling shaft while creating perforations in a cased well. The thrust is applied directly to the drill bit instead of applying it to the drill bit through the flexible drilling shaft. A support bracket is also in contact with a piston and is in slidable contact with the tool housing. A portion of the piston is positioned inside a chamber in the housing and is slidably attached to the chamber walls. As hydraulic fluid flows into the chamber opposite the piston, the piston is forced toward the drill bit. As the piston moves toward the drill bit, force is exerted on the support bracket which causes the bracket to move toward the drill bit. This force is transferred to the drill bit during the drilling process, thereby supplying the force (weight on bit) needed by the drill bit to effectively drill through a desired material.
A flexible shaft drilling system to be positioned in a borehole traversing an earth formation for drilling through a material adjacent to said formation, comprising:
A method for drilling through a material adjacent to a formation, using a drill system that includes a drill bit, flexible drilling shaft, and a means for applying force directly to said drill bit, said method comprising the steps of:
A drilling system in a borehole traversing an earth formation for drilling through a material adjacent to said formation, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.