Tool and method for drilling, reaming, and cutting
OwnerDavid Scott Chrismaninventor
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Abstract
An orbital tool apparatus and method of using the apparatus for boring, drilling, reaming, and cutting having a tool housing, a tool collar located within the housing, the tool housing having the ability to couple to a conduit structure, fluid orbiting jets within the tool collar, and a tool funnel located below the tool collar and within a lower portion of the tool housing. The orbital tool creating a bore in a surface, when fluid flowing into the orbital tool via a conduit is directed out of the orbital tool towards the structure, a portion of the fluid flowing within the orbital tool being diverted through the fluid orbiting jets causing the diverted fluid to impinge against the tool funnel, causing the tool funnel to oscillate creating a sweeping flow towards the surface.
Claims20
An apparatus for drilling, reaming, or cutting, comprising:
- a) an orbital housing including a central passageway, said central passageway adapted to receive a multitude of pressurized drilling mixtures of fluid, gas, and solids, at a multitude of pressures and temperatures, from an external supply, said orbital housing central passageway to convey said multitude of pressurized drilling mixtures of fluid, gas, and solids, at said multitude of temperatures, to a generally vertical passageway and to a generally horizontal passageway;
- b) a substantially circular orbital member freestanding within said orbital housing, said orbital member including a main bore to receive said multitude of pressurized drilling mixtures of fluid, gas, and solids, at said multitude of pressures and temperatures, from said vertical passageway and convey same out the distal end of said orbital housing, said multitude of pressurized drilling mixtures of fluid, gas, and solids, at said multitude of pressures and temperatures, from said horizontal passageway urging said orbital member to orbit and gyrate, with slight counter-rotation of the substantially circular orbital member in the opposite direction of said orbital member rolling within the substantially circular interior of said orbital housing, thereby minimizing relative movement, friction and wear between the orbital member and orbital housing, said multitude of pressurized drilling mixtures of fluid, gas, and solids, at said multitude of temperatures, from said horizontal passageway urging said orbital housing to orbit and gyrate, whereby drilling, reaming and cutting of target materials, cuttings removal, bore wall reinforcement, and smoother straighter bore holes are achieved.
An apparatus for drilling, reaming, or cutting a bore hole comprising:
- a) a housing means adapted to receive drilling fluid mixture of liquid, gas and solids flow under a multitude of pressures and temperatures, the housing means diverting at least a portion of said drilling fluid mixture horizontally and vertically through passageways;
- b) a substantially circular moving means urged by said diverted portion of said drilling fluid mixture to orbit and gyrate, with slight counter-rotation of the substantially circular moving means in the opposite direction of said moving means rolling within the substantially circular interior of said housing means thereby minimizing relative movement, friction and wear between the moving means and housing means, as said drilling fluid mixture is fired from within said housing means, said housing means is urged by said drilling fluid mixture to orbit and gyrate, whereby said drilling fluid mixture drills, reams, and cuts.
A method for drilling, reaming or cutting comprising:
- a) adapting a tool for receiving a supply of pressurizing drill fluid containing a mixture of liquids, gas and solids, at a multitude of temperatures, distributing said pressurizing drill fluid within said tool vertically and horizontally,
- b) placing a substantially circular device within said tool, said pressurizing drill fluid urging an orbiting motion of said tool, and said pressurizing drill fluid urging orbiting and gyrating of said device while discharging said pressurizing fluid from within said tool, thereby minimizing relative movement, friction and wear between the tool and the device due to slight counter-rotation of the substantially circular device in the opposite direction of said device rolling within the substantially circular interior of said tool, whereby results are achieved in a wide variety of drilling, reaming and cutting applications.
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