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Lateral well drilling apparatus and method
US8925652B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8925652-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213397422-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | Feb 28, 2011 |
| Publication date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
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In one aspect, a drilling apparatus is provided, where the drilling apparatus includes a fluid pump disposed in a main wellbore, a lateral well in fluid communication with the fluid pump and a drilling assembly disposed in the lateral well, wherein the drilling assembly is configured to receive a fluid from the fluid pump to power the drilling assembly and to transport cuttings from the drilling assembly to the main wellbore. The drilling apparatus further includes a sealing mechanism disposed in the main wellbore, the sealing mechanism being configured to direct the cuttings in the fluid downhole of the sealing mechanism.
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What is claimed is: 1. A drilling apparatus comprising: a fluid pump; a main wellbore and a lateral well, the lateral well being in fluid communication with the fluid pump; a drilling assembly disposed in the lateral well, wherein the drilling assembly is configured to receive a fluid from the fluid pump to power the drilling assembly and to transport cuttings from the drilling assembly; a sealing mechanism disposed in the main wellbore being configured to direct the cutting…
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Fixed Constructions · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8925652B2 cover?
- In one aspect, a drilling apparatus is provided, where the drilling apparatus includes a fluid pump disposed in a main wellbore, a lateral well in fluid communication with the fluid pump and a drilling assembly disposed in the lateral well, wherein the drilling assembly is configured to receive a fluid from the fluid pump to power the drilling assembly and to transport cuttings from the drillin…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toscher Steffen, Roders Ingo, Grimmer Harald, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification E21B7/04. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).