Coring apparatus and methods to use the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9447683-B2
Application number	US-201414306067-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 16, 2014
Priority date	Oct 22, 2009
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

A coring bit assembly for conveyance via wireline or drillstring in a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation. The coring bit assembly includes a coring shaft and a thrust ring coupled to an end of the coring shaft. A static sleeve is disposed inside the coring shaft and having a flange coupled to the thrust ring to space the static sleeve from the coring shaft to form a drilling fluid passageway between the coring shaft and the static sleeve. An axial fluid pump is disposed on the coring shaft to engage with the static sleeve to drive drilling fluid through the drilling fluid passageway formation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sidewall coring bit assembly comprising:
a coring shaft;
a thrust ring coupled to an end of the coring shaft;
a static sleeve disposed inside the coring shaft and having a flange coupled to the thrust ring to space the static sleeve from the coring shaft to form a drilling fluid passageway between the coring shaft and the static sleeve;
an axial fluid pump disposed on the coring shaft to engage with the static sleeve to drive drilling fluid through the drilling fluid passageway; and
one or more motors operatively coupled to the coring shaft, wherein the one or more motors comprising a first motor operatively coupled to the coring shaft to rotationally drive the sidewall coring assembly and a second motor operatively coupled to the coring shaft to extend the sidewall coring assembly into a formation.

2. The assembly of claim 1 comprising cutting elements coupled to an opposite end of the coring shaft from the thrust ring.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the static sleeve comprises one or more grooves to enable the coring bit assembly to be broken.

4. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein the coring shaft comprises one or more grooves aligned with the one or more grooves on the static sleeve.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the static sleeve comprises a plurality of holes to direct the drilling fluid from an interior of the sleeve into the drilling fluid passageway towards a cutting element disposed on an end of the coring shaft.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the static sleeve comprises a gripper to retain core samples.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the axial fluid pump comprises one or more vanes, ribs, or a combination thereof, disposed on the coring shaft.

Assignees

• Schlumberger Technology Corp

Inventors

• Buchanan Steven E
• Reid Jr Lennox E
• Lavaure Rachel

Classifications

• E21B25/16

  for obtaining oriented cores · CPC title

• E21B4/04

  Electric drives (E21B4/12 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E21B49/06 Primary

  using side-wall drilling tools {pressing} or scrapers · CPC title