Boring or penetrating the earth – Processes – Boring horizontal bores
Patent
1997-04-14
1998-02-03
Tsay, Frank
Boring or penetrating the earth
Processes
Boring horizontal bores
175215, 175320, 1662423, E21B 1702, B62D 1718
Patent
active
057134235
ABSTRACT:
A drill pipe (10, 100, 220, 200, 210, 250) is disclosed which includes a cylindrical pipe section (12), a box end (14), a pin end (16) and a hydraulic hose assembly (202, 18) or tube (212, 90, 260) inserted between the box and pin ends and extending within the cylindrical pipe section. All, or the majority of drilling fluid passes through the hydraulic hose assembly (202, 18) or tube (212, 90, 260). The interior surface of the cylindrical pipe section (12) may or may not be exposed to the drilling fluid but any corrosion generated by metal-to-fluid contact is generally trapped between the hose or tube and the pipe section. The reduced volume of the hydraulic hose assembly (202, 18) or tube (212, 90, 260) relative to conveying the drilling fluid through the interior of the cylindrical pipe section reduces significantly the waste of drilling fluid, allows the fluid to be pressurized more rapidly to initiate drilling operation, and limits fluid spill damage to the environment.
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Martin J. Scott
Stephenson Brent G.
The Charles Machine Works, Inc.
Tsay Frank
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