Boring or penetrating the earth – Processes
Patent
1997-12-02
2000-06-06
Lillis, Eileen Dunn
Boring or penetrating the earth
Processes
175263, 175265, 1753251, 166174, E21B 728
Patent
active
060706775
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for enhancing production from a wellbore hole may include a body member having at least one cutting assembly. Each cutting assembly may have an upper, middle, and lower cutting arm. The cutting arms are hingedly connected to one another. An upper end of each upper cutting arm is hingedly connected to the body member. A lower end of each lower cutting arm is hingedly connected to a corresponding beveled attachment that is slidably received within a corresponding beveled groove in the body member. The body member includes an interior longitudinal bore in fluid communication with a jet nozzle that is located beneath each cutting assembly. The apparatus is connected to a drill string. As the drill string is rotated, each cutting assembly is moved to a fully-deployed position under centrifugal force, thereby enlarging the wellbore hole. Drilling fluid may be pumped into the apparatus to generate hydraulic power to carry loose cuttings to the surface. The body member may include an aperture to establish fluid communication between the longitudinal bore and an upper end of each beveled groove. When the beveled attachments have slidably moved to the upper ends of the beveled grooves, the apertures will be covered thereby restricting fluid flow therethrough and creating an increase in pressure within the longitudinal bore. This pressure increase provides an indication that the cutting assemblies are in their fully-deployed positions, at which time a downward force is applied to the apparatus to further enlarge the wellbore.
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Kreck John
Lillis Eileen Dunn
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