Methods and apparatus for expanding the diameter of a borehole

Details Methods and apparatus for expanding the diameter of a borehole Methods and apparatus for expanding the diameter of a borehole

2008-04-01

2008-04-01

Gay, Jennifer H. (Department: 3676)

Boring or penetrating the earth

Processes

C175S284000, C175S285000, C175S385000, C166S212000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11502280

ABSTRACT:
A borehole reamer which may be deployed to a desired depth in an existing uncased borehole or below existing casing and used to substantially expand the diameter of the borehole. The diameter may be expanded by an amount that ranges from a fraction to a multiple of the original diameter of the borehole. In this fashion, geological formations containing oil, gas or groundwater which were previously uneconomical to produce may be worked into a condition of economical production. In a preferred embodiment, the borehole reamer is formed as an elongated assembly having an outside diameter which is sized to fit within a diameter of a conventional borehole. The assembly is preferably attached to drill pipe and lowered into a borehole to an appropriate depth corresponding to a pay zone of interest. A lower portion of the assembly, which is located at the deeper depth in the borehole, is constructed in the form of a bellows which functions as a pilot/anchor for the assembly. A group of deployable cutting elements are disposed above the bellows and below a sliding power transfer unit which forms the upper portion of the assembly and attaches to a drill stem.

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