Well drilling apparatus and method
Abstract
Well drilling rates may be increased by impelling projectiles to fracture rock formations and drilling with rock drill bits through the projectile fractured rock.
- Inventors:
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- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862861
- Patent Number(s):
- 4030557
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(29-1)-789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- drilling; apparatus; method; rates; increased; impelling; projectiles; fracture; rock; formations; drill; bits; projectile; fractured; drill bit; drilling apparatus; rock formations; fractured rock; fracture rock; rock drill; rock formation; drilling rates; /175/
Citation Formats
Alvis, Robert L, and Newsom, Melvin M. Well drilling apparatus and method. United States: N. p., 1977.
Web.
Alvis, Robert L, & Newsom, Melvin M. Well drilling apparatus and method. United States.
Alvis, Robert L, and Newsom, Melvin M. Sat .
"Well drilling apparatus and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862861.
@article{osti_862861,
title = {Well drilling apparatus and method},
author = {Alvis, Robert L and Newsom, Melvin M},
abstractNote = {Well drilling rates may be increased by impelling projectiles to fracture rock formations and drilling with rock drill bits through the projectile fractured rock.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977}
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