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Apparatus for carrying out underground measurements during drilling of underground strata

US3991610A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 6, 1975
Grant dateNov 16, 1976
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Expiry dateNov 6, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B47/06
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention concerns apparatus for performing underground measurements during drilling of underground strata using conventional measuring instruments. It comprises a closed instrument casing filled with oil, an adaptor coupling the casing to the drilling pipe, a spring holder connected to the instrument casing and carrying damping spring means, a helical plate controlling angular displacement and a piston-and-cylinder displacement control device, a first bore in the adaptor for conveying mud to a downward section of the drilling pipe, a second closable bore in the adaptor for permitting mud to flow from the annular space around the pipe through the instrument casing, and a closable bore in the instrument casing for communicating the pressure in the interior of the drilling pipe to the instrument casing.

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