Patent · US Expired

Coring tool

US6009960A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 1998
Grant dateJan 4, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B25/08
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A coring assembly comprising a body securable at its upper end to a mandrel add at its lower end to a core catcher housing, a ball sleeve slidably disposed about said mandrel and moveable between a first and a second position, a ball closure valve disposed in said body and moveable with said mandrel between the first and second position, the combination operable to remotely cut and collect a loosely consolidated core sample.

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