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Drilling method and measurement-while-drilling apparatus and shock tool

US6588518B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 25, 2001
Grant dateJul 8, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B47/18
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A downhole drilling method comprises producing pressure pulses in drilling fluid using measurement-while-drilling (MWD) apparatus (18) and allowing the pressure pulses to act upon a pressure responsive device (16) to create an impulse force on a portion of the drill string.

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