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Coring apparatus and methods to use the same

US8210284B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 2009
Grant dateJul 3, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 3, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B25/16
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A coring apparatus that includes a housing that is selectively pivotable in a downhole tool, a rotatable coring bit, a gear drive rotatively coupled to the housing, and a key member configured to engage an inner surface of the gear drive and an outer surface of the coring bit and configured to maintain a rotational relationship between the coring bit and the gear drive. A pinion is rotatively coupled to the housing and configured to engage an outer surface of the gear drive, and a motor is affixed to the housing and operatively coupled to the pinion. The gear drive, the key member, the pinion and the motor are configured to pivot in unison with the housing.

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