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External jet pump for dual gradient drilling

US8403059B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 2010
Grant dateMar 26, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B33/126
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus comprises a jet pump assembly affixed to a riser string and to a blowout preventer. The jet pump assembly comprises a conduit and a sealing assembly configured to accelerate a drilling fluid's return flow by a power fluid delivered by an umbilical connected to the conduit.

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