Guidance system for a downhole boring device

    公开(公告)号:US10597944B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-24

    申请号:US16147825

    申请日:2018-09-30

    发明人: Bruce L. Randall

    摘要: A hydraulic jetting assembly is provided herein. The jetting assembly includes a jetting hose, with a jetting nozzle at its distal end. The jetting nozzle comprises a tubular stator body having a fluid discharge slot, and a tubular rotor body residing within a bore of the stator body. The jetting nozzle has one or more bearings residing between the rotor body and the surrounding stator body to accommodate relative rotational movement. The jetting nozzle includes a proximal end configured to sealingly connect to an end of a jetting hose, and to receive a high pressure jetting fluid. Preferably, the nozzle has an outer diameter that is equivalent to or slightly larger than an outer diameter of the jetting hose. Preferably, the jetting assembly has at least three actuator wires configured to induce a controlled bending moment at its distal end, thereby providing for a steerable downhole tool.

    Steerable hydraulic jetting nozzle, and guidance system for downhole boring device

    公开(公告)号:US10227825B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-12

    申请号:US15010650

    申请日:2016-01-29

    发明人: Bruce L. Randall

    摘要: A hydraulic jetting assembly is provided herein. The jetting assembly includes a jetting hose, with a jetting nozzle at its distal end. The jetting nozzle comprises a tubular stator body having a fluid discharge slot, and a tubular rotor body residing within a bore of the stator body. The jetting nozzle has one or more bearings residing between the stator body and the surrounding rotor body to accommodate relative rotational movement. The jetting nozzle includes a proximal end configured to sealingly connect to an end of a jetting hose, and to receive a high pressure jetting fluid. Preferably, the nozzle has an outer diameter that is equivalent to or slightly larger than an outer diameter of the jetting hose. Preferably, the jetting assembly has at least three actuator wires configured to induce a controlled bending moment at its distal end, thereby providing for a steerable downhole tool. Jetting collars may be placed along the jetting hose to overcome drag force.

    Downhole hydraulic Jetting Assembly

    公开(公告)号:US09976351B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-22

    申请号:US15009572

    申请日:2016-01-28

    发明人: Bruce L. Randall

    摘要: A downhole hydraulic jetting assembly is provided herein. The assembly is useful for steerably jetting multiple lateral boreholes into a subsurface formation from an existing parent wellbore of any inclination. The assembly is useful for single trip completions or recompletion through the placement of multiple lateral boreholes. The assembly includes an external system wherein coiled tubing and a whipstock member are run into a wellbore. The assembly further includes an internal system that is run into the wellbore housed within the external system, but which allows a nozzle at the end of the hose to be directed against a wellbore exit location after the whipstock member is located and set. A window may be formed through casing using the jetting hose and nozzle, followed by the formation of a lateral bore hole. The whipstock may be re-located and/or re-oriented for the jetting of additional casing exits and lateral boreholes in the same trip.

    Steerable Hydraulic Jetting Nozzle, and Guidance System for Downhole Boring Device
    4.
    发明申请
    Steerable Hydraulic Jetting Nozzle, and Guidance System for Downhole Boring Device 审中-公开
    导向液压喷嘴,井下镗孔装置导向系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160160568A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-09

    申请号:US15010650

    申请日:2016-01-29

    发明人: Bruce L. Randall

    摘要: A hydraulic jetting assembly is provided herein. The jetting assembly includes a jetting hose, with a jetting nozzle at its distal end. The jetting nozzle comprises a tubular stator body having a fluid discharge slot, and a tubular rotor body residing within a bore of the stator body. The jetting nozzle has one or more bearings residing between the stator body and the surrounding rotor body to accommodate relative rotational movement. The jetting nozzle includes a proximal end configured to sealingly connect to an end of a jetting hose, and to receive a high pressure jetting fluid. Preferably, the nozzle has an outer diameter that is equivalent to or slightly larger than an outer diameter of the jetting hose. Preferably, the jetting assembly has at least three actuator wires configured to induce a controlled bending moment at its distal end, thereby providing for a steerable downhole tool. Jetting collars may be placed along the jetting hose to overcome drag force.

    摘要翻译: 本文提供了液压喷射组件。 喷射组件包括喷射软管,其喷射喷嘴位于其远端。 喷射喷嘴包括具有流体排放槽的管状定子本体和位于定子本体的孔内的管状转子体。 喷射喷嘴具有位于定子体和周围转子体之间的一个或多个轴承,以适应相对旋转运动。 喷射喷嘴包括被配置为密封地连接到喷射软管的端部并且接收高压喷射流体的近端。 优选地,喷嘴具有等于或略大于喷射软管的外径的外径。 优选地,喷射组件具有至少三个致动器线,其构造成在其远端处引起受控的弯矩,由此提供可操纵的井下工具。 喷射套环可以沿着喷射软管放置以克服阻力。

    Method of Forming Lateral Boreholes From a Parent Wellbore
    5.
    发明申请
    Method of Forming Lateral Boreholes From a Parent Wellbore 审中-公开
    从母井形成横向钻孔的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160153239A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-02

    申请号:US15009623

    申请日:2016-01-28

    发明人: Bruce L. Randall

    摘要: A method of forming a lateral borehole in a pay zone located within an earth subsurface is provided. The method includes determining a depth of a pay zone in the earth subsurface, and then forming a wellbore within the pay zone. The method also includes conveying a hydraulic jetting assembly into the wellbore on a working string. The assembly includes a jetting hose carrier, and a jetting hose within the jetting hose carrier having a nozzle connected at a distal end. The method additionally includes setting a whipstock in the wellbore along the pay zone, and translating the jetting hose out of the jetting hose carrier to advance the nozzle along the face of the whipstock. The method then includes injecting hydraulic jetting fluid through the jetting hose and connected jetting nozzle, thereby excavating a lateral borehole within the rock matrix, and further injecting the fluid while further translating the jetting hose and connected nozzle along the face of the whipstock without coiling or uncoiling the hose, thereby forming a lateral borehole that extends at least 5 feet from the wellbore.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种在位于地下地下的工作区内形成横向钻孔的方法。 该方法包括确定地下地下工作区的深度,然后在工资区内形成井筒。 该方法还包括将液压喷射组件输送到工作柱上的井眼中。 组件包括喷射软管托架和在喷射软管托架内的喷射软管,其具有连接在远端的喷嘴。 该方法还包括沿着工作区域在井眼中设置造斜器,以及将喷射软管从喷射软管托架中平移,以使喷嘴沿着造斜器的表面前进。 该方法然后包括通过喷射软管和连接的喷射喷嘴注入液压喷射流体,由此挖掘岩石基质内的横向钻孔,并且进一步注射流体,同时沿着造斜器的表面进一步平移喷射软管和连接的喷嘴而不卷绕或 解开软管,从而形成从井筒延伸至少5英尺的横向钻孔。

    Steerable borehole excavation apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10858890B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US16147850

    申请日:2018-09-30

    发明人: Bruce L. Randall

    摘要: A hydraulic jetting assembly is provided herein. The jetting assembly includes a jetting hose, with a jetting nozzle at its distal end. The jetting nozzle comprises a tubular stator body having a fluid discharge slot, and a tubular rotor body residing within a bore of the stator body. The jetting nozzle has one or more bearings residing between the stator body and the surrounding rotor body to accommodate relative rotational movement. The jetting nozzle includes a proximal end configured to sealingly connect to an end of a jetting hose, and to receive a high pressure jetting fluid. Preferably, the nozzle has an outer diameter that is equivalent to or slightly larger than an outer diameter of the jetting hose. Preferably, the jetting assembly has at least three actuator wires configured to induce a controlled bending moment at its distal end, thereby providing for a steerable downhole tool. Jetting collars may be placed along the jetting hose to overcome drag force.

    Ported Casing Collar For Downhole Operations, And Method For Accessing A Formation

    公开(公告)号:US20190162060A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-30

    申请号:US16246005

    申请日:2019-01-11

    摘要: A ported casing collar. The ported casing collar comprises a tubular body defining an outer sleeve. At least first and second portals are placed along the outer sleeve. The casing collar also comprises an inner sleeve. The inner sleeve defines a cylindrical body rotatably residing within the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve contains a plurality of inner portals. A control slot is provided along an outer diameter of the inner sleeve. In addition, a pair of torque pins are provided, configured to ride along the control slot in order to place selected inner portals of the inner sleeve with the first and second portals of the outer sleeve. Preferably, the setting tool is a whipstock configured to receive a jetting hose and connected jetting nozzle. A method of accessing a rock matrix in a subsurface formation is also provided.

    Guidance System For A Downhole Boring Device

    公开(公告)号:US20190032405A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-31

    申请号:US16147825

    申请日:2018-09-30

    发明人: Bruce L. Randall

    IPC分类号: E21B7/18 E21B23/14 E21B43/26

    摘要: A hydraulic jetting assembly is provided herein. The jetting assembly includes a jetting hose, with a jetting nozzle at its distal end. The jetting nozzle comprises a tubular stator body having a fluid discharge slot, and a tubular rotor body residing within a bore of the stator body. The jetting nozzle has one or more bearings residing between the stator body and the surrounding rotor body to accommodate relative rotational movement. The jetting nozzle includes a proximal end configured to sealingly connect to an end of a jetting hose, and to receive a high pressure jetting fluid. Preferably, the nozzle has an outer diameter that is equivalent to or slightly larger than an outer diameter of the jetting hose. Preferably, the jetting assembly has at least three actuator wires configured to induce a controlled bending moment at its distal end, thereby providing for a steerable downhole tool. Jetting collars may be placed along the jetting hose to overcome drag force.

    Method of Forming Lateral Boreholes From a Parent Wellbore

    公开(公告)号:US20180209258A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-26

    申请号:US15924245

    申请日:2018-03-18

    发明人: Bruce L. Randall

    摘要: A method of forming a lateral borehole in a pay zone located within an earth subsurface is provided. The method includes determining a depth of a pay zone in the earth subsurface, and then forming a wellbore within the pay zone. The method also includes conveying a hydraulic jetting assembly into the wellbore on a working string. The assembly includes a jetting hose carrier, and a jetting hose within the jetting hose carrier having a nozzle connected at a distal end. The method additionally includes setting a whipstock in the wellbore along the pay zone, and translating the jetting hose out of the jetting hose carrier to advance the nozzle along the face of the whipstock. The method then includes injecting hydraulic jetting fluid through the jetting hose and connected jetting nozzle, thereby excavating a lateral borehole within the rock matrix, and further injecting the fluid while further translating the jetting hose and connected nozzle along the face of the whipstock without coiling or uncoiling the hose, thereby forming a lateral borehole that extends at least 5 feet from the wellbore.

    Downhole Hydraulic Jetting Assembly
    10.
    发明申请
    Downhole Hydraulic Jetting Assembly 审中-公开
    井下液压喷射装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160160619A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-09

    申请号:US15009572

    申请日:2016-01-28

    发明人: Bruce L. Randall

    摘要: A downhole hydraulic jetting assembly is provided herein. The assembly is useful for steerably jetting multiple lateral boreholes into a subsurface formation from an existing parent wellbore of any inclination. The assembly is useful for single trip completions or recompletion through the placement of multiple lateral boreholes. The assembly includes an external system wherein coiled tubing and a whipstock member are run into a wellbore. The assembly further includes an internal system that is run into the wellbore housed within the external system, but which allows a nozzle at the end of the hose to be directed against a wellbore exit location after the whipstock member is located and set. A window may be formed through casing using the jetting hose and nozzle, followed by the formation of a lateral bore hole. The whipstock may be re-located and/or re-oriented for the jetting of additional casing exits and lateral boreholes in the same trip.

    摘要翻译: 本文提供了一种井下液压喷射组件。 该组件可用于从现有的任何倾斜的母井井将可操纵地将多个横向钻孔喷射到地下地层中。 该组件可用于单次行程完成或通过放置多个横向钻孔重新完成。 组件包括外部系统,其中连续油管和造斜器构件进入井眼。 组件还包括内部系统,其进入容纳在外部系统内的井筒,但是允许在管状构件被定位和固定之后在软管的端部处的喷嘴被引导到井筒出口位置。 可以使用喷射软管和喷嘴通过壳体形成窗口,随后形成侧向钻孔。 造斜器可以重新定位和/或重新定向以在同一行程中喷射附加的壳体出口和侧向钻孔。