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BORING OR PENETRATING THE EARTH
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1 | | WITH SEISMIC SHOCK GENERATING |
2 | | BORING WITH EXPLOSION IN INACCESSIBLE HOLE |
3 | | . Severing formed core by explosion |
3.5 | | . Explosive charge carried by projectile |
4 | | . Driving core receiver by explosion or with receptacle collecting material in bore |
4.5 | | . Directing successive projectiles or charges in same path |
4.51 | | . With position orienting or indicating |
4.52 | | . With wall engaging packer or anchor |
4.53 | | . Firing chamber movable in bore relative to carrier or another firing chamber |
4.54 | | . With bore condition firing control, or compensating means |
4.55 | | . Independent firing of plural charges |
4.56 | | . Firing control mechanically actuated in bore |
4.57 | | . Projectile forms bore |
4.58 | | . . With means to initially restrain projectile for pressure build-up |
4.59 | | . . With means to prevent preliminary bore fluid contact |
4.6 | | . Concave-shaped charge |
5 | | BORING A SUBMERGED FORMATION |
6 | | . Boring with underwater tool drive prime mover |
7 | | . Boring from floating support with submerged independent anchored guide base |
8 | | . Boring from submerged buoyant support |
9 | | . Boring from nonbuoyant support |
10 | | . Boring with submersible vertically movable guide |
11 | | BORING BY DIRECTLY APPLYING HEAT TO FLUIDIZE OR COMMINUTE |
12 | | . Combustion of the formation material |
13 | | . With introduction of slag forming flux |
14 | | . Combustion is confined chamber having restricted discharge orifice |
15 | | . Rotating the heating tool |
16 | | . Electrically produced heat |
17 | | WITH HEATING OR COOLING (1) WITHIN THE BORE, OR (2) DRILLING FLUID |
18 | | ICE BORING |
19 | | BORING WITHOUT EARTH REMOVAL (I.E., COMPACTING EARTH FORMATION) |
20 | | . Combined with earth removal (e.g., removing sample) |
21 | | . Fluid passage to exterior of drive point |
22 | | . Drive point detached from shaft to form cased bore or with installation of casing |
23 | | . . Drive point retracted through shaft or casing |
24 | | AUTOMATIC CONTROL |
25 | | . Of fluid pressure below ground |
26 | | . Of boring means including a below-ground drive prime mover |
27 | | . Of advance or applied tool weight |
38 | | . In response to drilling fluid circulation |
39 | | WITH BIT WEAR SIGNAL GENERATING |
40 | | WITH SIGNALING, INDICATING, TESTING OR MEASURING |
41 | | . Ray energy detection or measuring |
42 | | . Indicating agent released in drilling fluid |
44 | | . Providing identifiable indication of core position in situ for core sample orientation |
45 | | . Tool position direction or inclination measuring or indicating within the bore |
46 | | . Signaling or indicating condition of cutting in cuttings retainer |
48 | | . Measuring or indicating drilling fluid (1) pressure, or (2) rate of flow |
49 | | . Transparent inspection feature |
50 | | . Indicating, testing or measuring a condition of the formation |
51 | | WITH SELF-ACTING CYCLIC ADVANCE AND RETRACTION OF TOOL OR TOOL SHAFT |
52 | | WITH MAGAZINE FOR SUCCESSIVELY MOVING UNCONNECTED, ORIENTED TOOL OR SHAFT SECTIONS TO USE POSITION |
53 | | ENLARGEMENT OF EXISTING PILOT THROUGHBORE REQUIRING ACCESSIBILITY TO EXISTING OPPOSITE BORE ENDS TO INSERT AND REMOVE TOOL |
54 | | BORING BY BELOW GROUND RECIRCULATION OF UNSUPPORTED ELEMENTS (E.G., SHOT) |
55 | | TOOL ACTUATION BY REACTION OF ROTATING ECCENTRIC MASS |
56 | | NATURAL VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF AN ELEMENT OF BORING MEANS RELATED (1) TO NATURAL VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF ANOTHER ELEMENT, OR (2) TO FREQUENCY OF AN IMPOSED MOTION |
57 | | PROCESSES |
58 | | . Sampling of earth formations |
59 | | . . Retaining fluid or taking separate fluid sample |
60 | | . . Transporting sample to surface by fluid |
61 | | . Boring curved or redirected bores |
62 | | . Boring horizontal bores |
64 | | . Chemical reaction with earth formation or drilling fluid constituent |
65 | | . Boring with specific fluid |
66 | | . . Treating spent or used fluid above ground |
67 | | . . Boring by fluid erosion |
68 | | . . Anti-agglomeration treatment of gaseous drilling fluid |
69 | | . . Combined liquid and gaseous fluid |
70 | | . . Plural distinguishable liquids |
71 | | . . Gaseous fluid or under gas pressure |
72 | | . . Prevention of lost circulation or caving |
73 | | MEANS TRAVELING WITH TOOL TO CONSTRAIN TOOL TO BORE ALONG CURVED PATH |
74 | | . Sectional guide or shaft having means to lock sections in angular relation while boring |
75 | | . Normally curved guide or shaft |
76 | | . Axially spaced opposed bore wall engaging guides |
77 | | SIDE WALL TOOL FED LATERALLY WITHOUT ROTATION FROM INACCESSIBLE HOLE |
78 | | MEANS CARRIED BY HOUSING INSERTABLE IN INACCESSIBLE HOLE TO ADVANCE SIDE WALL TOOL LATERALLY |
79 | | TOOL SHAFT ADVANCED RELATIVE TO GUIDE INSERTABLE IN INACCESSIBLE HOLE TO CHANGE DIRECTION OF ADVANCE |
80 | | . Tool telescopes over guide having surface set at angle in hole |
81 | | . With anchor for guide engaging hole side wall |
82 | | . Guide carried by shaft to operative position |
83 | | . . With clutch means acting between shaft and guide |
84 | | WITH ABOVE-GROUND CLEANER FOR BORING MEANS |
85 | | WITH ORIENTING OR RACKING MEANS FOR UNCONNECTED TOOLS OR SECTIONS OF SHAFT OR CASING |
86 | | WITH BELOW-GROUND PERSONAL ACCOMMODATION |
87 | | CONVERTIBLE |
88 | | WITH MEANS CARRYING CUTTINGS LATERALLY OF BORE AXIS COMPRISING (1) CHUTE, (2) CONVEYER, OR (3) VEHICLE |
89 | | TOOL ELEMENT OR CONTINUOUSLY DRIVEN FLEXIBLE OR ARTICULATED ENDLESS MEMBER |
90 | | . Flexible or articulated member carried on support swingable or laterally movable relative to bore axis |
91 | | BORING MEANS INCLUDING A CONTINUOUSLY ROTATING BIT DESCRIBING A NONCIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONAL BORE |
92 | | WITH BELOW-GROUND TOOL DRIVE PRIME MOVER |
93 | | . Below-ground (1) generation of motive fluid, or (2) storage of motivating energy |
94 | | . With below-ground feed means |
95 | | . Plural below-ground drive prime movers |
96 | | . . Plural cutter elements driven by individual prime movers |
97 | | . With means to anchor prime movers support to bore wall |
98 | | . . Expansible anchor |
99 | | . . . Fluid-operated |
100 | | . Discharge passage for motive fluid directed toward bore entrance |
101 | | . With positive connection between tool and support shaft for rotary below ground motor |
102 | | . With below-ground conveyer or impeller for removal of cuttings |
103 | | . With above-ground means |
104 | | . Electric |
105 | | . . Reciprocating |
106 | | . With mechanical motion-converting means |
107 | | . Fluid rotary type |
108 | | COMMON DRIVE OR ADVANCING MEANS FOR CONCURRENTLY BORING ALONG LATERALLY SPACED AXES |
113 | | WITH MEANS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY FEED AND ROTATE TOOL FROM A SINGLE MECHANICAL ELEMENT |
114 | | . Constant rotation rate permitted regardless of (1) release of feed force, or (2) change in feed rate |
118 | | . With feed anchor in earth wall being bored |
121 | | . Rotary drive for relatively advancing feed screw |
122 | | WITH MEANS TO FEED DRIVE |
135 | | WITH ABOVE-GROUND MEANS TO IMPACT AN EARTH-PENETRATING MEANS |
161 | | WITH ABOVE-GROUND MEANS TO MOVE TOOL TO A DUMPING LOCATION OFFSET FROM BORE |
162 | | WITH ABOVE-GROUND MEANS TO FEED TOOL |
170 | | WITH TOOL DRIVE PRIME MOVER OR ABOVE-GROUND MECHANICAL MOTION CONVERTING DRIVE MEANS |
171 | | . With installing casing |
172 | | . With endless flexible conveyer |
173 | | . With diversely operated shafts extending into bore |
189 | | . Drive reciprocates tool |
195 | | . Rotary drive for a relatively advancing tool (e.g., rotary table) |
202 | | ABOVE-GROUND MEANS FOR RELATIVELY MOVING BELOW-GROUND TOOL ELEMENTS |
203 | | WITH ABOVE-GROUND MEANS TO ADVANCE OR RETRACT BORING MEANS |
205 | | WITH MEANS PROVIDING PRESSURIZED GAS CONTACT WITH DRILLING LIQUID |
206 | | WITH ABOVE-GROUND MEANS FOR PREPARING OR SEPARATING DRILLING FLUID CONSTITUENTS |
207 | | WITH ABOVE-GROUND MEANS FOR HANDLING DRILLING FLUID OR CUTTING |
208 | | . Fluid spray |
209 | | . Fluid or cuttings directing or receiving means engaging bore entrance |
210 | | . . Anchored to bore wall |
211 | | . . Axially supported by tool shaft |
212 | | . Pressurized gas supply |
213 | | . With suction pump inlet communicating with bore bottom |
214 | | . Fluid head on tool shaft having lateral port and axial passage with seal for means reciprocable in the head |
215 | | . With tool shaft having plural passages for drilling fluid |
216 | | . Standpipe |
217 | | . With pump |
218 | | . With valve |
219 | | WITH PARTICULAR ACCOMMODATION FOR PERSONNEL (E.G., SEAT OR PROTECTOR) |
220 | | WITH ABOVE-GROUND GUIDE FOR RELATIVELY ADVANCING TOOL |
226 | | WITH SAMPLE COVERING OR COATING MEANS (1) DISPENSED INTO SAMPLE RECEIVER, OR (2) FLUENT |
227 | | WITH STORAGE MEANS FOR BIT LUBRICANT CARRIED BY BIT OR SHAFT |
228 | | . With fluid pressure-actuated feed means |
229 | | . Rotation of bit actuates lubricant feed means |
230 | | WITH EXPANSIBLE BORE WALL ANCHOR (E.G., PACKER) |
231 | | WITH MEANS MOVABLE RELATIVE TO TOOL BELOW GROUND TO CONTROL ECCENTRIC FLUID EMISSION |
232 | | WITH MEANS MOVABLE RELATIVE TO TOOL BELOW GROUND TO STOP FLOW TOWARD BORE BOTTOM |
233 | | . Movable to seal sample receiver at bore bottom pressure |
234 | | . With longitudinally spaced valve seats |
235 | | . . Seat engaged to stop upward flow |
236 | | . In sample receiver removable through below-ground tool shaft |
237 | | . Means comprises dropped element |
238 | | . Flow-stopping means includes relatively movable cutter element |
239 | | . With undisturbed core receiver |
240 | | . . Movable means adapted to underlie severed core |
241 | | . Stops flow by movement about fixed pivot |
242 | | . . Pivot transverse to tool axis |
243 | | . Resiliently biased or composed of flexible material |
244 | | WITH MEANS MOVABLE RELATIVE TO TOOL TO RECEIVE, RETAIN, OR SEVER UNDISTURBED CORE |
245 | | . Core bit closure relative upwardly movable by core |
246 | | . Receiver removable through below-ground tool shaft |
247 | | . . With fluid pressure-responsive means to remove receiver or operate latch |
248 | | . . Core forming cutting edge or element on receiver |
249 | | . Core-retaining or severing means |
250 | | . . Fluid-actuated |
251 | | . . Actuated upon relative movement between tool and tool shaft |
252 | | . . . Relative rotary movement |
253 | | . . With element holding retaining or severing means inactive |
254 | | . . Mounted on transverse pivot |
255 | | . . Sliding wedge type (e.g., slips) |
256 | | WITH RELEASABLE MEANS NORMALLY HOLDING JOINTED SHAFT SECTIONS IN ANGULAR RELATION |
257 | | TOOL REMOVABLE OR INSERTABLE THROUGH OR AROUND DRIVING OR DRIVEN SHAFT OR CASING |
258 | | . Laterally shiftable cutter element movable through shaft |
259 | | . . Plural cutter elements longitudinally relatively movable into transverse alignment |
260 | | . . Cutter element engages torque transmitting abutment on shaft when expanded |
261 | | . . . With additional torque transmitting abutment on bit head and shaft |
262 | | . Tool movable exteriorly of shaft |
263 | | CUTTER ELEMENT LATERALLY SHIFTABLE BELOW GROUND (E.G., EXPANSIBLE) |
264 | | . With separable means holding tool collapsed above ground only |
265 | | . Plural cutter elements longitudinally relative movable into transverse alignment |
266 | | . Plural selectively shiftable cutter elements |
271 | | . With latch operated by fluid pressure or dropped element |
267 | | . Cutter element shifted by fluid pressure |
268 | | . . With dropped element |
269 | | . . Fluid pressure acts against spring biased part |
270 | | . Cutter element shifted by dropped element |
272 | | . Cutter element shifted by relatively longitudinally movable threaded elements |
273 | | . Cutter element shifted by cam or gear axially rotatable relative to shaft |
274 | | . With shifting mechanism spring biased to operative position |
275 | | . . With separate latch |
276 | | . . . Frangible or discardable element |
277 | | . . . Latch holds mechanism retracted |
278 | | . . . . Latch return shifting mechanism to inoperative position |
279 | | . . Cam or gear means movable to shift cutter element |
280 | | . . . With forwardly extending noncutting portion |
281 | | . . Cutter element substantially longitudinally movable on shaft |
282 | | . . . Plural elements expanded into single socket |
283 | | . . . With forwardly extending noncutting portion |
284 | | . Cutter element shifted by longitudinally relatively movable parts |
285 | | . . Toggle or linkage between movable parts |
286 | | . . Cam or gear engaging cutter element |
287 | | . . . With separate latch holding cutter element in shifted position |
288 | | . . . Cutter element substantially longitudinally movable on shaft |
289 | | . . . Cutter element spring biased to retracted position |
290 | | . With latch |
291 | | . Spring biased |
292 | | . Pivoted about substantially longitudinal axis |
293 | | BELOW-GROUND (1) HAMMER, OR (2) IMPACT MEMBERS |
294 | | . Combined with safety joint |
295 | | . With noncutting portion forwardly of sleeve impact member having a cutting portion (e.g., reamer) |
296 | | . Fluid-operated |
297 | | . . Restricted orifice for initially delaying escape of restraining fluid |
298 | | . Continuous unidirectional rotary motion of one telescoping member effects consecutive impacts |
299 | | . Resiliently biased |
300 | | . With releasable means to detachably retain telescoping members against axial reciprocation |
301 | | . . Frangible |
302 | | . . Condition for release adjustable |
303 | | . . . Adjustable below ground |
304 | | . . Resiliently biased latch |
305 | | . Telescoping members relatively rotatable |
306 | | . . With means to couple members to prevent relative rotation |
307 | | WITH CUTTING EDGE COVER |
308 | | WITH RECEPTACLE |
309 | | . Removable or insertable through below-ground tool shaft |
310 | | . With helical conveyer |
311 | | . Suspended below bit |
312 | | . Sieve or strainer |
313 | | WITH MECHANICAL CLEANER FOR BIT OR CUTTER ELEMENT |
314 | | WITH WELL-TYPE SCREEN |
315 | | COMBINED |
316 | | WITH RELATIVELY MOVABLE PARTS TO FACILITATE CLEANING WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY |
317 | | WITH MEANS MOVABLE RELATIVE TO TOOL OR SHAFT TO CONTROL BELOW-GROUND PASSAGE |
318 | | . Valve prevents upward flow |
319 | | BELOW-GROUND MECHANICAL MOTION CONVERTING MEANS RELATIVELY MOVING PLURAL CUTTING EDGES |
320 | | WITH TOOL SHAFT DETAIL |
321 | | . Axially telescoping shaft section |
322 | | . . Telescoping motion related to relative axial rotation or oscillation |
323 | | . Helix or helically arranged structure |
324 | | . Means other than tool structure to induce fluent flow |
325.1 | | . Shaft carried guide or protector |
325.2 | | . . Coupled between shaft sections or bit and shaft section |
325.3 | | . . . With bore wall engaging means rotatable relative to shaft section (e.g., with bearings) |
325.4 | | . . . Having removable inserts |
325.5 | | . . Surrounding existing shaft section |
325.6 | | . . . Held by a fastener parallel to shaft axis |
325.7 | | . . . Held by discrete fastening means tangential to shaft axis |
326 | | . . Engaging means advances in adjacent hole |
327 | | BIT OR BIT ELEMENT |
331 | | . Rolling cutter bit or rolling cutter bit element |
332 | | . . Core forming-type bit |
333 | | . . . With core-breaking means |
334 | | . . Bit with leading cutter forming smaller diameter initial bore |
335 | | . . . Leading fixed cutter |
336 | | . . Rolling cutter bit with fixed cutter |
337 | | . . With drilling fluid supply to bearing |
338 | | . . With rotary or endless carrier |
339 | | . . With drilling fluid conduit details |
340 | | . . . Fluid conduit lining or element (e.g., slush tube or nozzle) |
341 | | . . Plural rolling cutters with intermeshing teeth |
342 | | . . Adjustable cutter element |
343 | | . . Wobbling cutter |
344 | | . . Noncutting portion forwardly of rolling cutter (e.g., reamer) |
345 | | . . . Longitudinal axis cutter |
346 | | . . . . Separable support for cutter axle |
347 | | . . . . Removable axle or bushing |
348 | | . . Longitudinal axis cutter |
349 | | . . . With transverse axis cutter |
350 | | . . Laterally offset cutter axis |
351 | | . . . Disk blade |
352 | | . . . . Plural coaxial cutters |
353 | | . . . Cone or frustum rolling cutter |
354 | | . . Axle rotatable with cutter |
355 | | . . Circumferentially displaced cutter axes |
356 | | . . . Stub axle only |
357 | | . . . Detachable multiaxis support or spider |
358 | | . . . Mutually contacting cutter supports |
359 | | . . . . With bearing or seal details |
360 | | . . Cross axle with stub axle |
361 | | . . Cross axle |
362 | | . . . Vertically disaligned cross axle sections |
363 | | . . . Separable supports |
364 | | . . . Removable cross axle or bushing |
365 | | . . Outwardly directed stub axle |
366 | | . . Separable support for stub axle |
367 | | . . Detachable stub axle, bushing or bearing |
368 | | . . . Releasable cutter securing device |
369 | | . . Stub axle cutter securing means |
370 | | . . . Released by antifriction bearing disassembly |
371 | | . . With bearing or seal details |
372 | | . . . Antifriction type |
373 | | . . Disk cutter |
374 | | . . Specific or diverse material |
375 | | . . . Welded |
376 | | . . Nonsymmetrical bit (e.g., nontracking) |
377 | | . . Spiral rib or tooth row |
378 | | . . Irregular tooth cutter row |
379 | | . Cutting edge self-renewable during operation |
380 | | . Unsupported abrading particle type (e.g., shot) |
381 | | . Cutting edges relatively longitudinally movable during operation |
382 | | . Adjustable cutter element |
383 | | . . Adjustment presents different cutting edge |
384 | | . . Radially adjustable |
385 | | . Bit with leading portion (e.g., pilot) forming smaller diameter initial bore |
386 | | . . Leading portion is separable starter |
387 | | . . Leading portion is core forming type |
388 | | . . Leading portion is a screw |
389 | | . . Impact type |
390 | | . . . Plural larger diameter steps |
391 | | . . Plural larger diameter steps |
392 | | . . Leading portion is forked rotary type |
393 | | . With fluid conduit lining or element (e.g., slush tube) |
394 | | . With helical-conveying portion |
395 | | . . Impact type |
396 | | . Axially parallel side wall with transverse cuttings retaining portion |
397 | | . Forked rotary nontracking |
398 | | . Nonsymmetrical bit |
399 | | . . With bore wall engaging guide |
400 | | . . Nonsymmetrical arrangement of opening for cuttings or fluid |
401 | | . Cutting edges facing in opposite axial directions |
402 | | . Casing shoe type |
403 | | . Core forming type |
404 | | . . With core-breaking means |
405 | | . . Impact or percussion type |
405.1 | | . . Includes diamond |
406 | | . Noncutting portion forwardly of cutting portion (e.g., reamer) |
407 | | . . Impact type |
408 | | . With bit guide or bore wall compacting device |
412 | | . Plural separable cutter elements |
413 | | . . Independently attachable |
414 | | . Impact or percussion type |
415 | | . . Combined with rotary |
416 | | . . Noncircular bore cutter |
417 | | . . With internal-fluid passage |
418 | | . . . Plural openings |
419 | | . . . Cruciform |
420 | | . . Cruciform |
420.1 | | . . Insert |
420.2 | | . . . Includes diamond |
421 | | . Symmetrical forked rotary type (e.g., fishtail) |
328 | | . Magnetized or with magnet |
425 | | . Specific or diverse material |
426 | | . . Insert |
427 | | . . . For a mine roof drill bit type |
428 | | . . . Preformed cutting element (e.g., compact) mounted on a distinct support (e.g., blank, stud, shank) |
429 | | . . . . Including a nozzle |
430 | | . . . . Having a noncircular or nonplanar cutting face |
431 | | . . . . Having a particular orientation or location |
432 | | . . . . With support detail |
433 | | . . . . Having a specified thermal property |
434 | | . . Diamond |
435 | | . . Welded, brazed, or soldered |
424 | | MISCELLANEOUS (E.G., EARTH-BORING NOZZLE) |
423 | | WEDGING SLIP ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING A PIPE OR ROD |