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Publication number: EP0980461A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: drilling apparatus; directional drilling; advancing; disclosed; drill head
Prior art date: 1997-05-08
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP98923228A

Other languages

German (de)

English (en)

Other versions

EP0980461B1 (fr

EP0980461A2 (fr

Inventor

Gregory Donald West

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Flexidrill Ltd

Original Assignee

Flexidrill Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1997-05-08

Filing date

1998-05-08

Publication date

2003-01-02

1998-05-08 Application filed by Flexidrill Ltd filed Critical Flexidrill Ltd

2000-02-23 Publication of EP0980461A2 publication Critical patent/EP0980461A2/fr

2003-01-02 Publication of EP0980461A4 publication Critical patent/EP0980461A4/fr

2006-08-23 Application granted granted Critical

2006-08-23 Publication of EP0980461B1 publication Critical patent/EP0980461B1/fr

2018-05-08 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

238000005553 drilling Methods 0.000 title abstract 5

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
- E21B7/02—Drilling rigs characterised by means for land transport with their own drive, e.g. skid mounting or wheel mounting
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B19/00—Handling rods, casings, tubes or the like outside the borehole, e.g. in the derrick; Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables
- E21B19/08—Apparatus for feeding the rods or cables; Apparatus for increasing or decreasing the pressure on the drilling tool; Apparatus for counterbalancing the weight of the rods
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
- E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
- E21B7/04—Directional drilling

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Geology (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Earth Drilling (AREA)
Processing Of Stones Or Stones Resemblance Materials (AREA)
Drilling Tools (AREA)

EP98923228A 1997-05-08 1998-05-08 Foreuse directionnelle Expired - Lifetime EP0980461B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
NZ31476997		1997-05-08
NZ31476997		1997-05-08
NZ31493897		1997-05-28
NZ31493897		1997-05-28
NZ33008098		1998-03-27
NZ33008098		1998-03-27
PCT/NZ1998/000055 WO1998050667A2 (fr)	1997-05-08	1998-05-08	Foreuse directionnelle

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0980461A2 EP0980461A2 (fr)	2000-02-23
EP0980461A4 true EP0980461A4 (fr)	2003-01-02
EP0980461B1 EP0980461B1 (fr)	2006-08-23

Family

ID=27353829

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP98923228A Expired - Lifetime EP0980461B1 (fr)	1997-05-08	1998-05-08	Foreuse directionnelle

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0980461B1 (fr)
CN (1)	CN100360762C (fr)
AT (1)	ATE337466T1 (fr)
AU (1)	AU765817B2 (fr)
DE (1)	DE69835669T2 (fr)
ES (1)	ES2271997T3 (fr)
WO (1)	WO1998050667A2 (fr)

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1998
- 1998-05-08 WO PCT/NZ1998/000055 patent/WO1998050667A2/fr not_active Ceased
- 1998-05-08 ES ES98923228T patent/ES2271997T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-05-08 EP EP98923228A patent/EP0980461B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-05-08 AU AU75566/98A patent/AU765817B2/en not_active Expired
- 1998-05-08 AT AT98923228T patent/ATE337466T1/de active
- 1998-05-08 CN CNB98806541XA patent/CN100360762C/zh not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-05-08 DE DE69835669T patent/DE69835669T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime

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US3780816A (en) *	1972-03-14	1973-12-25	Dresser Ind	Earth boring machine with tandem thrust cylinders
US4553612A (en) *	1983-11-09	1985-11-19	Durham Marion E	Earth boring machine
US4679637A (en) *	1985-05-14	1987-07-14	Cherrington Martin D	Apparatus and method for forming an enlarged underground arcuate bore and installing a conduit therein
US4858700A (en) *	1987-06-26	1989-08-22	Shafer James P	Articulated apparatus for positioning rock drills
US5148880A (en) *	1990-08-31	1992-09-22	The Charles Machine Works, Inc.	Apparatus for drilling a horizontal controlled borehole in the earth
US5449046A (en) *	1993-12-23	1995-09-12	Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.	Earth boring tool with continuous rotation impulsed steering
WO1996021793A1 (fr) *	1995-01-10	1996-07-18	Trenchless Replacement Services Ltd.	Machine de forage et de pose de tuyaux
EP0792995A1 (fr) *	1996-02-27	1997-09-03	Tracto-Technik Paul Schmidt Spezialmaschinen	Procédé de guidage d'un dispositif de forage du sol

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO1998050667A8 (fr)	2000-02-17
ES2271997T3 (es)	2007-04-16
DE69835669D1 (de)	2006-10-05
AU7556698A (en)	1998-11-27
DE69835669T2 (de)	2007-09-06
CN100360762C (zh)	2008-01-09
EP0980461B1 (fr)	2006-08-23
WO1998050667A2 (fr)	1998-11-12
EP0980461A2 (fr)	2000-02-23
AU765817B2 (en)	2003-10-02
WO1998050667A3 (fr)	1999-11-04
CN1264452A (zh)	2000-08-23
ATE337466T1 (de)	2006-09-15

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