EP1789652A4 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zum gepulsten elektrischen gesteinsbohren, brechen und zerkleinern - Google Patents

Verfahren und vorrichtung zum gepulsten elektrischen gesteinsbohren, brechen und zerkleinern

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Publication number: EP1789652A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: fracturing; drilling; methods; pulse current; rocks
Prior art date: 2004-08-20
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

EP05791498A

Other languages

English (en)

French (fr)

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EP1789652B1 (de

EP1789652A2 (de

Inventor

William Moeny

Gilman Hill

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.)

SDG LLC

Original Assignee

Tetra Corp

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2004-08-20

Filing date

2005-08-22

Publication date

2012-05-30

2005-08-19 Priority claimed from US11/208,579 external-priority patent/US8083008B2/en

2005-08-22 Application filed by Tetra Corp filed Critical Tetra Corp

2005-08-22 Priority to EP19205048.2A priority Critical patent/EP3620605B1/de

2007-05-30 Publication of EP1789652A2 publication Critical patent/EP1789652A2/de

2012-05-30 Publication of EP1789652A4 publication Critical patent/EP1789652A4/de

2019-11-20 Application granted granted Critical

2019-11-20 Publication of EP1789652B1 publication Critical patent/EP1789652B1/de

2025-08-22 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
- E21C37/00—Other methods or devices for dislodging with or without loading
- E21C37/18—Other methods or devices for dislodging with or without loading by electricity
- 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
- E21B7/14—Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling
- E21B7/15—Drilling by use of heat, e.g. flame drilling of electrically generated heat

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geology (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Earth Drilling (AREA)
Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
Drilling And Exploitation, And Mining Machines And Methods (AREA)
Plasma Technology (AREA)
Disintegrating Or Milling (AREA)
Perforating, Stamping-Out Or Severing By Means Other Than Cutting (AREA)
Processing Of Stones Or Stones Resemblance Materials (AREA)

EP05791498.8A 2004-08-20 2005-08-22 Verfahren und vorrichtung zum gepulsten elektrischen gesteinsbohren, brechen und zerkleinern Expired - Lifetime EP1789652B1 (de)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP19205048.2A EP3620605B1 (de)	2004-08-20	2005-08-22	Verfahren und vorrichtung zum bohren, frakturieren und brechen mithilfe pulsierende elektrik

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US60350904P	2004-08-20	2004-08-20
US11/208,579 US8083008B2 (en)	2004-08-20	2005-08-19	Pressure pulse fracturing system
US11/208,950 US7384009B2 (en)	2004-08-20	2005-08-19	Virtual electrode mineral particle disintegrator
US11/208,766 US20060037516A1 (en)	2004-08-20	2005-08-19	High permittivity fluid
US11/208,671 US7416032B2 (en)	2004-08-20	2005-08-19	Pulsed electric rock drilling apparatus
PCT/US2005/030178 WO2006023998A2 (en)	2004-08-20	2005-08-22	Pulsed electric rock drilling, fracturing, and crushing methods and apparatus

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19205048.2A Division EP3620605B1 (de)	2004-08-20	2005-08-22	Verfahren und vorrichtung zum bohren, frakturieren und brechen mithilfe pulsierende elektrik

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1789652A2 EP1789652A2 (de)	2007-05-30
EP1789652A4 true EP1789652A4 (de)	2012-05-30
EP1789652B1 EP1789652B1 (de)	2019-11-20

Family

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Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP05791498.8A Expired - Lifetime EP1789652B1 (de)	2004-08-20	2005-08-22	Verfahren und vorrichtung zum gepulsten elektrischen gesteinsbohren, brechen und zerkleinern
EP19205048.2A Expired - Lifetime EP3620605B1 (de)	2004-08-20	2005-08-22	Verfahren und vorrichtung zum bohren, frakturieren und brechen mithilfe pulsierende elektrik

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19205048.2A Expired - Lifetime EP3620605B1 (de)	2004-08-20	2005-08-22	Verfahren und vorrichtung zum bohren, frakturieren und brechen mithilfe pulsierende elektrik

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (2)	EP1789652B1 (de)
AU (1)	AU2005277008B2 (de)
CA (1)	CA2581701C (de)
WO (1)	WO2006023998A2 (de)

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- 2005-08-22 CA CA2581701A patent/CA2581701C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP1789652B1 (de)	2019-11-20
EP3620605A2 (de)	2020-03-11
CA2581701A1 (en)	2006-03-02
EP3620605A3 (de)	2020-04-08
EP3620605B1 (de)	2022-08-24
EP1789652A2 (de)	2007-05-30
WO2006023998A2 (en)	2006-03-02
AU2005277008A1 (en)	2006-03-02
AU2005277008B2 (en)	2011-10-06
WO2006023998A3 (en)	2009-04-30
CA2581701C (en)	2013-10-08

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