[go: up one dir, main page]

AU4528199A - Method and apparatus for exploration drilling - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for exploration drilling

Info

Publication number
AU4528199A
AU4528199A AU45281/99A AU4528199A AU4528199A AU 4528199 A AU4528199 A AU 4528199A AU 45281/99 A AU45281/99 A AU 45281/99A AU 4528199 A AU4528199 A AU 4528199A AU 4528199 A AU4528199 A AU 4528199A
Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
exploration drilling
exploration
drilling
Prior art date
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.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU45281/99A
Inventor
Albert Karl Hoffmann
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.)
Sasol Mining Pty Ltd
Original Assignee
Sasol Mining Pty 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.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Sasol Mining Pty Ltd filed Critical Sasol Mining Pty Ltd
Publication of AU4528199A publication Critical patent/AU4528199A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

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
    • E21B49/00—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells
    • E21B49/003—Testing the nature of borehole walls; Formation testing; Methods or apparatus for obtaining samples of soil or well fluids, specially adapted to earth drilling or wells by analysing drilling variables or conditions
    • 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
    • E21B7/06—Deflecting the direction of boreholes
    • E21B7/068—Deflecting the direction of boreholes drilled by a down-hole drilling motor

Landscapes

  • Geology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
AU45281/99A 1998-08-17 1999-07-08 Method and apparatus for exploration drilling Abandoned AU4528199A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ZA987382 1998-08-17
ZA98/7382 1998-08-17
PCT/IB1999/001262 WO2000009857A1 (en) 1998-08-17 1999-07-08 Method and apparatus for exploration drilling

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU4528199A true AU4528199A (en) 2000-03-06

Family

ID=25587216

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU45281/99A Abandoned AU4528199A (en) 1998-08-17 1999-07-08 Method and apparatus for exploration drilling

Country Status (2)

Country Link
AU (1) AU4528199A (en)
WO (1) WO2000009857A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6745852B2 (en) 2002-05-08 2004-06-08 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Platform for drilling oil and gas wells in arctic, inaccessible, or environmentally sensitive locations
PT2362022T (en) 2003-04-08 2018-03-28 Anadarko Petroleum Corp Method of removing a platform support post

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4876886A (en) * 1988-04-04 1989-10-31 Anadrill, Inc. Method for detecting drilling events from measurement while drilling sensors
CA2027496A1 (en) * 1989-10-28 1991-04-29 Timothy Jones Method of quantitative analysis of drilling fluid products
US5325714A (en) * 1993-05-12 1994-07-05 Baker Hughes Incorporated Steerable motor system with integrated formation evaluation logging capacity
US6056059A (en) * 1996-03-11 2000-05-02 Schlumberger Technology Corporation Apparatus and method for establishing branch wells from a parent well
EP0857855B1 (en) * 1997-02-06 2002-09-11 Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Downhole directional measurement system

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2000009857A1 (en) 2000-02-24

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US5667023B1 (en) Method and apparatus for drilling and completing wells
GB2345757B (en) Well logging apparatus and method
GB2286847B (en) Apparatus and method for drilling boreholes
AU682075B2 (en) Logging while drilling methods and apparatus
AU3781799A (en) Method and apparatus for subsurface imaging
AU4163497A (en) Rotary-percussion drill apparatus and method
AU2950499A (en) Near wellbore modeling method and apparatus
GB2351808B (en) Method and apparatus for borehole surveying
GB2344123B (en) Well logging method and apparatus
AU1787599A (en) Apparatus for completing a subterranean well and method of using same
AU2883400A (en) Horizontal drilling method and apparatus
AU3974400A (en) Method and apparatus for cleaning boreholes
AU1164299A (en) Improved methods and apparatus for boring and piling
AU3241600A (en) Method and apparatus for determining potential for drill bit performance
AUPP754398A0 (en) Method and apparatus for compsting
AU8002498A (en) Method and device for drilling holes
GB2333793B (en) Apparatus and method for drilling boreholes
AUPQ009799A0 (en) Drilling apparatus and method for single pass bolting
AU2889299A (en) Formation testing apparatus and method
GB9928480D0 (en) Apparatus and method for downhole telemetry
AU6893496A (en) Method and device for drilling
GB2345502B (en) Method and apparatus for well logging and well control
GB9522722D0 (en) Apparatus and method for providing an offshore drilling operation
AU8627698A (en) Method and apparatus for drilling subsea wells
AU4528199A (en) Method and apparatus for exploration drilling

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase