GB2500498B - Excavating deposits from an underground formation layer - Google Patents

Excavating deposits from an underground formation layer

Info

Publication number: GB2500498B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: formation layer; underground formation; excavating; deposits; excavating deposits
Prior art date: 2010-10-22
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.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

GB1306907.5A

Other versions

GB201306907D0 (en

GB2500498A (en

Inventor

Hendrik Martinus Wentinck

Michael Ruggier

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.)

SHELL INT RESEARCH

Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV

Original Assignee

SHELL INT RESEARCH

Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV

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.)

2010-10-22

Filing date

2011-10-20

Publication date

2016-01-06

2011-10-20 Application filed by SHELL INT RESEARCH, Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV filed Critical SHELL INT RESEARCH

2013-05-29 Publication of GB201306907D0 publication Critical patent/GB201306907D0/en

2013-09-25 Publication of GB2500498A publication Critical patent/GB2500498A/en

2016-01-06 Application granted granted Critical

2016-01-06 Publication of GB2500498B publication Critical patent/GB2500498B/en

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

2031-10-20 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
- E21C29/00—Propulsion of machines for slitting or completely freeing the mineral from the seam
- E21C29/04—Propulsion of machines for slitting or completely freeing the mineral from the seam by cable or chains
- E21C29/14—Propulsion of machines for slitting or completely freeing the mineral from the seam by cable or chains by haulage cable or chain pulling the machine along the working face
- E21C29/145—Means for tensioning the haulage chains or cables
- 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
- E21B11/00—Other drilling tools
- E21B11/06—Other drilling tools with driven cutting chains or similarly driven tools
- 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
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells
- 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
- E21B43/00—Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B43/30—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells
- E21B43/305—Specific pattern of wells, e.g. optimising the spacing of wells comprising at least one inclined or horizontal well
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
- E21C25/00—Cutting machines, i.e. for making slits approximately parallel or perpendicular to the seam
- E21C25/54—Slitting by unguided cutter cables or cutter chains, or by unguided tools drawn along the working face by cables or the like
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
- E21C25/00—Cutting machines, i.e. for making slits approximately parallel or perpendicular to the seam
- E21C25/56—Slitting by cutter cables or cutter chains or by tools drawn along the working face by cables or the like, in each case guided parallel to the face, e.g. by a conveyor or by a guide parallel to a conveyor
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
- E21C27/00—Machines which completely free the mineral from the seam
- E21C27/02—Machines which completely free the mineral from the seam solely by slitting
- E21C27/04—Machines which completely free the mineral from the seam solely by slitting by a single chain guided on a frame with or without auxiliary slitting means
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
- E21C29/00—Propulsion of machines for slitting or completely freeing the mineral from the seam
- E21C29/04—Propulsion of machines for slitting or completely freeing the mineral from the seam by cable or chains
- E21C29/14—Propulsion of machines for slitting or completely freeing the mineral from the seam by cable or chains by haulage cable or chain pulling the machine along the working face
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
- E21C41/00—Methods of underground or surface mining; Layouts therefor
- E21C41/16—Methods of underground mining; Layouts therefor
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B28—WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE
- B28D—WORKING STONE OR STONE-LIKE MATERIALS
- B28D1/00—Working stone or stone-like materials, e.g. brick, concrete or glass, not provided for elsewhere; Machines, devices, tools therefor
- B28D1/02—Working stone or stone-like materials, e.g. brick, concrete or glass, not provided for elsewhere; Machines, devices, tools therefor by sawing
- B28D1/08—Working stone or stone-like materials, e.g. brick, concrete or glass, not provided for elsewhere; Machines, devices, tools therefor by sawing with saw-blades of endless cutter-type, e.g. chain saws, i.e. saw chains, strap saws
- B28D1/088—Sawing in situ, e.g. stones from rocks, grooves in walls

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
Geology (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
Remote Sensing (AREA)
Earth Drilling (AREA)
Lubricants (AREA)

GB1306907.5A 2010-10-22 2011-10-20 Excavating deposits from an underground formation layer Expired - Fee Related GB2500498B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP10188575		2010-10-22
EP11183234		2011-09-29
PCT/EP2011/068297 WO2012052496A1 (en)	2010-10-22	2011-10-20	Excavating deposits from an underground formation layer

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB201306907D0 GB201306907D0 (en)	2013-05-29
GB2500498A GB2500498A (en)	2013-09-25
GB2500498B true GB2500498B (en)	2016-01-06

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB1306907.5A Expired - Fee Related GB2500498B (en)	2010-10-22	2011-10-20	Excavating deposits from an underground formation layer

Country Status (5)

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US (1)	US20150308267A1 (en)
AU (1)	AU2011317571B2 (en)
CA (1)	CA2815146A1 (en)
GB (1)	GB2500498B (en)
WO (1)	WO2012052496A1 (en)

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- 2011-10-20 GB GB1306907.5A patent/GB2500498B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2011-10-20 WO PCT/EP2011/068297 patent/WO2012052496A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2011-10-20 AU AU2011317571A patent/AU2011317571B2/en not_active Ceased
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Publication number	Publication date
GB201306907D0 (en)	2013-05-29
WO2012052496A1 (en)	2012-04-26
CA2815146A1 (en)	2012-04-26
AU2011317571B2 (en)	2015-07-02
GB2500498A (en)	2013-09-25
AU2011317571A1 (en)	2013-05-23
US20150308267A1 (en)	2015-10-29

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2018-06-27	PCNP	Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee	Effective date: 20171020