Method for controlling direction of horizontal borehole

A heavy cylinder having an axial flow passage is pumped down a rotary drill string to a position adjacent a drill bit to cause an in-seam horizontal drill to be guided in a downward direction. The cylinder can be removed with a latchable retrieval tool after the path of the borehole is sufficiently...

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Main Authors JONES, EMRYS H JR, MILLER, THOMAS R
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 22.01.1980
Subjects
EARTH DRILLING
EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
MINING
OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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Summary:A heavy cylinder having an axial flow passage is pumped down a rotary drill string to a position adjacent a drill bit to cause an in-seam horizontal drill to be guided in a downward direction. The cylinder can be removed with a latchable retrieval tool after the path of the borehole is sufficiently altered.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19780954520