224results about "Drilling with mechanical conveying" patented technology

The present invention provides a device useful for boring holes into the earth, and is especially useful for drilling holes in which fence posts are to be placed. A device according to the invention is completely self-powered, having its own on-board engine which supplies all of the power necessary for the boring operation and other movements of the device associated therewith. A device according to the invention is readily removable from and attachable to a motorized vehicle equipped with a trailer hitch, and is adapted to configure itself in a retracted position for ease in storage and transportation.

The invention relates to a method for producing a borehole in the soil, in which a drill pipe and a conveyor screw arranged inside the drill pipe are set into rotation and introduced into the soil, and in which outcropping soil material is loosened by means of at least one main cutting edge, which is positioned axially in front of the conveyor screw, and is conveyed by means of the conveyor screw in the inside of the drill pipe. In accordance with the invention provision is made for the main cutting edge to be arranged on the drill pipe and to be rotated therewith. The invention further relates to a device for producing a borehole in the soil which can be employed in the method according to the invention.

The invention provides a system for adapting an HVAC system in an existing building for utilizing geothermal energy, the system comprising an incoming flux of geothermal energy; a plurality of heat exchange surfaces adapted to receive the incoming flux of geothermal energy; and an interface between the HVAC system and the heat exchange surfaces, said interface adapted to transfer the geothermal energy to the system. Also provided is a method for repairing aberrations in drill borings, the method comprising using a rotary mud drill system to produce a drill hole up to the location of the aberrations; removing the rotary mud drill from the drill hole; inserting an auger into the drill hole to a point directly above the location of the aberrations; actuating the auger; introducing loose substrate into the drill hole; allowing the substrate to contact the auger; and lifting and lowering the auger along longitudinally extending regions of the drill hole defining the aberrations for a time and in substrate amounts sufficient to fill the aberrations. The invention also provides a system which facilitates rotating drill bits at an rpm which are multiples faster than their associated drill strings.

An earth boring bit for boring a hole having a predetermined depth into the earth. The earth boring bit includes a cylindrical drum for being mounted for rotation on the end of a boom of a mobile machine and connected to and rotated by a power supply mounted on the boom. The drum includes an exterior for defining the diameter of the hole being bored and an interior adapted for receiving upturned earth therein as the hole is being bored. A plate is mounted in the drum adjacent a lower end thereof for movement between a closed position for cooperating with the interior of the drum for retaining the upturned earth therein and an open position for dispensing the upturned earth out of the interior of the drum at a predetermined location away from the hole being bored. At least one cutting member is carried on the plate for cutting the earth in a progressive slice and directing the earth into the drum, thereby boring the hole into the earth.

Systems and methods for drilling auxiliary holes such as conductor holes, ratholes, and mouseholes useful in drilling operations. The systems and methods include the use of a portable drilling apparatus that is selectively mountable on a rig's drill floor and is removable after an auxiliary hole has been drilled. A movable drive unit is pulled down by a cable system forcing the drive unit down and thereby facilitating drilling of the auxiliary hole.

The present invention relates to a rotary device in which a drill for soil earthwork is rotatably mounted, wherein the drill comprises: a shaft part; a screw, formed along the outer circumferential surface of the shaft part, for earthwork and the transportation of soil generated by the earthwork; a rotary shaft, formed on the upper part of the shaft part; a connection socket, formed on the rotary shaft, for adjusting the length; and a fixed shaft part, formed on the lower part of the shaft part, for being inserted and rotated into the soil for earthwork. More specifically, the present invention relates to a portable power rotary device provided with a drill having earthwork and cut-off functions, wherein a pair of horizontal blades face each other on the connection part between the shaft part and the fixed shaft part; screws, formed in every other layer, are symmetrically and integrally connected to each other on the pair of horizontal blades, for transferring soil upwardly; cutting blades, which are symmetrical with each other, are inclined downwardly and integrally formed on the pair of horizontal blades; a plurality of vertical blades, formed to be spaced apart from each other at a predetermined distance, protrude vertically on the upper portion of the lower wing of the screw; and when performing earthwork, soil and tree roots are cut by the cutting blades, and soil lumps, transferred along the screw, are cut again by the vertical blades.

A wireline drilling system for the hydrocarbon exploration and production industry incorporating a drilling cuttings removal system which acts to remove and store cuttings displaced by a drill bit during drilling operations. The cuttings removal system may employ a screw member having a tapered lower portion and a narrow upper portion to transport drilling cuttings to a cuttings basket and distribute the cuttings therein. Embodiments of the invention include an integral tractor to progress the wireline drilling system and provide weight-on-bit, as well as assist in retrieval of the wireline drilling system if the tool should become stuck.