公开(公告)号：US11719047B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17656133

申请日：2022-03-23

申请人： HYPERSCIENCES, INC.

发明人： Mark C. Russell ,  Lance D. Underwood ,  Leon Vanstone ,  Parker Bailey ,  Desiree Elizabeth Bernhard ,  Tristen Cutshall ,  Kaito J. Durkee ,  Kordell Newberg ,  Aaron J. Abeyta

IPC分类号： E21B7/00 ,  E21B17/18 ,  E21B7/16 ,  E21B21/12 ,  E21B23/04

CPC分类号： E21B7/007 ,  E21B7/16 ,  E21B17/18 ,  E21B21/12 ,  E21B23/0413

摘要： Geologic material in a borehole is weakened by accelerating a projectile into contact with the material. A drill bit is then used to bore through the weakened material. To accelerate the projectile, an endcap is placed in a conduit using a source of gas. The endcap isolates the conduit from the external environment. A projectile is then positioned in the conduit above the endcap. Movable members within the conduit are operated in sequence to enable single endcaps and projectiles to be moved into the conduit. Gas from the conduit is evacuated into an annulus between the conduit and a surrounding conduit, and a propellant material is provided into the conduit. The propellant material applies a force to the projectile to accelerate the projectile into contact with the geologic material. A fluid is circulated down a second annulus outside of the surrounding conduit to contact the drill bit and remove debris.

公开(公告)号：US11988072B1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US18172728

申请日：2023-02-22

申请人： HYPERSCIENCES, INC.

发明人： Mark C. Russell ,  Lance D. Underwood ,  Tristen Cutshall

IPC分类号： E21B4/14 ,  E21B7/00 ,  E21B7/18 ,  E21B10/38 ,  E21D9/00 ,  E21D9/10 ,  E21D9/12

CPC分类号： E21B4/14 ,  E21B7/005 ,  E21B7/18 ,  E21B10/38 ,  E21D9/003 ,  E21D9/006 ,  E21D9/108 ,  E21D9/128

摘要： Systems for drilling or tunneling include an assembly for accelerating a projectile through a first conduit into a region of geologic material, which generates debris. The debris may be reduced in size by moving the debris to a crushing device located in a second conduit using a conveying device, such as an auger. The reduced-size debris is then moved toward the surface using fluid movement. A third conduit may be used to provide and remove material from the bottom of the first conduit to control pressure at the end of the conduit to prevent ingress of material into the first conduit. Water jets or other types of devices may be used to cut or deform a perimeter of a region of geologic material before the projectile is accelerated to control the shape of the borehole and the manner in which debris is broken from the geologic material.

公开(公告)号：US11624235B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US17445168

申请日：2021-08-16

申请人： HYPERSCIENCES, INC.

发明人： Mark C. Russell ,  Lance D. Underwood ,  Tristen Cutshall

IPC分类号： E21B4/14 ,  E21B10/38 ,  E21B7/18 ,  E21B7/00

摘要： Systems for drilling or tunneling include an assembly for accelerating a projectile into a region of geologic material. An interaction between the projectile and the geologic material extends a borehole and forms debris. The debris may be reduced in size by moving the debris to a crushing device. The reduced-size debris is then moved toward the surface using fluid movement. Water jets or other types of devices may be used to cut or deform a perimeter of a region of geologic material before the projectile is accelerated to control the shape of the borehole and the manner in which debris is broken from the geologic material.