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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Matthew A. Dawson, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventor:
Matthew A. Dawson, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/06 (2006.01); E21B 3/00 (2006.01); E21B 4/02 (2006.01); E21B 7/18 (2006.01); E21B 17/20 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/061 (2013.01); E21B 3/00 (2013.01); E21B 4/02 (2013.01); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); E21B 7/18 (2013.01); E21B 17/20 (2013.01); E21B 41/0035 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for penetrating a subsurface formation are disclosed. An exemplary apparatus includes a kicker configured to direct a drilling apparatus towards a well casing and a flexible hose configured to convey a fluid from a surface pump to the drilling apparatus. The drilling apparatus includes a drill bit configured to penetrate a well casing and a subsurface formation, and wherein the drilling apparatus is configured to pull the flexible hose into the subsurface formation as the drilling apparatus penetrates the subsurface formation.