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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Klx Energy Services Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Toby Scott Baudoin, Rayne, LA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 23/04 (2006.01); E21B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/0078 (2013.01); E21B 23/001 (2020.05); E21B 23/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lateral propulsion apparatus positioned onto a drillstring comprising a tubular housing, venturi nozzles, an impeller, and flow ports. The apparatus utilizes both the venturi effect as well as rotational forces to cause wellbore fluid to travel from an area of high pressure near a lower end toward an area of lower pressure near an upper end urging the apparatus further into a non-vertical wellbore.