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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2022
Hypersciences, Inc., Spokane, WA (US);
Mark C. Russell, Spokane, WA (US);
Lance D. Underwood, Cypress, TX (US);
Leon Vanstone, Austin, TX (US);
Parker Bailey, Spokane, WA (US);
Desiree Elizabeth Bernhard, Spokane, WA (US);
Tristen Cutshall, Spokane, WA (US);
Kaito J. Durkee, Spokane, WA (US);
Kordell Newberg, Spokane Valley, WA (US);
Aaron J. Abeyta, Burien, WA (US);
HYPERSCIENCES, INC., Spokane, WA (US);
Abstract
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.