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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventor:
Ashley Bernard Johnson, Milton, GB;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/15 (2006.01); H05B 6/70 (2006.01); H05B 6/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/15 (2013.01); H05B 6/70 (2013.01); H05B 6/80 (2013.01); H05B 2206/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Microwave-based drilling systems and methods are provided that employ coiled tubing that is deployed from a spool of coiled tubing to guide propagation of microwave radiation into a borehole. The coiled tubing has a surface end disposed at the spool. Microwave radiation generated at the surface is injected into the surface end of the coiled tubing. The microwave radiation propagates inside the coiled tubing and is used to vaporize rock and extend the borehole.