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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2020
Applicant:
Equinor Energy As, Stavanger, NO;
Inventors:
Lorents Reinås, Stavanger, NO;
Morten Sæther, Lillestrøm, NO;
Harald Sigurd Nesse, Sandnes, NO;
Kjell Einar Ellingsen, Tananger, NO;
Jone Stangeland, Sola, NO;
Geir Gundersen Fuhr, Sola, NO;
Assignee:
EQUINOR ENERGY AS, Stavanger, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/20 (2006.01); E21B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/201 (2013.01); E21B 37/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for removing soil from a conduit for a subsea well that is forced or placed into a seabed is provided. The apparatus comprises a soil disturbance device to displace soil within the conduit before drilling is performed. A method of removing soil from a conduit for a subsea well that is forced or placed into a seabed is also provided. The method comprises using a soil disturbance device to displace soil within the conduit before drilling is performed.