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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2006
Applicant:
Johannes Van Wijk, Assen, NL;
Inventor:
Johannes Van Wijk, Assen, NL;
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drilling assembly for drilling a borehole into geological formations. The assembly comprises a drilling shaft and a pump device, both placable in the borehole. The drilling shaft comprises a drilling head, and the pump device comprises a sealing device for sealing a first borehole part below the sealing device from a second borehole part above the sealing device. The pump device is enabled to pump a fluid from the first borehole part to the second borehole part.