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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2003
Applicants:
Gerhard Völkel, Erndtebrück, DE;
Andreas Riekes, Schmallenberg, DE;
Inventors:
Gerhard Völkel, Erndtebrück, DE;
Andreas Riekes, Schmallenberg, DE;
Assignee:
Tracto-technik GmbH, Lennestadt, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a drilling method for creating a channel leading from surrounding soil into a shaft which is separated from the soil by a wall, a channel is drilled through the soil from a starting pit in the direction of the shaft using a first drill head. The first drill head continues to drill in this direction in order to create a breach in the wall, and a second drill head is then used in the shaft to widen the breach in the wall by drilling in the opposite direction with the second drill head.