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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2006
Applicants:
William M. Moeny, Bernalillo, NM (US);
Gilman Hill, Englewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
William M. Moeny, Bernalillo, NM (US);
Gilman Hill, Englewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
Tetra Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides for pulsed powered drilling apparatuses and methods. A drilling apparatus is provided comprising a bit having one or more sets of electrodes through which a pulsed voltage is passed through a mineral substrate to create a crushing or drilling action.