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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2007
Applicants:
Michael Ruggier, Blairs Abderdeen, GB;
Robert Nicholas Worrall, Basel, CH;
Inventors:
Michael Ruggier, Blairs Abderdeen, GB;
Robert Nicholas Worrall, Basel, CH;
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drilling system comprising a pipe comprising a first end and a second end; a drill bit near a first end of the pipe, adapted to drill a hole in a formation; a pipe rotator near a second end of the pipe adapted to rotate the pipe; and a pump connected to the pipe between the first end and the second end, the pump adapted to transport a fluid from the first end of the pipe to the second end of the pipe, the pump comprising a first portion adapted to rotate with the pipe and a second portion adapted to remain stationary relative to the pipe.