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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Ashley Johnson, Milton, GB;
Iain Cooper, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gary Oddie, St Neots, GB;
Eric Lavrut, Yokohama, JP;
Spyro Kotsonis, Cheltenham, GB;
Pierre-jerome Acquaviva, Clamart, FR;
Inventors:
Ashley Johnson, Milton, GB;
Iain Cooper, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gary Oddie, St Neots, GB;
Eric Lavrut, Yokohama, JP;
Spyro Kotsonis, Cheltenham, GB;
Pierre-Jerome Acquaviva, Clamart, FR;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method are provided for drilling a wellbore. The wellbore is formed with a drilling tool that cuts through a formation. A pumping system removes cuttings from the drilling tool and also transports the cuttings along at least a portion of the wellbore formed behind the drilling tool.