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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2009
Applicant:
Henry B. Mazorow, Lorain, OH (US);
Inventor:
Henry B. Mazorow, Lorain, OH (US);
Assignee:
Horizontal Expansion Tech, LLC, Lorain, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/18 (2006.01); E21B 17/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flexible hose and a method of well drilling are provided herein. In embodiments, the hose includes a forward end, a rearward end, a thruster port and a shut-off valve. The rearward end is configured to be in fluid communication with a source of high pressure drilling fluid. The thruster port is located upstream of the forward end. The thruster port is configured to emit drilling fluid in a substantially rearward direction. The shut-off valve is located between the forward end and the thruster port and is configured to shut off flow of drilling fluid downstream.