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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Bruce Donald Jette, Burke, VA (US);
Joseph Buford Parse, Stow, MA (US);
Inventors:
Bruce Donald Jette, Burke, VA (US);
Joseph Buford Parse, Stow, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/26 (2006.01); E21B 4/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/265 (2013.01); E21B 44/00 (2013.01); E21B 44/005 (2013.01); E21B 4/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tunneling system is disclosed that includes a surface power-controller, umbilical tether, robotic tender, and robotic tunneling device. This system allows the robotic tunneling device to efficiently create new tunnels using the power and fluids provided from the surface through the robotic drilling tender, as well as a way to efficiently manage cuttings below surface. The system is designed to operate not only when the well is not producing, but also on a continuous basis while the well is producing.