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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2012
Applicant:
Gerald Heisig, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Gerald Heisig, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
SCIENTIFIC DRILLING INTERNATIONAL, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/24 (2006.01); E21B 4/02 (2006.01); E21B 28/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/24 (2013.01); E21B 4/02 (2013.01); E21B 28/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for use in a horizontal section of a drill string is disclosed. The apparatus includes a motor that is connected to the horizontal section of the drill string. The motor is adapted to impart vibrations in the horizontal section of the drill string, where the vibrations are at about the lateral resonant frequency of the horizontal section of the drill string.