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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2014
Applicant:

Eni S.p.a., Rome, IT;

Inventors:

Claudio Molaschi, Crema, IT;

Alberto Maliardi, San Donato Milanese, IT;

Paolo Ferrara, Milan, IT;

Assignee:

ENI S.p.A., Rome, IT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/12 (2006.01); E21B 17/01 (2006.01); E21B 10/00 (2006.01); E21B 33/038 (2006.01); E21B 33/043 (2006.01); E21B 43/01 (2006.01); E21B 10/28 (2006.01); E21B 17/10 (2006.01); E21B 33/064 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/12 (2013.01); E21B 10/00 (2013.01); E21B 17/01 (2013.01); E21B 33/038 (2013.01); E21B 33/043 (2013.01); E21B 43/01 (2013.01); E21B 10/28 (2013.01); E21B 17/1078 (2013.01); E21B 33/064 (2013.01);
Abstract

A process for constructing a well () for exploiting an oil or gas reservoir, comprising the following operations: (A) drilling a formation submerged by a water head, at least 3,600 meters deep or more, reaching the formation from the surface of the water with a drilling riser (), and a drilling tool which passes internally through the drilling riser; and evacuating through the drilling riser () at least one of the circulating drilling fluid, the oil or natural gas coming from the formations and the resulting drilling materials. The drilling riser () has an external diameter equal to or smaller than 17 inches and reaches a wellhead () having an internal diameter equal to or smaller than 18.75 inches, and positioned in correspondence with or close to the seabed submerged which covers the formation.


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