Global Patent Index - EP 2530240 A1

EP 2530240 A1 20121205 - A formation penetrating tool

Title (en)

A formation penetrating tool

Title (de)

Formationseindringungswerkzeug

Title (fr)

Outil de formation pénétrant

Publication

EP 2530240 A1 20121205 (EN)

Application

EP 11168240 A 20110531

Priority

EP 11168240 A 20110531

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to a formation penetrating tool submersible into a casing in a well for hydraulically penetrating a formation comprising a tool housing, a casing penetrating unit adapted to provide a hole in a wall of the casing, a supply hose, slidable in the tool housing, for supplying a high pressurised fluid to a nozzle, and the tool housing has an opening for providing access of the supply hose and the nozzle to the opening in the casing, wherein the downhole tool further comprises a pump in fluid communication with the supply hose for providing a jet of fluid out of the nozzle for penetrating the formation. Furthermore, the invention relates to a downhole system comprising a formation penetrating tool according to the invention and to a method for hydraulically penetrating a formation.

IPC 8 full level

E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/114 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

E21B 43/114 (2013.01 - EP); E21B 43/26 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2530240 A1 20121205

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11168240 A 20110531