A modular reaming device incorporable into a tubular string. The modular reamer can include a tubular body having a first end and a second end and an internal bore, the internal bore extending longitudinally through the tubular body from the first end to the second end. The tubular body has an external surface with an outer diameter with cutting elements extending from the tubular body beyond the outer diameter of the tubular body for engagement with a bore hole sidewall. Each of the first and second ends have a coupling for coupling engagement with a tubular string.

A hydraulic rock breaking machine and an apparatus and method for monitoring operation of the same is provided. The apparatus includes at least one pneumatic sensor arranged for monitoring an inner space of the machine and at least one control unit configured to receive and process the pneumatic sensing data.

A horizontal drilling machine with an impact device, including a support frame, an armored cable, a cable-straightening mechanism, a cable-feeding mechanism, a power head, a drill pipe, a rotating chuck, a damper, a fishing device with the impact device, a core tube and a thrust cylinder. One end of the thrust cylinder is hinged with the support frame, and the other end of the thrust cylinder is connected to the power head. The power head is arranged on a slid rail of the support frame. An active drill pipe of the power head is connected to the drill pipe. An end of the armored cable is connected to a control system, and the other end is connected to the fishing device in the drill pipe. A fishing head of the fishing device is connected to a spearhead of the core tube.

A horizontal drilling machine with an impact device, including a support frame, an armored cable, a cable-straightening mechanism, a cable-feeding mechanism, a power head, a drill pipe, a rotating chuck, a damper, a fishing device with the impact device, a core tube and a thrust cylinder. One end of the thrust cylinder is hinged with the support frame, and the other end of the thrust cylinder is connected to the power head. The power head is arranged on a slid rail of the support frame. An active drill pipe of the power head is connected to the drill pipe. An end of the armored cable is connected to a control system, and the other end is connected to the fishing device in the drill pipe. A fishing head of the fishing device is connected to a spearhead of the core tube.

A drilling rig and methods are provided for using multiple types of drilling when installing geothermal systems. The drilling rig can perform sonic drilling such as percussive sonic drilling and a type of non-sonic drilling. Control switching valves are added to the hydraulics of the drilling rig to selectively provide sufficient flow of hydraulic fluid to motors used in the multiple types of drilling, depending on which type of drilling is currently most efficient for the underground formation being drilled. The water pump and hydraulic motor for such have been designed to handle both types of drilling on a small drilling rig frame, thereby allowing for the drilling to occur in space-constrained environments. A method of recycling water used to remove cuttings during drilling to put back downhole is also provided.

A hydraulic rock breaking machine and an apparatus and method for monitoring operation of the same is provided. The apparatus includes at least one pneumatic sensor arranged for monitoring an inner space of the machine and at least one control unit configured to receive and process the pneumatic sensing data.

A piston for use in a rotary steerable system includes a body formed from a first material. A sealing surface extends around the circumferential wall of the body. The sealing surface is formed from a plurality of layers of a second material. The second material is harder than the first material. The piston can be within a downhole piston assembly that also includes a housing, and the piston being longitudinally movable in a bore in the housing. A method for producing a piston includes preparing a piston formed from a first material, with the piston including a first end. A sealing surface is applied to the piston using laser cladding, with the sealing surface including a second material harder than the first material. The sealing surface is finished to a sealing surface diameter.

The present invention relates to a drilling device. The device comprises at least one drill rod, the or each drill rod having a first cylindrical wall defining an elongate chamber for receiving a working fluid to form a fluid column, the length of the fluid column being equal to a total length of the elongate chambers of the or each drill rod. The device also comprises a displacement excitation device arranged at a proximal end of the fluid column and configured to excite the fluid column to cause the working fluid in the fluid column to oscillate, wherein the excitation device is configured to excite the fluid column at an excitation frequency at or within 10% of a natural frequency of the fluid column determined based on the fluid column having a fixed boundary condition at a proximal end thereof. The device further comprises a tool piston moveably mounted at a distal end of the fluid column and a drilling tool connected to the tool piston such that the oscillation of the working fluid in the fluid column imparts an oscillating force to the drilling tool.

A pressurized fluid flow system for a down the hole drill hammer has main and auxiliary chambers that exert work on the piston. The auxiliary chambers are formed around respective waists on the piston and externally delimited by respective cylinders which are arranged longitudinally in series. A set of supply chambers filled with the pressurized fluid are defined by annular recesses in the external surface of the piston for supplying said fluid to the chambers. Supply channels and discharge channels are formed in between the outer casing and the cylinders for respectively supply pressurized fluid through exit ports in the cylinders to the supply chambers and emptying the chambers through discharge ports in the cylinders. The supply and discharge of the chambers is controlled in a cooperative way by the piston and the cylinders. A normal circulation drill hammers is provided having this system.

A pressurized fluid flow system for a down the hole drill hammer has main and auxiliary chambers that exert work on the piston. The auxiliary chambers are formed around respective waists on the piston and externally delimited by respective cylinders which are arranged longitudinally in series. A set of supply chambers filled with the pressurized fluid are defined by annular recesses in the external surface of the piston for supplying said fluid to the chambers. Supply channels and discharge channels are formed in between the outer casing and the cylinders for respectively supply pressurized fluid through exit ports in the cylinders to the supply chambers and emptying the chambers through discharge ports in the cylinders. The supply and discharge of the chambers is controlled in a cooperative way by the piston and the cylinders. A normal circulation drill hammers is provided having this system.