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Pressure Safety System for Use With a Dynamic Annular Pressure Control System

  • US 20070246263A1
  • Filed: 04/19/2007
  • Published: 10/25/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for controlling formation pressure during the drilling of a borehole through a subterranean formation, comprising:

  • selectively pumping a drilling fluid through a drill string extended into a borehole, out a drill bit at the bottom end of the drill string, and into an annular space between drill string and the borehole;

    discharging the drilling fluid to a reservoir to clean the drilling fluid for reuse;

    selectively increasing annular space fluid pressure to maintain a selected fluid pressure proximate the bottom of the borehole by applying fluid pressure to the annular space, the selective increasing including controlling an aperture of an orifice operatively coupled between the annular space and the reservoir; and

    discharging fluid from the annular space other than through the orifice when the annular space fluid pressure exceeds a selected value or drops below a selected value.

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