Patents Assigned to Martin D. Cherrington
  • Patent number: 5456552
    Abstract: Apparatus is provided for installing a pipeline in borehole comprising a pulling pipe drawn by a drill string and an articulating joint coupling the pulling pipe to the pipeline. The articulating joint allows an angle to be formed between the pulling pipe and the pipeline. A reamer is used to clear the borehole as the pipeline is installed. The reamer includes a plurality of radially-oriented nozzles for directing fluid away from the stem of the reamer in order to clean the teeth of the reamer without directing the cuttings and other debris toward areas in which accumulation is likely to occur. Deflecting nozzles prevent the outermost radially-oriented nozzles from overcutting the borehole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Martin D. Cherrington
    Inventor: Martin D. Cherrington