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Journal of Mining Sciences

2016 year, number 1

Prospects for Directional Drilling in Hard Rocks

A. S. KONDRATENKO, V. V. TIMONIN, A. V. PATUTIN
Chinakal Institute of Mining, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnyi pr. 54, Novosibirsk, 630091 Russia
Keywords: ударное вращательное бурение, гидроударник, траектория скважины, бестраншейные технологии, percussion-rotary drilling, hydraulic hammer, borehole trajectory, trenchless technology

Abstract

The study is focused on the existing methods of long directional borehole drilling in hard rocks in high-viscous oil and natural bitumen field development. The authors suggest improving the hard rock mass drilling process by combining percussion-rotary drilling and positioning systems.