第一美国
spring-pole well

The first documented spring-pole well in America was drilled in 1806 by David and Joseph Ruffner in West Virginia. It reached 58 feet in depth, containing 40 feet of bedrock. The project lasted two years.

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美国的第一个气体井

在纽约州弗雷多尼亚附近的一条小溪中注意到气泡后，美国的第一天天然气井在美国挖了井。

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First four-legged derrick

A patent to L. Disbrow for the first four-legged derrick was given, originally in 1825 and then elaborated on in 1830. The structure consisted of legs made of square timber wood. The girts were mortised and inserted into the wooden legs with keys so the structure could be dismantled.
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America's first oil well

Men in Kentucky were drilling an exploratory well for salt brine. Instead, they hit an oil well. The pressure of the gas and oil underneath the surface forced an enormous geyser into the air. This was noted to be America’s first oil well (although there are some disputes to this claim).

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格林内尔很好

通过干燥的旋转螺旋钻法到达了法国的格林内尔井。它被钻至1,771英尺，花了八年。
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Drilling jars patented

William Morris, a spring pole driller in West Virginia, patented drilling jars.
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水循环
用于钻孔

The French engineer Pierre-Pascal Fauvelle was the first to utilize water circulation in drilling. Using the new method, he drilled 560 feet in 23 days.

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旋转钻的发明

The first rotary drill was invented by Englishman Robert Beart.

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Invention of the
机械打击乐钻

J.J.Couch发明了第一个机械打击乐演习，后来他在发明家J.W.的帮助下完善了该演习。禽类。蒸汽也被蒸汽的每一端交替接纳。钻头像长矛一样在前进的岩石上扔了，被抓住，然后在反向中风上拉回，然后再次扔。这是第一个不依赖重力的练习。它开始在Hoosac隧道项目上工作，该项目为穿过马萨诸塞州北亚当斯附近的山丘的火车带来了通道。
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反向流通专利

鲍尔斯获得了专利的反向循环钻探。

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Drake Well

George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake made the first successful use of a drilling rig on a commercial well drilled especially to produce oil in Pennsylvania. They drilled to 69 feet.
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Steam-powered oil derrick

6月，J.C. Rathbone使用蒸汽机在华盛顿州查尔斯顿的大卡纳瓦河（Great Kanawha River）的河岸上钻了140英尺。井每天生产约100桶油。

1860年

Invention of the
钻石核心钻头

钻石核心演习是法国工程师Rodolphe Leschot发明的。Leschot在美国为该设备申请了专利。
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Innovations in rotary drilling technology

Peter Sweeny, building on Robert Beart's earlier design, made a huge advancement in rotary drill technology, enabling almost continuous drilling. His new design also improved on hole cleaning.

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Compressed air Burleigh drill

Charles Burleigh, John W. Brooks, and Stephen F. Gates patented a mechanical drill meant to be used on the Hoosac tunnel: the compressed air Burleigh drill. The tunnel spurred several innovations in drilling technology, including the earlier Couch/Fowle drill.
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罗伯茨鱼雷

爱德华·罗伯茨（Edward A.L. Roberts）于1866年11月因被称为罗伯茨鱼雷（Roberts Torpedo）而获得专利，这是一种通过在井中深处使用爆炸式爆炸来增加石油流动的设备。这项新技术通过增加各个井的产量来彻底改变了年轻的石油和天然气行业。
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Ingersoll Rock Drill

西蒙·英格索尔（Simon Ingersoll）在三脚架架上获得了岩石钻的专利。该演习是为采矿和隧道设计的。它使操作员几乎以任何角度钻孔。他成立了Ingersoll Rock Drill，以利用这项发明，该公司是Ingersoll-Rand的先驱。
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Diamond drill patented

John Vivian was given the first U.S. patent for a diamond drill. While other drills before its time bored holes through a succession of blows, this invention allowed the core to remain intact. This made it very valuable for prospectors.

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Bucyrus-Erie

Bucyrus Foundry and Manufacturing Company成立于俄亥俄州的Bucyrus。该公司后来在钻井行业中以Bucyrus-erie（是电缆工具装备的制造商）而闻名，但它是蒸汽铲的早期生产商。它提供了许多用于巴拿马运河建筑物的蒸汽铲。

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首先与
旋转设备

Brothers M.C. and C.E. Baker drilled the first well with rotary equipment. They pumped water with a windmill in Yankton, Dakota Territory.

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中士演习公司

亨利·C·中士（Henry C. Sergeant）创立了中士钻公司，以制造他发明的岩石钻头，其中包括使用压缩空气将演练的活塞移到钢中，以锤击运动。中士钻公司后来与英格索尔摇滚乐演习合并，成立了Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill Company。

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第一电钻

亚瑟·詹姆斯·阿诺特（Arthur James Arnot）于8月20日授予了世界上第一个电钻的专利。该新设备专为岩石钻探而设计，主要是在煤矿中。

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“寡妇制造商”

C. H. Shaw开发了一个被昵称为“寡妇制造商”的停留者。

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第一钻石核心孔

Edmund J. Longyear drilled the first diamond core hole in the Mesabi Iron Range (shown above in 1903) in northern Minnesota. Shortly thereafter, he formed a contract diamond drilling company to serve the rapidly growing U.S. iron ore mining and steel industry.
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钻孔中的柔性轴

John Smalley Campbell issued the first U.S. patent for the use of flexible shafts to rotate drilling bits. The patent was for dental applications, but was broad enough to cover larger scales, such as those used now in horizontal oil wells.

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Invention of the calyx drill

澳大利亚弗朗西斯·戴维斯（Francis Davis）发明了花萼演习。

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旋转方法
油井钻井

The Baker brothers were using their rotary method for oil well drilling in the Corsicana field of Navarro County, Texas. Their rig was powered by a mule.
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Invention of water-cooled drill

John G. Leyner invented a water-cooled drill that helped dampen dust raised in drilling.

1897

First use of drilling mud

Spindletop的钻探者，包括Curt和Al Hamill兄弟和Peck Byrd，注意到混乱的淡水可以帮助稳定地层并防止钻孔崩溃。他们开始循环它，钻泥是诞生的。

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Spindletopoil gusher

Captain Anthony F. Lucas at Spindletop began drilling with a steam-driven rotary rig and a double-pronged fishtail bit. The gusher at Spindletop lasted nine days and ushered in the first Texas oil boom.
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Sharp-Hughes工具有限公司。

Inspired by the success of Spindletop and what it meant for the future of oil drilling in Texas, Howard Hughes Sr. and Walter Sharp founded the Sharp-Hughes Tool Company. The Hughes name lives on today in the name of the company Baker-Hughes.
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1902

Boart Longyear的开端

Edmund J. Longyear and John E. Hodge formed Longyear & Hodge, the manufacturing partnership that would eventually evolve into Boart Longyear. The company's early drills were steam powered.

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"Rock Eater"

Howard Hughes Sr. and Walter Sharp introduced the Sharp-Hughes Rock Bit, which was nicknamed the "rock eater." It was suited for deep boring through medium and hard rock.

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标准油的破裂

美国最高法院裁定，当时控制美国生产的90％以上的标准石油是一项垄断，必须分解该公司以在市场上产生竞争。

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钢德里克获得了专利

Lee C. Moore patented a system that clamped and secured bracing to steel pipe legs to build a steel derrick. At that time, oil derricks were commonly wooden cable tool rigs.

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扶轮社和凯利

The rotary table and kelly were first used. The primary function of the rotary table was to transmit torque to the drillstring via the kelly, a section of pipe with a square cross-section that slotted through a similar shape on the rotating table.

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核心分离器

Hugh Roberts, working as a geologist for Edmund Longyear, designed a new form of technology called a core splitter, which divided cores into 3- – 5-inch lengths for better analysis. Drilling firms used Roberts's core splitter as standard equipment.

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介绍the sub

休斯工具公司（以前是Sharp-Hughes Tool Company）引入了该潜水艇，该潜水艇是一个大直径的铰刀，放置在钻头上方，旨在保持钻孔的直径。

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Innovations to
旋转桌

Victor York and Walter G. Black of Standard Oil Company of California were granted a patent for driving the rotary table with a shaft. This innovation guaranteed the ongoing success of the rotary drilling method.
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1918

开发钻井液添加剂

钻探者开始在钻孔液以及开采的膨润土粘土中添加加权材料，例如碳酸盐和氧化铁。

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Invention of the portable seismic rig

发明了便携式打击乐型地震钻机。

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First geothermal power plant

约翰·D·格兰特（John D.该工厂提供电力，以点燃一个名为Geyryers的度假胜地。

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发展
detachable drill bit

Arthur L. Hawkesworth of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company developed the first extensively-used detachable rock drill bit.

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Diesel power

The rotary drilling method was improved with the use of diesel power.

1925年

First horizontal oil well

第一个真正的水平油井是在德克萨斯州德克萨斯州附近钻的。到1980年代初期，随着钻井电动机和转向的进步，该技术终于变得广泛。
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First portable rotary rig

George E. Failing将第一个便携式旋转钻机推向了该行业。这个想法首先是在他在1927年的一辆福特农场卡车上安装了现有的钻机之后，增加了动力组装，以将电源从卡车发动机转移到钻机上。新的便携式旋转钻机一天可以钻十个50英尺深的孔。
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Baroid的开始

Cal Talc, A. J. Lynch and National Pigment Chemical merged to form Baroid Sales Company. The new company, founded to serve the growing market for products for hydraulic rotary drilling, is based in Los Angeles.

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沼泽漏斗的发明

普通石油公司的哈伦·马什（Harlen Marsh）发明了他的名字的漏斗。他将该设备的概念捐赠给了钻井行业，该设备将钻井液的相对粘度衡量。

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三级管钻井

The Hughes Tool company was granted a U.S. patent for the tricone drilling bit.
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介绍the cantilever drilling mast

Lee C. Moore, known for the standard derrick, introduced a cantilever-type drilling mast.

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增加容量
in irrigation wells

Reverse circulation was adapted for use in drilling large-diameter irrigation wells. These higher capacity wells allowed farms to thrive.
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1946年

便携式CFA钻名单ed

Mobile Drilling produced its first portable continuous flight auger (CFA) drill.

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Tricone drilling bits entered general market

The Hughes Tool Company's patent on the tricone drilling bit expired, setting off a flurry of activity as competitors entered the market.

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世界上最深的电缆工具很好

6月，纽约州天然气公司在钻了世界上最深的电缆工具的深度为11,145英尺后，放弃了一个项目。该井位于纽约州范特滕市。该项目于五年前开始。

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有线核心检索系统的发明

Longyear applied for a patent for the first wireline core retrieval system.

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First downhole drilling motors

第一个井下钻井马达,或泥浆马达,were designed and manufactured by Dyna-Drill. The motor was based on the 1930 Moineau design for progressive cavity pumps.
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OPEC

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded.

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谢普顿矿山灾难

A Bucyrus-Erie 50-R was instrumental to the rescue of two miners who survived the Sheppton, Pa., mining disaster.

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介绍
Compax, PDC bits

通用电气研究实验室（GE）引入了一种与钴一起烧结的钻石谷物制成的新合成材料。这种新材料Compax可以制成各种形状，并保留钻石的极端硬度，但不能保留其较弱的乳沟平面。为了制作切割器，将一层合成钻石材料沉积在圆盘形碳化钨核基板上，以便可以将称为“紧凑”的组件连接到钻头上。具有这种切割器的位通常称为PDC位。
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泥脉冲遥测引入

电信Oilfield Services Inc.与美国能源部一起引入了Mud Pulse遥测，现在是一种广泛使用的方法，用于传输测量，同时将数据钻探到表面。自1978年以来，该技术于1978年进行了商业化，自1960年代后期开始开发。脉冲传输的数据以及三角学可以为操作员提供三维钻井的图。脉冲遥测改进了较慢的有线记录过程。电信后来被贝克·休斯（Baker Hughes）收购。

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Start of hydraulic fracturing

米切尔能源与开发公司的乔治·米切尔（George P.
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音调钻探的开始

The Versa-Sonic drill rig was put into operation. Versa-Drill International Inc. and Bowser-Morner built this rig that incorporated Ray Roussy’s new sonic drill head. Roussy had worked to improve and perfect the technology over more than 20 years from original designs, which modified oscillators for drilling purposes. Sonic drills, like this one used by the Army Corps of Engineers, are now widely used for sampling.
Photo source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District

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“Zipper fracking”

Professors at Texas Tech University developed “zipper fracking,” which is when operators drill two wells side by side. The process allowed both wells to produce more oil and gas.

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Deeper wells drilled faster

钻井技术的进步在五年内迅速发展，因为16,000英尺的井平均需要32天的钻探。到2013年，21,000英尺井的平均钻头时间为18天或更短。
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