GEORGE EDWARD CORT
Engineers in Montrose, CO
License number
Pennsylvania PE015366E
Category
Engineers
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
2
Montrose, CO 81401
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Professional information
Rock Melting Tool With Annealer Section
US Patent:
5735355, Apr 7, 1998
Filed:
Aug 21, 1996
Appl. No.:
8/700954
Inventors:
Gilles Y. Bussod - Santa Fe NM
Aaron J. Dick - Oakland CA
George E. Cort - Montrose CO
Aaron J. Dick - Oakland CA
George E. Cort - Montrose CO
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California - Los Alamos NM
International Classification:
E21B 714, E21C 3716
US Classification:
175 11
Abstract:
A rock melting penetrator is provided with an afterbody that rapidly cools a molten geological structure formed around the melting tip of the penetrator to the glass transition temperature for the surrounding molten glass-like material. An annealing afterbody then cools the glass slowly from the glass transition temperature through the annealing temperature range to form a solid self-supporting glass casing. This allows thermally induced strains to relax by viscous deformations as the molten glass cools and prevents fracturing of the resulting glass liner. The quality of the glass lining is improved, along with its ability to provide a rigid impermeable casing in unstable rock formations.