Three dimensional fluidic jet control

摘要

A method of controlling a fluid jet can include discharging fluid through an outlet of a jetting device, thereby causing the fluid jet to be flowed in multiple non-coplanar directions, and the fluid jet being directed in the non-coplanar directions by a fluidic circuit of the jetting device. A jetting device can include a body having at least one outlet, and a fluidic circuit which directs a fluid jet to flow from the outlet in multiple non-coplanar directions without rotation of the outlet. A method of drilling a wellbore can include flowing fluid through a fluidic switch of a jetting device, thereby causing a fluid jet to be discharged in multiple non-coplanar directions from the jetting device, and the fluid jet cutting into an earth formation.

主权项

1. A method of controlling a fluid jet, the method comprising:
discharging fluid through an outlet of a chamber of a jetting device, thereby causing the fluid jet to be flowed in multiple non-coplanar directions, wherein the fluid jet is directed in the multiple non-coplanar directions by a fluidic circuit of the jetting device, wherein the fluidic circuit comprises multiple feedback flow paths which are non-coplanar with each other, and wherein each of the multiple feedback paths permit fluid flow from the outlet to an inlet of the chamber.