CA2672658C - System for steering a drill string - Google Patents

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CA2672658C
CA2672658C CA2672658A CA2672658A CA2672658C CA 2672658 C CA2672658 C CA 2672658C CA 2672658 A CA2672658 A CA 2672658A CA 2672658 A CA2672658 A CA 2672658A CA 2672658 C CA2672658 C CA 2672658C
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drill bit
motor
bit assembly
shaft
assembly
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David R. Hall
Jim Shumway
Paula Turner
David Lundgreen
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Schlumberger Technology Corp
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Priority claimed from US11/611,310 external-priority patent/US7600586B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/668,341 external-priority patent/US7497279B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/673,872 external-priority patent/US7484576B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/837,321 external-priority patent/US7559379B2/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/04—Directional drilling
    • E21B7/06—Deflecting the direction of boreholes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B4/00—Drives for drilling, used in the borehole
    • E21B4/006—Mechanical motion converting means, e.g. reduction gearings
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B4/00—Drives for drilling, used in the borehole
    • E21B4/04—Electric drives
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B41/00—Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
    • E21B41/0085—Adaptations of electric power generating means for use in boreholes
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/04—Directional drilling
    • E21B7/06—Deflecting the direction of boreholes
    • E21B7/062—Deflecting the direction of boreholes the tool shaft rotating inside a non-rotating guide travelling with the shaft
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/04—Directional drilling
    • E21B7/06—Deflecting the direction of boreholes
    • E21B7/064—Deflecting the direction of boreholes specially adapted drill bits therefor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/04—Directional drilling
    • E21B7/06—Deflecting the direction of boreholes
    • E21B7/068—Deflecting the direction of boreholes drilled by a down-hole drilling motor

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  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Flexible Shafts (AREA)
CA2672658A 2006-12-15 2007-12-04 System for steering a drill string Expired - Fee Related CA2672658C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/611,310 US7600586B2 (en) 2006-12-15 2006-12-15 System for steering a drill string
US11/611,310 2006-12-15
US11/668,341 2007-01-29
US11/668,341 US7497279B2 (en) 2005-11-21 2007-01-29 Jack element adapted to rotate independent of a drill bit
US11/673,872 US7484576B2 (en) 2006-03-23 2007-02-12 Jack element in communication with an electric motor and or generator
US11/673,872 2007-02-12
US11/837,321 2007-08-10
US11/837,321 US7559379B2 (en) 2005-11-21 2007-08-10 Downhole steering
PCT/US2007/086323 WO2008076625A2 (en) 2006-12-15 2007-12-04 System for steering a drill string

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CA2672658A1 CA2672658A1 (en) 2008-06-26
CA2672658C true CA2672658C (en) 2014-07-08

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EP (1) EP2092153A4 (no)
CN (1) CN101563520B (no)
AU (1) AU2007334141B2 (no)
BR (1) BRPI0718338A2 (no)
CA (1) CA2672658C (no)
MX (1) MX338284B (no)
MY (1) MY155017A (no)
NO (1) NO20092420L (no)
WO (1) WO2008076625A2 (no)

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MX338284B (es) 2016-04-11
CN101563520B (zh) 2013-04-10
AU2007334141B2 (en) 2014-03-06
EP2092153A2 (en) 2009-08-26
WO2008076625A2 (en) 2008-06-26
NO20092420L (no) 2009-06-25
MX2009006368A (es) 2009-08-26
MY155017A (en) 2015-08-28
EP2092153A4 (en) 2015-03-25
WO2008076625A3 (en) 2009-02-26
CN101563520A (zh) 2009-10-21
AU2007334141A1 (en) 2008-06-26
CA2672658A1 (en) 2008-06-26
BRPI0718338A2 (pt) 2013-11-19

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