GB2438289A - Tri-stable actuator to direct a rotary steerable tool - Google Patents

Tri-stable actuator to direct a rotary steerable tool Download PDF

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GB2438289A
GB2438289A GB0708466A GB0708466A GB2438289A GB 2438289 A GB2438289 A GB 2438289A GB 0708466 A GB0708466 A GB 0708466A GB 0708466 A GB0708466 A GB 0708466A GB 2438289 A GB2438289 A GB 2438289A
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armature
actuator
pressure zone
port
hydraulic port
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Edward Richards
David Smith
Eugene Janssen
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Gemalto Terminals Ltd
Schlumberger Holdings Ltd
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Schlumberger Holdings Ltd
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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
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/04—Directional drilling
    • E21B7/06—Deflecting the direction of boreholes
    • E21B7/065—Deflecting the direction of boreholes using oriented fluid jets
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B9/00—Servomotors with follow-up action, e.g. obtained by feed-back control, i.e. in which the position of the actuated member conforms with that of the controlling member
    • F15B9/02—Servomotors with follow-up action, e.g. obtained by feed-back control, i.e. in which the position of the actuated member conforms with that of the controlling member with servomotors of the reciprocatable or oscillatable type
    • F15B9/08—Servomotors with follow-up action, e.g. obtained by feed-back control, i.e. in which the position of the actuated member conforms with that of the controlling member with servomotors of the reciprocatable or oscillatable type controlled by valves affecting the fluid feed or the fluid outlet of the servomotor
    • F15B9/09—Servomotors with follow-up action, e.g. obtained by feed-back control, i.e. in which the position of the actuated member conforms with that of the controlling member with servomotors of the reciprocatable or oscillatable type controlled by valves affecting the fluid feed or the fluid outlet of the servomotor with electrical control means

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  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
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  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Actuator (AREA)
  • Fluid-Pressure Circuits (AREA)
GB0708466A 2006-05-16 2007-05-02 Tri-stable actuator to direct a rotary steerable tool Withdrawn GB2438289A (en)

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US11/383,524 US20080023229A1 (en) 2006-05-16 2006-05-16 Tri stable actuator apparatus and method

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GB0708466D0 GB0708466D0 (en) 2007-06-06
GB2438289A true GB2438289A (en) 2007-11-21

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CA (1) CA2587834C (no)
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NO (1) NO20072412L (no)

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US9970235B2 (en) 2012-10-15 2018-05-15 Bertrand Lacour Rotary steerable drilling system for drilling a borehole in an earth formation

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US3771567A (en) * 1972-07-13 1973-11-13 Bell Telephone Labor Inc Electromechanically actuated fluid switch
US3866620A (en) * 1972-08-14 1975-02-18 Bertea Corp Fluid control valve
US3993101A (en) * 1975-08-25 1976-11-23 The Garrett Corporation Tristable fluidic device
EP0204474A1 (en) * 1985-05-31 1986-12-10 The Analysts International S.A. Methods and apparatus for controlled directional drilling of boreholes
US4790394A (en) * 1986-04-18 1988-12-13 Ben Wade Oakes Dickinson, III Hydraulic drilling apparatus and method
WO1997049889A1 (en) * 1996-06-25 1997-12-31 Ian Gray A system for directional control of drilling

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2444817A (en) * 2006-12-13 2008-06-18 Schlumberger Holdings Bi-stable actuator and drilling system including same
US9970235B2 (en) 2012-10-15 2018-05-15 Bertrand Lacour Rotary steerable drilling system for drilling a borehole in an earth formation

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US20080023229A1 (en) 2008-01-31
NO20072412L (no) 2007-11-19
CA2587834C (en) 2012-08-07
CA2587834A1 (en) 2007-11-16

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