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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2014
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Kennedy J. Kirkhope, Nisku, CA;
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Variably configurable anti-rotation device () in a rotary steerable subterranean drill (). The rotary steerable subterranean drill () includes a housing () with which the anti-rotation device () is associated. Wellbore engaging portions of the anti-rotation device () are positioned at an exterior () of the housing () and have a plurality of differently configurable, radially deployable drag members () that are peripherally spaced about the exterior () of the housing (). A controller is coupled to the plurality of drag members () and is configured to instruct different deployed configurations of at least two of the drag members () in dependence upon a controller-determined formation force experienced on a toolface of a drill bit () of the rotary steerable subterranean drill ().