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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
James Wilson Moore, Tomball, TX (US);
Scott James Harris, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/06 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/062 (2013.01); E21B 7/06 (2013.01); E21B 7/067 (2013.01); E21B 7/068 (2013.01); E21B 47/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A directional drilling system includes a housing and a motor positioned within the housing and operably coupled to a drill bit to rotate the drill bit. The system further includes a primary pad assembly comprising a primary pad and a primary actuator coupled to the primary pad to selectively extend from an exterior of the housing, and a backup pad assembly to back up the primary pad assembly, the backup pad assembly comprising a backup pad and a backup actuator coupled to the backup pad to selectively extend from the exterior of the housing.