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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2019
National Oilwell Dht, L.p., Houston, TX (US);
Jeffery Ronald Clausen, Tulsa, OK (US);
Nicholas Ryan Marchand, Edmonton, CA;
National Oilwell DHT, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A bend adjustment assembly includes a driveshaft housing, a driveshaft disposed in the driveshaft housing, a bearing mandrel coupled to the driveshaft, wherein the assembly includes a first position that provides a first deflection angle, wherein the bend adjustment assembly includes a second position that provides a second deflection angle that is different from the first deflection angle, and an actuator assembly configured to shift the bend adjustment assembly between the first position and the second position in response to a change in at least one of flowrate of a drilling fluid supplied to the downhole mud motor, pressure of the drilling fluid supplied to the downhole mud motor, and relative rotation between the driveshaft housing and the bearing mandrel, wherein the actuator assembly includes an actuator housing through which the bearing mandrel extends and an actuator piston configured to transfer torque between the bearing mandrel and the actuator housing.