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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2017
Xr Lateral Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Edward Spatz, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Reese, Houston, TX (US);
David Miess, Houston, TX (US);
Gregory Prevost, Houston, TX (US);
XR Lateral LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Directional drilling is an extremely important area of technology for the extraction of oil and gas from earthen formations. The technology of the present application relates to improved non-stabilizer guidance positioning members for directional drilling assemblies and for drill strings. It also relates to an improved method for analyzing the fit and engagement of a directional drilling assembly in curved and straight wellbores in order to produce improved guidance positioning members. It also relates to a method of designing guidance positioning members for directional drilling. It also relates to drilling directional wellbores using the guidance positioning members of the present technology.