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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2025
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Stuart Alan Kolbe, Stonehouse, GB;
Denis Li, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01); F15B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2013.01); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); F15B 19/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a rotatable steerable system (RSS) of a drilling system. The RSS includes a first steering pad, a first fluid actuator coupled to the first steering pad, a first vent passage coupled to the first fluid actuator, a first valve coupled to the first fluid actuator, and a first pressure sensor coupled to the first fluid actuator. The first pressure sensor is configured to monitor pressure of the first fluid actuator as an indication of a health condition of the RSS.