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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1998
Malcolm Roy Taylor, Gloucester, GB;
David John Jelley, Cheltenham, GB;
Andrew Murdock, Stonehouse, GB;
Brian Peter Jarvis, Bristol, GB;
Camco International (UK) Limited, Stonehouse, GB;
Abstract
A torque transmitting device for use with a rotary drill bit connected to a drill collar, comprises a first member connected to the drill collar, a second member connected to the drill bit, and coupling means connecting the two members together for rotation about a common central axis. The coupling means permits limited relative rotation between the members about the axis, but provides a resistance to rotation of the first member relative to the second member in a forward drilling direction which is greater than its resistance to relative rotation in the reverse direction. The comparatively lower resistance to rotation in the reverse direction prevents momentary reverse rotation of the drill collar, due for example to torsional oscillations, being transmitted to the drill. bit. This reduces the likelihood of damage to the cutters on the drill bit, which might otherwise result from such momentary reverse rotation of the bit.