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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2002
Chen-kang D. Chen, Houston, TX (US);
William H. Smith, Jr., New Orleans, LA (US);
Chen-Kang D. Chen, Houston, TX (US);
William H. Smith, Jr., New Orleans, LA (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A steerable bottom hole assembly may be used for drilling both a curved section and straight section of the borehole, with the bottom hole assembly including a reamer beneath the downhole motor. The bottom hole assembly includes a bithaving a bit face defining a bit diameter, and a gauge sectionhaving a substantially uniform diameter cylindrical surface approximating the bit diameter and having an axially length of at least 75% of the bit diameter. The motor is preferably run slick without stabilizers for engaging the wall of the borehole.