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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2003
Donald M. Sawyer, Montgomery, TX (US);
Donald M. Sawyer, Montgomery, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a directional apparatus is disclosed for orienting and maintaining a desired orientation of a drill bit, which will be attachable to a drill string and include an asymmetrically weighted outer sleeve that is susceptible to the earth's gravity in such fashion that the side of the sleeve having a higher specific gravity will be 'down' when the directional apparatus is in a segment of non-vertical wellbore. A clutch is included for transmitting a desired amount of rotational energy from a rotating drill string to a drill assembly containing the drill bit. Sensors in the sleeve and/or other elements of the apparatus detect the orientation, which may be stored in memory. The apparatus may also include one or more anti-rotational elements.