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Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007

Filed:

Apr. 23, 2003
Applicants:

Chen-kang D. Chen, Houston, TX (US);

Daniel D. Gleitman, Houston, TX (US);

M. Vikram Rao, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Chen-Kang D. Chen, Houston, TX (US);

Daniel D. Gleitman, Houston, TX (US);

M. Vikram Rao, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A borehole may be drilled utilizing the bottom hole assemblywith a downhole motor, which may offset at a selected bend angle. A gauge sectionis secured to the bithas a uniform diameter bearing surface along an axial length of at least 60% of the bit diameter. The axial spacing between the bend and the bit face is controlled to less than fifteen times the bit diameter. After drilling a section of the well with the BHA according to the present invention, a tubular may be inserted in the well by passing the tubular through an upper tubular, then the inserted tubular expanded while downhole to a diameter substantially equal to the expanded tubular.


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