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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Craig Mackay, Aberdeen, GB;
Simon Fraser, Banchory, GB;
James Adam Hewson, Aberdeen, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Technology Ventures Ltd., , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A directional drilling apparatus for mounting a drill bit on a rotatable drill support comprises a member for transmitting rotation from the drill support to a drill bit, and a body mounted to the member. The body is configurable to offset a portion of the member relative to an axis of the body such that directional drilling may be achieved.