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Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010

Filed:

Oct. 12, 2007
Applicants:

Richard T. Hay, Spring, TX (US);

Victor Gawski, Whitecairns, GB;

Inventors:

Richard T. Hay, Spring, TX (US);

Victor Gawski, Whitecairns, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A downhole motor assembly for driving a drill bit. The assembly includes a hydraulic drive section with a stator and a rotor located inside the stator to form a flow path between the stator and the rotor. Fluid flowing through the flow path in response to a pressure differential across the hydraulic drive section creates an operative force to rotate the drill bit. The assembly also includes a regulation mechanism that includes a valve and a fluid flow diversion bore for diverting at least some fluid from the flow path when the pressure differential across the hydraulic drive section is greater than or equal to a transition pressure differential.


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