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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Rory Mccrae Tulloch, Aberdeen, GB;
Colin Robert Blair, Aberdeen, GB;
John Oates, Aberdeen, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A rotary steerable tool is provided for use with a drilling apparatus. The rotary steerable tool includes at least a first portion that includes an outer housing, a rotary shaft extending through the outer housing, a drive clutch coupled to the rotary shaft, and a sensor coupled to the rotary shaft. The drive clutch is movable between an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration. The sensor is configured to identify whether the drive clutch is in at least one of the engaged configuration and the disengaged configuration.