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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Neelesh Deolalikar, Webster, TX (US);
Pralay Das, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Neelesh Deolalikar, Webster, TX (US);
Pralay Das, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/08 (2006.01); E21B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A downhole steering tool includes distinct hydraulic and electronics modules deployed about a shaft. The hydraulics module includes a plurality of hydraulically actuated blades. The electronics module includes electronic circuitry configured to control blade actuation. The hydraulics and electronics modules are physically and electrically connected to one another via a timed connection.