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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2010
Huy D. Bui, Houston, TX (US);
Brooks Howard Javins, Morgantown, WV (US);
Huy D. Bui, Houston, TX (US);
Brooks Howard Javins, Morgantown, WV (US);
Javins Corporation, Morgantown, WV (US);
Abstract
A drilling tool assembly may include a housing, a piston disposed in the housing, and a clutch assembly coupled to the housing and the piston. The clutch assembly may be configured to facilitate rotation of the piston relative to the housing. A cutting assembly may be coupled to the piston in a manner that it is rotatable relative to the piston. A method of forming a wellbore may include positioning a drilling tool in the wellbore, the drilling tool comprising a housing, a piston, a clutch assembly, and a drill head. The method may further include reciprocating the piston axially within the housing, rotating the piston relative to the housing the clutch assembly, rotating the drill head relative to the housing and the piston, and forming the wellbore.