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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Tercel Ip Ltd., Tortola, VG;
Inventors:
Jeffrey B. Lasater, Houston, TX (US);
Ronald G. Earles, Houston, TX (US);
Jayson Byrd, Humble, TX (US);
Assignee:
Tercel IP Ltd., Tortola, VG;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/06 (2006.01); E21B 17/10 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01); E21B 44/02 (2006.01); E21B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/061 (2013.01); E21B 10/00 (2013.01); E21B 17/1078 (2013.01); E21B 44/02 (2013.01); E21B 49/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering assembly includes a housing having a longitudinal axis, a mandrel having a front connecting extremity and a rear connecting extremity, the mandrel passing through the housing and arranged in a first position coaxially to the longitudinal axis of the housing, a deflector device configured to exert a side force on the mandrel to offset the front connecting extremity of the mandrel from the longitudinal axis, and a tool face assembly configured to rotate the front connecting extremity of the mandrel in a desired direction.