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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Tellus Oilfield, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Stuart Schaaf, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Marcus D. Wernig, Orange, TX (US);
Assignee:
Penny Technologies S.À R.L., Luxembourg, LU;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/06 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/06 (2013.01); E21B 7/067 (2013.01); E21B 7/068 (2013.01); E21B 44/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drilling system for directional drilling of a borehole includes a biasing mechanism having a pivot associated with a lower bearing assembly, an offset mechanism associated with an upper radial bearing assembly, and a toolface controller, whereby the angular relationship of a drill bit and its toolface angle may be actively managed.