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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Hawg Tools Llc, Denver, CO (US);
Daniel J. Richards, Casper, WY (US);
Gregory Clarence Goff, Casper, WY (US);
Hawg Tools, LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a system and process for drilling a subterranean wellbore. An embodiment includes a bottom-hole assembly for a downhole mud motor that incorporates an information sub, such as a measurement-while-drilling or logging-while-drilling tool, at a location below, or down-hole from, the mud motor. The assembly also includes a micronized bit-to-bend length, or a length between a forward end of the assembly's bearing mandrel and a fixed bend in the assembly's housing, of less than or equal to forty inches. The combination of the forward-located information sub and micronized bit-to-bend length allow the driller to rely on real-time data relating to conditions adjacent to the drill bit/bottom of the wellbore and take that real-time drilling data into account in steering the bit along a planned wellbore trajectory. Other embodiments are also disclosed.