Directional drilling control using periodic perturbation of the drill bit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8881844
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13232805

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Disclosed herein is a system for steering the direction of a borehole advanced by cutting action of a rotary drill bit by periodically varying action of a drill bit while continuously rotating a drill string to which the drill bit is operationally attached. The steering system can include a bit perturbation device cooperating with a bent housing subsection and operationally connected to the drill string and to the drill bit. Drill bit action can be varied by periodically varying the rotation speed and/or rate of penetration of the drill bit. Periodic drill bit action results in preferential cutting of material from a predetermined arc of the borehole wall which, in turn, results in borehole deviation. Action of the drill bit can be varied independently of the rotation rate of the drill string.

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PRECISION ENERGY SERVICES INC500 WINSCOTT ROAD FORT WORTH TX 76126

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Aiello, Robert Anthony Spring, US 7 95
Bartel, Roger P Spring, US 16 545
Farley, Steven Reid Magnolia, US 9 65
Larronde, Michael Louis Houston, US 9 140
Mauldin, Charles Lee Spring, US 7 84

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