Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Directional drilling systems, apparatus, and methods
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Application No.: US15513386Application Date: 2014-12-17
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Publication No.: US10407992B2Publication Date: 2019-09-10
- Inventor: Hossam Gharib
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Chamberlain Hrdlicka
- International Application: PCT/US2014/070780 WO 20141217
- International Announcement: WO2016/099473 WO 20160623
- Main IPC: E21B7/04
- IPC: E21B7/04 ; E21B7/06 ; E21B36/00 ; E21B36/04 ; F03G7/06

Abstract:
A directional drilling system comprises a driveshaft to couple to a drill string or a drill bit and an apparatus. The apparatus comprises an eccentric coupler disposed at the driveshaft and a coil coupled at one end to the eccentric coupler. In some embodiments, the coil comprises a fixed end and a rotating end. In response to a first transition temperature, the rotating end of the coil causes the eccentric coupler to rotate about the driveshaft, so as to move the driveshaft from a first orientation to a second orientation. Additional apparatus, methods, and systems are disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170247948A1 DIRECTIONAL DRILLING SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2017-08-31
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