Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Steering system and method
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Application No.: US15524790Application Date: 2015-11-06
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Publication No.: US10550643B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Zhiguo Ren , Xu Fu
- Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Priority: CN201410620893 20141106
- International Application: PCT/CN2015/093983 WO 20151106
- International Announcement: WO2016/070841 WO 20160512
- Main IPC: E21B7/06
- IPC: E21B7/06 ; E21B7/04

Abstract:
A system for steering a drilling device comprising a drill pipe, is provided therein, the system comprising: a hoop sleeved on the drill pipe of the drilling device and having an outer diameter substantially equal to an inner diameter of a hole to be drilled; and a steering driving mechanism provided between the hoop and the drill pipe, for controlling a radial displacement of the drill pipe relative to a center axis of the hole to be drilled while drilling. The steering driving mechanism comprises one or more sub-mechanisms for connecting the hoop and the drill pipe and driving the drill pipe to move inside the hole, wherein each of the sub-mechanisms comprises an actuator adjustable in length, and a link element with one end rotatably coupled to the actuator and the other end rotatably coupled to hoop.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170350191A1 STEERING SYSATEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2017-12-07
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