US3961674A
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Directional drilling system
Assignee: Standard Oil Co
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Filing: 1974-07-11
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Granted: 1976-06-08
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Expires: 1994-07-11
Abstract
Abstract This invention concerns the drilling of boreholes in the earth. It concerns a rotary drilling system having a particular bottom hole assembly (BHA) for use in increasing or decreasing the angle of deviation from the vertical of a borehole. It also teaches a method whereby the angle of deviation can be calculated for each assembly. There is one assembly disclosed for increasing the angle of deviation and another assembly disclosed for decreasing the angle of deviation. Also disclosed is a novel "universal stabilizer" for use in the bottom hole assembly.
Inventors
- 👤 James T. Craig, Jr.
- 👤 Arthur Park
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:22
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B17/00; E21B17/10; E21B17/1078; E21B47/00; E21B47/02; E21B47/022; E21B7/00; E21B7/04; E21B7/06; E21B7/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A stabilizer for use in a string of drill pipe which includes: an inner hollow mandrel having an enlarged bearing section on the outer surface intermediate the ends thereof; a hollow blade element housing surrounding said mandrel, the inner diameter of said housing being about equal to the diameter of said bearing section of said mandrel so as to form an upper annulus between the mandrel and housing on one side of said bearing section and a lower annulus on the other side thereof; an upper insert in said upper annulus, said upper insert being annular in shape and having a larger internal diameter at the outer end than at the inner end; and a lower annular insert in said lower annulus, said lower insert having a larger internal diameter at the outer end than at the inner end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A stabilizer for use in a string of drill pipe which includes: an inner hollow mandrel having an enlarged bearing section on the outer surface intermediate the ends thereof; a hollow blade element housing surrounding said mandrel, the inner diameter of said housing being about equal to the diameter of said bearing section of said mandrel so as to form an upper annulus between the mandrel and housing on one side of said bearing section and a lower annulus on the other side thereof; an upper insert in said upper annulus, said upper insert being annular in shape and having a larger internal diameter at the outer end than at the inner end; and a lower annular insert in said lower annulus, said lower insert having a larger internal diameter at the outer end than at the inner end.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which said inserts are each fixed to the blade element housing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 1 including external splines on the external surface of said mandrel between the bearing section and the upper insert and mating internal splines on the blade element housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 1 in which the angle of the internal surface of the insert with the outer wall of said mandrel is not over about 2°.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 4 in which said angle is about 11/2°.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
187 words
A bottom-hole assembly of a drill string used in drilling a well in soft formations and used to decrease the angle of deviation of the borehole from the vertical, which comprises: a bit; a lower section of heavy-walled pipe connected at its lower end to said bit; a centralizer connected to the upper end of said heavy-walled pipe, said centralizer including: an inner hollow mandrel having an enlarged bearing section on the outer surface intermediate the ends thereof; a hollow blade element housing surrounding said mandrel, the inner diameter of said housing being about equal to the diameter of said bearing section of said mandrel so as to form an upper annulus between the mandrel and housing on one side of said bearing section and the lower annulus on the other side thereof; an upper insert in said upper annulus, said upper insert being angular in shape and having a larger internal diameter at the outer end than at the inner end; a lower annular insert in said lower annulus, said lower insert having a larger internal diameter at the outer end than at the inner end.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
187 words
A bottom-hole assembly of a drill string used in drilling a well in soft formations and used to decrease the angle of deviation of the borehole from the vertical, which comprises: a bit; a lower section of heavy-walled pipe connected at its lower end to said bit; a centralizer connected to the upper end of said heavy-walled pipe, said centralizer including: an inner hollow mandrel having an enlarged bearing section on the outer surface intermediate the ends thereof; a hollow blade element housing surrounding said mandrel, the inner diameter of said housing being about equal to the diameter of said bearing section of said mandrel so as to form an upper annulus between the mandrel and housing on one side of said bearing section and the lower annulus on the other side thereof; an upper insert in said upper annulus, said upper insert being angular in shape and having a larger internal diameter at the outer end than at the inner end; a lower annular insert in said lower annulus, said lower insert having a larger internal diameter at the outer end than at the inner end.
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