Rotary steerable motor system for underground drilling

Patent · 27 July 2010

OSTI ID:1012768

Turner, William E ^[1]; Perry, Carl A ^[2]; Wassell, Mark E ^[3]; Barbely, Jason R ^[2]; Burgess, Daniel E ^[2]; Cobern, Martin E ^[4]

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1. Durham, CT
2. Middletown, CT
3. Kingwood, TX
4. Cheshire, CT

A preferred embodiment of a system for rotating and guiding a drill bit in an underground bore includes a drilling motor and a drive shaft coupled to drilling motor so that drill bit can be rotated by the drilling motor. The system further includes a guidance module having an actuating arm movable between an extended position wherein the actuating arm can contact a surface of the bore and thereby exert a force on the housing of the guidance module, and a retracted position.

• Research Organization: APS Technology, Inc. (Wallingford, CT)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-02ER83368
• Assignee: APS Technology, Inc. (Wallingford, CT)
• Patent Number(s): 7,762,356
• Application Number: 12/125,747
• OSTI ID: 1012768
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English