DRILLING ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Abstract: an apparatus can include a drilling tool having a proximate and distal end. the drilling tool can include an internal threaded section proximal the distal end of the drilling tool, a gripper apparatus affixed to an exterior surface of a portion of the drilling tool. the gripper apparatus can be configured to selectively extend and increase an outer diameter of the portion of the drilling tool and to selectively retract and decrease the outer diameter of the portion of the drilling tool. the drilling tool can include a cylindrical sleeve having external threads extending from at least a portion of an outer surface of the cylindrical sleeve, the cylindrical sleeve configured to travel inside the drilling tool and have the external threads engage with the internal threaded section. the drilling tool can include an inner and outer bearing sections. methods of using the tool for drilling are also disclosed.

Inventor(s): Todd W. Benson, Angus Lamberton JAMIESON

CPC Classification: E21B7/06 (Deflecting the direction of boreholes)

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