Study on a New Steering Mechanism for Point-the-Bit Rotary Steerable System
This paper presents a novel steering mechanism embedded in a point-the-bit rotary steerable system (RSS) for oilfield exploitation. The new steering mechanism adopts a set of universal joints to alleviate the high alternative strain on drilling mandrel and employs a specially designed planetary gear...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2014-02-01
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| Series: | Advances in Mechanical Engineering |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/923178 |