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Numerical control unit for wellbore drilling

US6101444A · kind A · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 21, 1998
Grant dateAug 8, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE21B44/00
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A numerical control unit and method is provided for determining a change in a positional setting in a downhole tool used to drill a wellbore, the numerical control unit comprising a plurality of rules in an IF . . . THEN format based on the current position of the wellbore and a preferred position of the wellbore.

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