Directional casing drilling

Boring or penetrating the earth – Automatic control – Of advance or applied tool weight

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C175S061000, C175S076000

Reexamination Certificate

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07004263

ABSTRACT:
A directional casing drilling system including a casing string for rotation of a drill bit, a shaft coupled to the casing string, and a sleeve having pads that are hydraulically extensible. The sleeve may be positioned about a portion of the shaft. The invention may also include a tube connecting the sleeve to the drill collar, the tube adapted to conduct drilling fluid, and a valve system adapted to operatively conduct at least a portion of the drilling fluid to the pads whereby the pads move between an extended position and a retracted position.

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