Cartridge for a rotary drill bit

A cartridge for a drill bit of a rotary directional drilling system, the cartridge comprising: a cartridge housing having an inlet end for receiving drilling fluid from a drill string and an outlet end at which drilling fluid can exit the cartridge housing; a flow diverter configured to selectively...

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Hauptverfasser: Robert Sedgeman, Daniel Minett-Smith
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Zusammenfassung:A cartridge for a drill bit of a rotary directional drilling system, the cartridge comprising: a cartridge housing having an inlet end for receiving drilling fluid from a drill string and an outlet end at which drilling fluid can exit the cartridge housing; a flow diverter configured to selectively control the flow direction of drilling fluid as the drilling fluid exits the cartridge housing; and a bearing assembly for supporting the flow diverter; wherein the bearing assembly comprises at least one bearing located at the outlet end of the cartridge housing.