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UNITED STATES OF AMERICAv.ROBERT HOLIFIELD, A/K/A JIM DAVIS, A/K/A PHILIP SHARP, A/K/A DAVID JONES ROBERT HOLIFIELD, APPELLANT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. ROBERT A. HOLIFIELD ROBERT HOLIFIELD, APPELLANT
On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. (D.C. Criminal Nos. 94-cr-00003J, 94-cr-00011J & 94-cr-00012J).
Before: Scirica, Roth and Sarokin, Circuit Judges.
Opinion OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Robert Holifield pled guilty in 1994 to five counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (Supp. V 1993). The sole issue on appeal is whether the district court acted within its discretion in its application of the United States Sentencing Guidelines. We will affirm.
From March 13, 1992, to June 12, 1992, Holifield engaged in a wire fraud scheme in the Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania. Holifield telephoned various persons, falsely representing himself to be a corporate officer of Diamond Marketing Company, V.I.P. Promotions, and other companies. After advising them they had won prizes through a sweepstakes drawing, Holifield told them that it was necessary to pay an advance fee to cover expenses and taxes on the prize. He then instructed them to wire the money to Western Union offices in Pennsylvania and Georgia to persons that he claimed were company associates. The scheme caused losses to five individuals totaling more than $25,000.
Two years earlier, from December 1, 1989, through November 1, 1990, Holifield engaged in a similar scheme in the Northern District of Georgia, this time purportedly as a salesman for International Marketers, Incorporated. Holifield also trained others to be salespersons for IMI. Three victims in this scheme lost a total of $2,700. The cases from the Northern District of Georgia and the Middle District of Pennsylvania were transferred to the Western District of Pennsylvania under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 20 and were consolidated for purposes of Disposition ("the Pennsylvania charges").
At the time the Pennsylvania charges were filed, Holifield was serving a 21-month sentence for another wire fraud scheme in which he posed as an Internal Revenue Service agent during February 1993. That charge was filed in the District of Colorado, and Holifield pled guilty in August 1993.
As we have noted, Holifield later pled guilty to five counts of wire fraud in the Western District of Pennsylvania. The guideline range for each count was 15-21 months imprisonment. He was sentenced to 15 months on each count, each to run concurrently and also concurrently with the remaining time on the Colorado sentence, which was four months.
The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3231 (1988). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988). Our review of the construction of the Sentencing Guidelines is plenary. United States v. Nottingham, 898 F.2d 390, 392 (3d Cir. 1990).
Under 18 U.S.C. § 3584 (1988), a sentencing court is permitted to order a defendant's sentence to run either concurrently or consecutively to another sentence imposed at the same time or to an earlier, undischarged term of imprisonment. That discretion is subject to § 5G1.3 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which was promulgated in response to the statutory duty imposed upon the Sentencing Commission to include in the guidelines "a determination whether multiple sentences to terms of imprisonment should be ordered to run concurrently or consecutively." 28 U.S.C. § 994(a)(1)(D) (1988).
The government and Holifield apparently agree that § 5G1.3(c) governs this dispute.*fn1 Subsection (c) provides that "the sentence for the instant offense shall be imposed to run consecutively to the prior undischarged term of imprisonment to the extent necessary to achieve a reasonable incremental punishment for the instant offense." U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3(c) (Policy Statement) (emphasis added).*fn2 The Commentary's Application Note to subsection (c) states that a consecutive sentence is not required when reasonable incremental punishment can be achieved through the use of a concurrent sentence. The note then explains what is meant by "reasonable incremental punishment":
To the extent practicable, the court should consider a reasonable incremental penalty to be a sentence for the instant offense that results in a combined sentence of imprisonment that approximates the total punishment that would have been imposed under § 5G1.2 (Sentencing on Multiple Counts of Conviction) had all of the offenses been federal offenses for which sentences were being imposed at the same time.
Id. § 5G1.3 (Commentary).*fn3
Holifield argued, and the district court apparently agreed, that had the sentences on the Pennsylvania and Colorado charges been imposed at the same time, the maximum sentence he could have received would have been 24 months. At the time Holifield was sentenced on the Pennsylvania charges, he had served 17 of the 21 months on the Colorado offense. Thus he argued that § 5G1.3 required that his sentence on the Pennsylvania charges run no more than seven months and concurrently with his undischarged sentence, or three months and consecutively to the remaining four months of his undischarged sentence. In either case, Holifield contended that § 5G1.3 required that he serve no more total time than he would have served had he been sentenced on all the offenses at the same time (24 months). In addition, Holifield argued that any sentence resulting in a greater total punishment was an upward departure from the guidelines and required prior notice in accordance with Burns v. United States, 501 U.S. 129, 138-39, 115 L. Ed. 2d 123, 111 S. Ct. 2182 (1991). As we have noted, the district court disagreed and Holifield raises the same issues on appeal.
The government responds that Congress intended to vest district court Judges with discretion to run sentences concurrently or consecutively. Although the government concedes § 5G1.3 must be considered by the district court, it claims that a strict application of that section's methodology is not necessary.
Section 5G1.3 provides guidance in determining whether to run a sentence concurrently or consecutively. While it appears to permit a downward departure from the applicable guideline range to meet its objectives, it does not create a sentencing scheme in itself nor does it require a downward departure. The Commentary to § 5G1.3 states:
Additionally, this methodology does not, itself, require the court to depart from the guideline range established for the instant federal offense. Rather, this methodology is meant to assist the court in determining the appropriate sentence (e.g., the appropriate point within the applicable guideline range, whether to order the sentence to run concurrently or consecutively to the undischarged term of imprisonment, or whether a departure is warranted).
U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3 (Commentary) (emphasis added).
As the final clause in this part of the Commentary suggests, sentencing Holifield to less than 15 months to meet the general objectives of § 5G1.3 would have been a departure from the guideline range. And although § 5G1.3 would permit a departure, the Commentary clearly states that the methodology "does not, itself, require the court to depart."*fn4
This is also evident in one of the illustrations provided by the Sentencing Commission. In fact, although the figures are different, the illustration discusses a sentencing situation similar to the one the district court faced here:
The applicable guideline range for the instant federal offense is 24-30 months. The court determines that a total punishment of 36 months' imprisonment would appropriately reflect the instant federal offense and the offense resulting in the undischarged term of imprisonment. The undischarged term of imprisonment is an indeterminate sentence with a 60-month maximum. At the time of sentencing on the instant federal offense, the defendant has served 22 months on the undischarged term of imprisonment. In this case, a sentence of 24 months to be served concurrently with the remainder of the undischarged term of imprisonment would be the lowest sentence imposable without departure for the instant federal offense.
Id. § 5G1.3 (Illustration D).
With no departure from the guidelines, the defendant in the illustration would serve a total of 46 months, even though a total of 36 months would appropriately reflect the two offenses. While departure may be justified in such a circumstance, we believe that if departure was required, the Sentencing Commission clearly would have said so.*fn5
The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reached the same Conclusion in a remarkably similar case. In United States v. Wiley-Dunaway, 40 F.3d 67 (4th Cir. 1994), the defendant embezzled $54,883 in West Virginia before her actions were discovered. She fled to the Virgin Islands, where under an assumed name she embezzled another $52,279. She pled guilty in the Virgin Islands district court and received a 21-month sentence.*fn6
After she was sentenced, the defendant was indicted for her West Virginia crimes. She pled guilty in federal court in West Virginia and received a 15-month sentence to run consecutive to the Virgin Islands federal sentence, which had less than three months remaining. The district court, in sentencing, did not address § 5G1.3.
On appeal, the Fourth Circuit followed the methodology of § 5G1.3(c). The court noted that the sentencing range for the instant offense was 12 to 18 months, and the defendant argued the maximum she could have received for the combined offenses was 24 months. Subtracting the 21-month sentence she had received for the Virgin Islands federal offense, the defendant contended she could only receive a 3-month "reasonable incremental punishment" for the instant offense. The Fourth Circuit rejected the claim, holding that:
The minimum range for the instant West Virginia offense is 12 months. Accordingly, the minimum sentence to which Wiley-Dunaway could have been sentenced under these assumptions, without a downward departure, is a 12-month sentence to run concurrently with the remainder of the term imposed by the District of the Virgin Islands, and consecutively thereafter.
Id. at 71. The court remanded the case to the district court, but only because it had not considered § 5G1.3 at the time of sentencing. Id. at 71-72.
It is important to note the methodology of § 5G1.3 vests discretion in the trial Judge. It does not require a departure from the guideline range for the instant offense. Thus, when a defendant has been in custody for a substantial amount of time and the sentencing Judge chooses not to depart, his total time served may be greater than it would have been had he been sentenced for all his crimes at once. In a letter, John Steer, General Counsel to the United States Sentencing Commission, indicated that a downward departure may be desirable when the increase is simply because of a delay in the defendant's trial or sentencing. See Letter from John Steer, General Counsel, United States Sentencing Commission, to Tony Garoppolo, Deputy Chief U.S. Probation Officer 8-9 (January 6, 1994). Yet, as the Fourth Circuit noted, "While that position has merit, it does not dictate the result or require a downward departure . . . ." Wiley-Dunaway, 40 F.3d at 71.
In this case, the sentencing court adhered to the methodology prescribed by § 5G1.3. Discussion of the application of § 5G1.3 spans fifty pages of the transcript of the sentencing hearing, as the court and prosecution and defense counsel proceeded step-by-step through the requirements of the guideline. See App. at 95-145. The court determined that § 5G1.3(c) applied to this case, not § 5G1.3(b), as defense counsel claimed. Id. at 112, 114. The court also accepted the government's position that the instant offenses required a sentence range of 15 to 21 months. Id. at 95. The government and defense then agreed the defendant had only four months remaining on his sentence for the Colorado offense. Id. at 97-99, 113-114. The parties noted it was uncertain whether, by combining the instant offenses with the Colorado offense, the total sentence would have been a maximum of 21 or 24 months. Id. at 107, 115, 124, 142.
After those calculations, the court sentenced the defendant to 15 months on each count, to be served concurrently with each other and concurrently with the undischarged sentence on the Colorado charge. Although the court did not resolve the issue of whether 21 or 24 months was the proper combined maximum sentence, such a precise determination was unnecessary, given that the minimum sentence of 15 months on the instant offenses, coupled with the 17-month sentence already served, would surpass either the 21- or 24-month combined sentence. The court noted its 15-month concurrent sentence was "the lowest possible sentence [the defendant] could have received under subsection C [of § 5G1.3]. The Court could have gone no lower except had I departed and, in fact, I see no circumstances that would have warranted departure nor have any been set forth." Id. at 150-51.
We are satisfied that the district court fully followed the procedures suggested by § 5G1.3(c). Although the defendant did not receive a "combined sentence of imprisonment that approximates the total punishment that would have been imposed under § 5G1.2," such a sentence could not have been imposed here without a departure from the guidelines. As we have noted, such a departure is not required under § 5G1.3. See Discussion part III.A; § 5G1.3 (Commentary).
Furthermore, the government points out that this case demonstrates the wisdom of leaving discretion in the hands of the district court. When Holifield pled guilty to the Colorado charge in August 1993, he chose not to disclose his illegal conduct from 1989 to 1992. Had Holifield come forward with that information in Colorado, he could have had all the offenses combined. Thus in this case, the increased total punishment is directly a result of a delay in the discovery of the offenses, a factor entirely in the control of the defendant.
Although we find the district court followed the § 5G1.3(c) methodology, we would reach the same result here even if the district court had considered but rejected application of that methodology. As we have stated, the commentary to § 5G1.3 provides: "To the extent practicable, the court should consider a reasonable incremental penalty to be a sentence for the instant offense that results in a combined sentence of imprisonment that approximates the total punishment that would have been imposed under § 5G1.2 . . . ." (emphasis added).
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has noted the "should consider" language of the commentary "falls somewhere between the 'may consider' language in the 1989 amendment and the 'shall impose' mandate of the 1991 version." United States v. Redman, 35 F.3d 437, 440-41 (9th Cir. 1994), cert. denied, 130 L. Ed. 2d 802, 115 S. Ct. 922 (1995). The Ninth Circuit concluded this language means that a district court "may decline to impose the sentence suggested by the commentary's methodology, if it has a good reason for doing so." Id. at 441.
The court must attempt to calculate the reasonable incremental punishment that would be imposed under the commentary methodology. If that calculation is not possible or if the court finds that there is a reason not to impose the suggested penalty, it may use another method to determine what sentence it will impose. The court must, however, state its reasons for abandoning the commentary methodology in such a way as to allow us to see that it has considered the methodology.
Id. We agree with this analysis and join the majority of circuits that have addressed this question in concluding that although the district court must calculate the "reasonable incremental punishment" according to the methodology, it need not impose that penalty.*fn7 Instead, the court may employ a different method in determining the sentence as long as it indicates its reasons for not employing the commentary methodology.
In this case, the district court went through the methodology step-by-step with government and defense counsel before imposing its sentence. Furthermore, the court listed several factors that warranted a more severe sentence. The court noted the defendant's prior offense "had not been fully taken into account" in determining the offense level for the instant convictions. App. at 151-52. Furthermore, the court stated most of the victims were elderly and the financial hardship the defendant caused was probably "irremediable." Id. at 152-53. Finally, the court noted the defendant's conduct was "parasitic and outrageous" and he had not shown any remorse for his actions. Id. Thus, although the district court properly followed the § 5G1.3 methodology, we believe it also listed more than sufficient reasons for departing from that methodology if it had chosen to do so.
We hold that the sentencing court properly applied the methodology of § 5G1.3, and was within its discretion when it chose not to depart from the guideline range of sentencing. Furthermore, we conclude that the sentencing court is not bound to follow that methodology as long as it indicates the rationale for its decision. For the foregoing reasons, we will affirm the judgment of conviction and sentence of the district court.
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- Brown beef and onion in frypan and drain off fat.
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- Stir and simmer gently for 5 minutes, do not boil.
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WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has said that the rise of the self-styled Islamic State (IS) group was an unintended outcome of the US invasion of Iraq, ordered by his predecessor George W. Bush in 2003.
The IS was a direct outgrowth of Al Qaeda in Iraq that "grew out of our invasion". He described it as an example of "unintended consequences". "Which is why we should generally aim before we shoot," he warned.
President Obama explained that instead of following his predecessor, he was building a coalition of 60 nations, which he was "confident" would slowly push back IS out of Iraq.
This marks the first time a US president has acknowledged a link between the rise of extremism in the Middle East and the US invasion of Iraq.
The president's Republican opponents, however, argue that Mr Obama caused the rise of extremism in the region by withdrawing US troops from Iraq in 2011. The rapid withdrawal created space for groups like the IS to grow, they claim.
They also blame the Shia-dominated central government of Iraq for creating the present situation by refusing to bring the country's Sunni minority into the governing process.
President Obama referred to this issue as well, saying that the fundamental problem in the Middle East today was that of "millions of young disaffected Sunnis" who had been handed a religious basis to channel their frustration.
The best way to deal with them was to provide them with the opportunity to acquire education and professional skills to build a better life, he said.
"We can't keep on thinking about counter-terrorism and security as entirely separate from diplomacy, development, education — all these things that are considered soft, but in fact are vital to our national security," said the president.
Addressing his opponents in the Republican-dominated Congress who accuse him of wasting billions of dollars on implementing his foreign policies, Mr Obama said: "We do not fund those."
The Obama administration has asked Congress to approve $50 billion in fiscal 2016 for implementing its foreign policies. Out of this amount, about $3.5bn would be dedicated to counter the IS and boost humanitarian assistance.
In the interview, President Obama also underlined another issue, the Middle East's unresolved disputes. He warned that unless there was a political solution to the internal strife affecting the region, the threat of extremism would persist.
Responding to a question, Mr Obama criticised Republican lawmakers for sending a letter to Iranian leaders last week.
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said in a July 15 statement that it was joining Bechtel BNI and Los Alamos National Laboratory in a program aimed at training a new class of cyber defense professionals. Bechtel co-manages both labs with the University of California and other partners.
Bechtel announced the program, which includes multiyear positions for early-career professionals in cybersecurity fields, on July 14. The organizations will recruit and cultivate cybersecurity experts who can gain experience in national security and private-sector environments.
According to Lawrence Livermore, program recruits will initially be evenly distributed across the three institutions. After a year of local training, participants will rotate to the other institutions before returning to the hiring organization as a full-time employee. The first two years of the program is being funded by Bechtel.
"Cyber threats pose a danger to the government and the private sector. Bechtel protects assets in both areas and can uniquely join forces with two national laboratories," Craig Albert, president of Bechtel's government services business unit, said in the company's statement. "When you combine the resources and expertise of our three organizations, you have a program that will make significant contributions across a broad spectrum of cybersecurity areas."
Lawrence Livermore said the rotational program helps meet the demand for qualified cyber defenders by training new recruits at an accelerated pace through exposure to various corporate environments in a relatively short period of time.
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About 20% of patients who have taken an antidepressant for at least six weeks will develop what is known as discontinuation syndrome if they abruptly stop taking their antidepressant.

Discontinuation syndrome includes the following symptoms such as fatigue, nausea, muscle pain, insomnia, anxiety, agitation, dizziness, blurred vision, irritability, tingling sensations, vivid dreams, sweating or electric shock sensations.

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Jenna fondly remembers the secret cervix.
Well, it looks like another intruder made it "through the bushes" at the White House. Gee Dubya's daughter Jenna appeared on Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live, and she tells a saucy tale of rooftop delight during her term as 1st kid.
As per the fun of the show, randoms get to call in and ask whatever they want. One caller asked if she ever had sex in the White House, and if so, where? At first Jenna demurs by saying "a lady never talks," which is girl shorthand for "in every room and every position."
Co-guest Rachael Ray is ready to congratulate Jenna on her prompt evasiveness, but Jenna interrupts with lurid details of being a 19-year-old dating her now husband, and that "maybe there was a little hanky-panky, maybe there was a kiss on the roof."
So, typical of all admissions by politicians being only the tip of the iceberg, she probably totally did it on the roof of the White House.
Jenna also cites not having sex in the Lincoln Bedroom as a "missed opportunity."
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This application claims priority from GB Application Number 0524998.2 filed on Dec. 8, 2005.
This invention relates to a steerable drilling system for use in the formation of a borehole, for example for subsequent use in the extraction of hydrocarbons. It also relates to a control arrangement suitable for use therein.
In one known form of steerable drilling system, a motor is connected to and carried by a drill string, the motor being designed such that an output shaft thereof is angled to the axis of the associated end part of the drill string. A drill bit is connected to the motor so as to be driven for rotation thereby.
Progressive cavity pumps or motors, also referred to as a progressing cavity pumps or motors, typically include a power section consisting of a rotor with a profiled helical outer surface disposed within a stator with a profiled helical inner surface. The rotor and stator of a progressive cavity apparatus operate according to the Moineau principle, originally disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 1,892,217.
In use as a pump, relative rotation is provided between the stator and rotor by any means known in the art, and a portion of the profiled helical outer surface of the rotor engages the profiled helical inner surface of the stator to form a sealed chamber or cavity. As the rotor turns eccentrically within the stator, the cavity progresses axially to move any fluid present in the cavity.
In use as a motor, a fluid source is provided to the cavities formed between the rotor and stator. The pressure of the fluid causes the cavity to progress and a relative rotation between the stator and rotor. In this manner fluidic energy can be converted into mechanical energy.
As progressive cavity pumps or motors rely on a seal between the stator and rotor surfaces, one of or both of these surfaces preferably includes a resilient or dimensionally forgiving material. Typically, the resilient material has been a relatively thin layer of elastomer disposed in the interior surface of the stator. A stator with a thin elastomeric layer is typically referred to as thin wall or even wall design.
An elastomeric lined stator with a uniform or even thickness elastomeric layer has previously been disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,084,631 on "Helical Gear Pump with Stator Compression". The prior art has evolved around the principle of injecting an elastomer into a relatively narrow void between a stator body with a profiled helical bore and a core, or mandrel, with a profiled helical outer surface. The core is then removed after curing of the elastomer and the remaining assembly forms the elastomeric lined stator. The elastomer layer is essentially the last component formed.
The stator bodies mentioned above have a pre-formed profiled helical bore. The profiled helical bore is generally manufactured by methods such as rolling, swaging, or spray forming, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,543,132 on "Methods of Making Mud Motors", incorporated by reference herein. Similarly, a profiled helical bore can be formed by metal extrusion, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,568,076 on "Internally Profiled Stator Tube", incorporated by reference herein. Further, various hot or cold metal forming techniques, such as pilgering, flow forming, or hydraulic forming, as described in P.C.T. Pub. No. WO 2004/036043 A1 on "Stators of a Moineau-Pump", incorporated by reference herein, can be used to form a stator body with a profiled helical bore.
A stator body can also be formed by creating a profited helical bore in relatively thin metal tubing. This formed metal tube can then be used as the stator body by itself, with an injected inner elastomeric layer, or the formed metal tube can be inserted inside into a second body with a longitudinal bore to form the stator body. A stator body with a profiled helical bore can also be formed through other process such as sintering or hot isostatic pressing of powdered materials, for example, a metal, or the profiled helical bore can be machined directly into a body.
In use, the motor is driven to rotate the bit, and a load is applied to the bit. As a result, the bit scrapes, abrades or gouges material from the formation being drilled. Where it is required to drill straight ahead, the drill string is rotated so that the direction in which the drill bit is pointed constantly changes, precessing around the desired drilling direction. To form a curve in the borehole, rotation of the drill string is halted with the motor orientated such that the drill bit tool face is directed in the desired direction.
Stopping rotation of the drill bit in this manner is undesirable as there is the risk of differential sticking, particularly in depleted zones. Further, continued drilling with the drill string non-rotating requires the drill string to slide within the borehole, reducing the weight-on-bit load which can be applied to the bit and thus slowing drilling.
Further disadvantages with this type of system are that stopping the drill string with the bit pointing in the desired direction is difficult, and that once this has been achieved, operation of the motor results in the application of a reactive force which can result in the motor shifting to an angular position in which the bit is no longer pointing in the desired direction. Time must then be spent adjusting the angular position of the drill string to move the motor back to the desired orientation.
It is an object of the invention to provide a drilling system in which these disadvantages are of reduced effect.
According to the present invention there is provided a steerable drilling system comprising a drill string carrying a bent housing, the bent housing containing or having associated therewith a motor arranged to drive a drive shaft angled to an axis of part of the drill string adjacent the bent housing, and means permitting relative rotation between the drill string and the bent housing.
The means permitting relative rotation could comprise, for example, an orientating motor carried by either the drill string or the bent housing, the orientating motor having a drive shaft connected to the other of the drill string and the bent housing. By operating the orientating motor to drive the bent housing relative to the drill string at the same speed of rotation as the drill string but in the reverse direction, the bent housing can be held against rotation in a desired orientation whilst rotation of the drill string continues. Another possibility is for the orientating motor to be located in a separate housing located between the drill string and the bent housing.
Alternatively, a releasable latch arrangement may be provided so as to allow the drill string to rotate, the orientating motor having anchors associated therewith to allow it to be anchored against rotation and to be operable to drive the bent housing to the desired orientation. A further possibility is to omit the orientating motor, instead using the rotation of the drill string to orientate the bent housing, and using an anchor arrangement to resist rotation of the bent housing when the desired orientation is achieved, a latch being released to allow rotation of the drill string to continue.
Where an orientating motor is provided, the motor may comprise a mud or drilling fluid driven motor, for example a Moineau motor, and a control valve arrangement may be provided to control the supply of fluid to the motor. The control valve arrangement may control the supply of fluid to both ends of the motor and thereby control its direction of rotation. The control valve arrangement may comprise a rotary valve including one plate component rotatable with the rotor of the motor, and another plate component the angular position of which is controlled by a control unit, for example by connecting the said component to a roll stabilised platform. Alternatively, the valve arrangement may comprise, for example, a pair of bistable valves, each controlling the supply of fluid to a respective end of the motor.
The invention also relates to a control arrangement comprising a motor including a rotor, and a control valve arrangement controlling the supply of fluid to the motor. The control valve arrangement may be of the form described above.
The invention will further be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
The steerable drilling system illustrated, diagrammatically, in
An orientating motor 22 is carried by the end of the drill string 10 adjacent the bent housing 12, the orientating motor 22 having an output shaft 24 connected to the bent housing 12 such that the orientating motor 22 controls the angular position of the bent housing 12 relative to the drill string 10.
In use, the drill string 10 is rotated in a conventional manner and a load is applied thereto to apply a weight-on-bit load to the bit 20. The bit drive motor located within the bent housing 12 is operated to rotate the drive shaft 14, and hence bit 20, for rotation about the axis 16. The combination of the applied weight-on-bit load and the rotation of the bit 20 causes the bit to gouge, abrade or scrape material away from the formation in which the borehole is being formed. The material removed in this manner is carried away from the bit by drilling fluid in the conventional manner.
When it is desired to steer the steerable system so as to form a curve in the borehole being formed, the orientating motor 22 is operated to drive the drive shaft 24 thereof in the reverse direction relative to the direction of rotation of the drill string, but at the same speed thereas, with the result that the bent housing 12 remains non-rotating in space whilst rotation of the drill string 10 continues as normal. The operation of the orientating motor 22 is such that the bent housing 12 is held non-rotating in space with the axis 16 directed such that the bit tool face is at the desired angle. The application of the weight-on-bit load and rotation of the bit 20 continue with the result that the borehole extends in the desired direction. Slight increases or decreases in the operating speed of the orientating motor 22 can be used to achieve small adjustments to the drilling direction, for example to correct for the motor 22 moving away from its desired position.
If it is desired to extend the borehole substantially straight ahead, then the orientating motor 22 is switched off with the result that the bent housing 12 rotates with the drill string 10. Consequently, the direction in which the drill bit 20 is pointed continuously changes, precessing around the desired drilling direction, with. the net result that the borehole is extended substantially straight ahead as desired.
It will be appreciated that although, in
Both of these arrangements have the advantage that the drill string 10 can be rotated continuously in both of the described drilling modes.
When it is desired to form a curve in the borehole, the latch arrangement 28 is disengaged to allow the drill string 10 to continue to rotate whilst the housing 26 is held against rotation by the anchor arrangement 30. Once anchored against rotation by the anchor arrangement 30, the orientating motor 22 is driven to rotate the bent housing 12 to the desired orientation and to hold the bent housing 12 in that orientation. Operation of the bit drive motor to drive the drive shaft 14 in combination with the application of a weight-on-bit load from the drill string 10 causes the borehole to be extended in the desired direction.
It will be appreciated that if, during the operation of the motor, slight angular movement of the bent housing 12 occurs so that the bit 20 is no longer pointed in the desired orientation, operation of the orientating motor 22 can be used to return the bent housing 12 to the desired orientation.
In this arrangement, when straight ahead drilling is required, the latch arrangement 28 is engaged and the anchor arrangement 30 disengaged with the result that the bent housing 12 rotates with the drill string 10. The tool face direction in which the bit 20 is pointing thus continuously changes, and rotation of the drill bit 20 by the bit drive motor located within the bent housing 12 in combination with the weight-on-bit load applied thereto results in the borehole being extended in a generally forward direction.
When it is desired to form a curve or dog-leg in the borehole being drilled, the drill string 10 is stopped, temporarily, and the latch arrangement 28 disengaged. The orientating motor 22 is then driven to adjust the orientation of the bent housing 12 relative to the drill string 10 until it is determined that the desired tool face direction has been attained. Once the desired angular position has been reached, the anchor arrangement 30 is engaged to hold the bent housing 12 in this orientation. The latch arrangement 28 remains disengaged and rotation of the drill string 10 can recommence with the bent housing 12 being held in the desired angular orientation by means of the anchor arrangement 30. It will be appreciated that the continued application of the weight-on-bit load in combination with the rotation of the drill bit 20 causes the borehole to be extended in the desired direction.
In this arrangement, in the event that angular movement of the bent housing 12 occurs, for example due to the reactive torque of the drill bit drive motor, then rotation of the drill string 10 will need to stop and the orientating motor 22 operated to move the bent housing 12 back to the desired orientation. Clearly, the effectiveness of the anchor arrangement 30 is of great significance, in this arrangement, to the efficiency with which the system can operate.
In any of the arrangements described hereinbefore in which an orientating motor 22 is provided, for example in the form of a downhole drilling fluid or mud powered motor, although the output of the motor may, in some circumstances, be used directly to control the orientation of the bent housing relative to the drill string, the invention also encompasses arrangements in which a gear box or other transmission system is incorporated.
In this arrangement, in the event that the bent housing 12 moves out of its desired angular orientation, then the anchor 30 will need to be disengaged and the latch arrangement 28 re-engaged, and the drill string 10 rotated to return the bent housing 12 to the desired angular orientation at which point the anchor 30 can be re-engaged and the latch arrangement 28 disengaged and drilling continue.
In any of the arrangements described hereinbefore incorporating an orientating motor 22, the motor could take the form of a DC or AC operated electrical motor and associated gear box, a drilling fluid or mud operated motor arrangement, a turbine gear box and associated brake arrangement a pendulous weight controlling a rotary valve, or a bistable actuator used to port mud into a relatively small drilling fluid or mud operated motor. However, it will be appreciated that other types of motor could also be used. Control over the operation of the arrangement requires input signals representative of current tool face direction and this information could be derived from a tool face measurement system provided in the bent housing 12, or in the orientating motor 22 itself, means to allow sensing of the relative position between the orientating motor 22 and bent housing 12 being provided where appropriate, or in the drill string 10, means being provided to allow sensing of the position of the bent housing 12 relative to the drill string 10.
In addition to requiring information representative of the current tool face direction, a data transmission system may be required to transmit data representative of the desired drilling direction to the downhole located instrumentation and/or to transmit signals in the reverse direction. This information could be transmitted by appropriate modulation of the rate at which drilling fluid is supplied. Alternatively, it may be possible to transmit this information in the drill string by varying the speed of rotation thereof or by varying the pressure at which drilling fluid is supplied and using appropriate pressure sensors. The transmission of signals to the surface could be achieved using a measurement while drilling pulse arrangement or other mud pulse telemetry system.
Obviously, if electrical or electronic components are used downhole, then a suitable power source must be provided. This could take the form of a battery or other charge storage device. Alternatively, a turbine and associated alternator could be provided to generate electricity from the supply of drilling fluid (as described hereinbefore). A further possibility is to provide a deformable piezo-electric device to generate electricity.
The releasable latch arrangements 28 described hereinbefore could take a wide range of forms. For example they could take the form of two engageable friction surfaces. Alternatively, electro dynamic braking of a servo motor could be used to provide the latching force. A further possibility is to use hydraulic locking of a PDM servo motor or an oil displacement coupling to provide the latching force. Another possibility is to use a magneto rheological fluid in combination with an appropriate control arrangement for this purpose.
The anchor arrangements 30 mentioned hereinbefore could also take a wide range of forms. For example relative rotation of the drill string 10 and housing 26 or bent housing 12 could be used to drive anchor ribs radially outwardly until they engage the formation in which the borehole is being formed. Preferably, such movement would be by means of a hydraulic drive. Alternatively, bit pressure activated pistons may be driven out to engage the formation material. In use it will be appreciated that some axial movement of the bent unit will occur as drilling progresses. The anchors conveniently accommodate such movement by slipping, axially, within the borehole. Although axial slipping can be used to accommodate such movement, it will be appreciated that the anchors must still resist angular movement of the bent housing so that no appreciable rotation thereof occurs. It will be appreciated that a wide range of other modifications and alterations are possible.
In arrangements including a drilling fluid or mud powered motor, for example of the general type illustrated in
In use, the control unit 46 holds the shaft 44 and first plate 42 in a desired geostationary angular position. If, in this position, the openings overlie one another, then the motor 52 will operate, the rotor 50 rotating until it reaches an angular position in which the openings no longer overlie one another. At this point, the motor 52 will stop. Should the motor be moved out of this desired position, for example by being dragged by the drill collar whilst the drill string continues to rotate, and the openings become aligned, then the motor will recommence operation to return to the desired position.
The valve may simply control the supply of fluid to one end of the motor, thus controlling whether the motor is operative and rotating in a first direction, or inoperative, relying upon friction and dragging to achieve reverse rotation. Alternatively, the valve may be operable to port fluid to either end of the motor to control the rotary direction of the motor.
The control unit may comprise a roll stabilised platform and associated sensors and controls.
It will be appreciated that, in all modes of operation, fluid will also flow past the orientating motor 50 to serve as a supply of fluid for the motor used to drive the drill bit and, typically, the drive motor for the drill bit will be significantly larger than the orientating motor.
This type of arrangement may be used, with appropriate modifications, in any of the motorised arrangements described hereinbefore.
Although the description herein uses the motor and associated control arrangement to adjust the orientation of a bent housing to achieve steerable drilling control, it will be appreciated that it could be used in a number of other applications. For example, it could be used to control the position of a collar attached to a milling tool used to cut a slot in a casing, thereby controlling the cutting direction. Alternatively, it could be used to control any other component which needs to be moved to a specific angular position relative to the formation, for example part of a rotary valve, a hole finding device, a perforating gun, a fishing tool, a whipstock or a formation sampling tool. Other applications including controlling the position of a component which needs to be isolated from the rotation of the drill string or collar in order to operate properly to control the position of a sensor platform or collar section to allow sensors provided hereon to take downhole measurements, for example to provide azimuthal control for a directional gamma sensor.
A number of other modifications and alterations are possible without departing from the scope of the invention.
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|Louis Moineau Rene Joseph
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|Jun 5, 2001
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|Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
|Method of making an internally profiled stator tube
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|Mar 17, 2015
|Antech Limited
|Directional well drilling
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|Mar 17, 2011
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|175/61, 175/73, 175/27
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Mar 22, 2007
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