Patent ID: 11933172
Assignee: XR LATERAL LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 12:
13. A method of drilling a wellbore comprising:
providing a directional drilling assembly on a drill string, wherein the directional drilling assembly comprises a power section, a transmission section, a bearing portion, a bit portion, and a bend located below the power section and above the bit portion, the directional drilling assembly having at least an asymmetrically shaped near bit positioner located proximal the bit portion and at least an asymmetrically shaped upper bit positioner located above the bend;
wherein the upper positioner has a shape that is axially asymmetric such that the shape of the upper positioner is asymmetric about an axis of rotation of the portion of the drill string, and wherein the near bit positioner has a shape that is axially asymmetric such that the shape of the near bit positioner is asymmetric about the axis of rotation of the portion of the drill string;
rotating the drill string about the axis of rotation in a rotary drill mode to drill a first section of a wellbore;
ceasing rotation of the drill string;
orienting the drill string such that the directional drilling assembly is oriented in a direction to drill the wellbore;
causing the power section to rotate the bit portion after orienting the drill string; and
drilling the wellbore in a slide mode using the directional drilling assembly.