Patent ID: 8727036

Claim:
A system for controlling a drilling system configured for drilling a borehole in an earth formation, comprising: the drilling system, wherein the drilling system comprises a drill-string coupled with a bottomhole assembly, and the bottomhole assembly comprises a drill bit that defines a cutting silhouette having a central point; and an interaction element coupled with the drilling system, wherein the interaction element comprises a cylinder having a rigid wall disposed around the bottomhole assembly and configured to remain geostationary with respect to the borehole during the drilling, wherein the rigid wall has an outer-surface that defines a profile around the bottomhole assembly; wherein the profile defines a first peripheral section disposed within the cutting silhouette and a second peripheral section opposing the first peripheral section, wherein a first distance between the cutting silhouette central point and the first peripheral section is different from a second distance between the cutting silhouette central point and the second peripheral section and said difference between the first and second distances is within a range from about 0.5 mm to about 20 mm.