Directional drilling assembly

- XR Lateral, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a directional drilling assembly showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 1.

The broken lines in the drawings illustrate portions of the directional drilling assembly that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a directional drilling assembly, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D877780
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 8, 2017
Date of Patent: Mar 10, 2020
Assignee: XR Lateral, LLC (Houston, TX)
Inventors: Edward C. Spatz (San Marcos, TX), Michael R. Reese (Houston, TX), David P. Miess (Spring, TX), Gregory Prevost (Spring, TX)
Primary Examiner: Mark A Goodwin
Application Number: 29/616,776