Drill string with modular motor units

#1. Field of the Disclosure

#The subject disclosure relates to drilling turbines, and more particularly to an improved steerable drilling turbine having modular components.

#2. Background of the Related Art

#So that those having ordinary skill in the art to which the disclosed systems and methods appertain will more readily understand how to make and use the same, reference may be had to the drawings wherein:

#FIG. 1 is schematic representation of a turbine module in accordance with the subject technology; and

#FIG. 2 is schematic representation of another turbine module with a shroud in accordance with the subject technology.

#The present disclosure overcomes many of the prior art problems associated with downhole drill strings. The advantages, and other features of the systems and methods disclosed herein, will become more readily apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art from the following detailed description of certain preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with the drawings which set forth representative embodiments of the present invention and wherein like reference numerals identify similar structural elements.

#All relative descriptions herein such as trailing, leading, front, rear, left, right, up, and down are with reference to the Figures, and not meant in a limiting sense. Unless otherwise specified, the illustrated embodiments can be understood as providing exemplary features of varying detail of certain embodiments, and therefore, unless otherwise specified, features, components, modules, elements, and/or aspects of the illustrations can be otherwise combined, interconnected, sequenced, separated, interchanged, positioned, and/or rearranged without materially departing from the disclosed systems or methods. Additionally, the shapes and sizes of components are also exemplary and unless otherwise specified, can be altered without materially affecting or limiting the disclosed technology.

#Referring now to FIG. 1, a schematic representation of a portion of a turbine module 100 in accordance with the subject technology is shown. The turbine module 100 is for use in a downhole drill string 102. Power is generated by the turbine module 100 by a plurality of motor units 104. Although a single motor unit 104 is shown in FIG. 1 for simplicity, a plurality of motor units 104 are used in the drill string 102.