Method and device for rotary well drilling

摘要

The invention concerns a method which includes the steps of: introducing into a pre-drilled portion of a well (16) a drilling system containing a drilling bit (11) assembled with tubular lining elements (15), an element for measuring the inclination and azimuth direction of the pre-drilled part of the well, an element for rotary friction (26, 27) against the wall of the pre-drilled part and an element capable of modifying the friction coefficient of the friction element against the wall; measuring the azimuth direction of the pre-drilled part of the well (16); and varying the friction coefficient of the friction element (26, 27) sufficiently to influence the azimuth direction of the next well portion to be drilled.