Patent attributes
A rotary steerable tool for directional drilling includes a tool body including an outer surface and a flowbore therethrough, a pad movably coupled to the tool body and alternately movable between an extended position and a retracted position, and a piston engageable with the pad to move the pad. The tool further includes a pressurized fluid supply flow path to provide fluid pressure to the piston for the piston to controllably move the pad to the extended position, and a dump valve in fluid communication with the pressurized fluid supply flow path to selectively vent fluid pressure to allow the pad to move from the extended position toward the retracted position.