Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reamers for earth-boring applications having increased stability and related methods
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Application No.: US15983700Application Date: 2018-05-18
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Publication No.: US10597947B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Nathaniel R. Adams , Mitchell A. Rothe , Kendrick D. McGee , Mitchell F. Marks
- Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
- Current Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: TraskBritt
- Main IPC: E21B10/32
- IPC: E21B10/32 ; E21B12/00 ; E21B7/28

Abstract:
Reamer for earth-boring applications may include a body having a longitudinal axis and a blade carried by the body. The blade may include at least one cutting element located at a first radial distance from the longitudinal axis and a gage pad located at a second, smaller radial distance from the longitudinal axis. Methods of enlarging pilot holes in earth formations utilizing reamers may involve removing earth material from a sidewall of the pilot hole utilizing at least one cutting element located at a first radial distance from a longitudinal axis of a body of the reamer on a blade of a reamer. The reamer may be stabilized by placing a gage pad located on the blade in sliding contact with a portion of the sidewall of the pilot hole, the gage pad located at a second, smaller radial distance from the longitudinal axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190352972A1 REAMERS FOR EARTH-BORING APPLICATIONS HAVING INCREASED STABILITY AND RELATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2019-11-21
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