Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Section mill and method for abandoning a wellbore
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Application No.: US17119857Application Date: 2020-12-11
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Publication No.: US11274514B2Publication Date: 2022-03-15
- Inventor: Richard J. Segura , Thomas F. Bailey , David J. Brunnert , Ram K. Bansal , Andrew Antoine
- Applicant: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Patterson + Sheridan, LLP
- Main IPC: E21B10/32
- IPC: E21B10/32 ; E21B29/00

Abstract:
A mill for use in a wellbore includes a tubular housing having a bore therethrough, a plurality of pockets formed in a wall thereof, and a blade disposed in each pocket. Each blade includes a body having a first side opposite a second side, wherein the first side faces in a direction of rotation of the mill. The blade also includes a blade portion disposed on the first side of the body, wherein the blade portion has a first cutting face stepped relative to a second cutting face. Each blade is movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein a portion of the first side and the second side protrude from the housing in the extended position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210095538A1 SECTION MILL AND METHOD FOR ABANDONING A WELLBORE Public/Granted day:2021-04-01
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