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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2020
Frank's International Llc., Houston, TX (US);
Lee Morgan Smith, Anchorage, AK (US);
FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL LLC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A ruggedized bidirectional cutting system with an outer wear band having a first blade-free fitting section engaging within the drill string and a first cutting section integral with the first blade-free fitting section. The first cutting section has a plurality of blades, each blade with two cutting portions extending at defined cutting angles and a blade cutting portion extending at a third angle from the longitudinal axis different from the first and second angles. Each blade has cutting inserts. A plurality of flutes are formed between pairs of blades to stabilizes and protects bottom hole equipment while a wellbore completes directional drilling objectives.