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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 23, 2020
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Ahmad A. Amoudi, Dhahran, SA;

Ossama R. Sehsah, Dhahran, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/28 (2006.01); E21B 4/02 (2006.01); E21B 10/26 (2006.01); E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 23/00 (2006.01); E21B 34/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/28 (2013.01); E21B 4/02 (2013.01); E21B 10/26 (2013.01); E21B 21/08 (2013.01); E21B 23/004 (2013.01); E21B 34/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drilling assembly includes a drill string configured to be disposed within a wellbore. The drilling assembly also includes a sub fluidically coupled to the drill string. The sub includes a mandrel fixed to the drill string and defines an external helically undulated surface and a bore configured to flow drilling fluid received from the drill string. The sub includes a sleeve rotationally coupled to and disposed outside the mandrel. The sleeve has an internal helically undulated surface corresponding with the external helically undulated surface of the mandrel to form, with the mandrel, a progressive cavity. The progressive cavity receives fluid from the bore of the mandrel to rotate the sleeve as the drilling fluid flows along the cavity. The sub also includes a valve configured to regulate a flow of the drilling fluid along the bore to direct fluid toward or away from the progressive cavity.


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