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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2021
Tuan Nguyen, Pearland, TX (US);
Charles Meador, Cypress, TX (US);
Tuan Nguyen, Pearland, TX (US);
Charles Meador, Cypress, TX (US);
BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A section mill including a housing, a cutter pivotally connected to the housing, a drive piston operably connected to the cutter to radially expand or retract the cutter depending upon longitudinal position of the drive piston relative to the housing, and a limit configuration in operable contact with the drive piston to limit drive piston stroke responsive to hydraulic pressure on the drive piston. A method for cutting casing including determining condition of a structure radially outward of a casing to be cut, selecting an amount of expansion of a cutter based upon the determining, and cutting the casing. A borehole system including a borehole in a subsurface formation, a string in the borehole, and a section mill as in any prior embodiment disposed in the borehole.