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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kelley Leigh Plunkett, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Kevin Clark, Willis, TX (US);
Van Jordan Brackin, Spring, TX (US);
Chris Propes, Montgomery, TX (US);
Rob Arfele, Montgomery, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/62 (2006.01); E21B 10/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/62 (2013.01); E21B 10/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
A depth of cut control (DOCC) assembly includes a DOCC element positioned in a retainer pocket along a drill bit blade to limit a depth of cut of one or more fixed cutters. A retention member initially retains the DOCC element within the retainer pocket at a first exposure position. The retention member is configured to release the DOCC element downhole to allow one-way movement of the DOCC element to a second exposure position.