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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2023
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Jon David Schroder, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Gregory L. Ricks, Spring, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A rotatable cutting element includes a stationary portion defining a cavity with an inner wall, the inner wall extending at an angle radially away from a longitudinal axis of the stationary portion and defining a retaining region. The rotatable cutting element further includes a rotatable portion having one end thereof disposed in the cavity of the stationary portion and structure for engaging a subterranean formation at an opposing end. The rotatable cutting element also includes a retaining element extending between the rotatable portion and the stationary portion, the retaining element extending into the retaining region defined by the inner wall of the stationary portion.