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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
John Morin, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Armin Kueck, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Oilfield LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/07 (2006.01); E21B 10/42 (2006.01); E21B 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/1078 (2013.01); E21B 10/42 (2013.01); E21B 17/07 (2013.01); E21B 17/076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A viscous dampening component is provided for use with a drill bit. The viscous dampening component may include an inertial mass ring configured to surround a shank of a drill bit, a cover configured to surround the inertial mass ring and the shank to position and maintain the inertial mass ring on the shank, and a viscous fluid disposed between the inertial mass ring and the shank. When the inertial mass ring rotates relative to the shank of the drill bit, energy is dissipated within the viscous fluid.