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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2024
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Schlumberger Middle East, S.a., Dubai, AE;
Gallyam Aidagulov, Dhahran, SA;
Devon Chikonga Gwaba, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Abbad Mustapha, Khobar, SA;
Khalid Mohammed M. Alruwaili, Dhahran, SA;
Murtadha J. Altammar, Riyadh, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A well tool for generating a notch in an open-hole wellbore, includes a tool body having a housing defining at least one slot and an interior volume. The tool body includes a cutting device disposed in the interior volume, configured to form a notch in a formation. The cutting device includes a shaft disposed in the interior volume of the housing having a first portion with a first exterior threads that extend around the first portion in a first direction, and a second portion having second exterior threads that extend around the second portion in a second direction opposite the first direction. The cutting device includes multiple blades configured to extend radially outward toward the formation through the slot or inward away from the formation and having a first blade extending from the first portion of the shaft and a second blade extending from a second portion of the shaft.