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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. 20, 1981
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henri Cholet, Le Pecq, FR;
Jean Boulet, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Institut Francais du Petrole, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175325 ; 175339 ; 308 / ;
Abstract
A stabilizer for a tool, such as a rotary drill bit, comprises at least two blades spaced radially about the axis of the tool. Two adjacent blades define a venturi-shaped free angular space for a flow of drilling fluid. The width of each of the blades increases over at least a first portion, measured from the lower end of the blade, of the height of each blade. The height of the first portion is at least equal to one half of the width of the lower end of the free angular space.