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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:
Mar. 17, 1981
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kenneth W Jones, Kingwood, TX (US);
Assignee:
Reed Tool Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; E21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
175 93 ; 175104 ; 175107 ;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for the rapid and efficient drilling of oil well and other types of bore holes through tough abrasive underground formations, which methods and apparatus utilize high drag intermittent contact and cooling techniques to provide good rates of penetration with low wear and heat deterioration on the drilling tools.