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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002

Filed:

Oct. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:

Rex A. Dodd, Midland, TX (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 1/060 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 1/060 ;
Abstract

A drill bit sub attachable to a drilling string above the drill bit, the sub having an oscillation chamber with at least two radially and axially spaced, annular impingement surfaces interconnected by an inclined annular surface. The oscillation chamber is preferably coaxially aligned and in fluid communication with upper and tubular bores that each have diameters less than the diameter of the chamber. The oscillation chamber preferably has a diameter from about three to about five times the diameter of the upper tubular bore and a height between 1.6 and 5.6 times the diameter of the upper tubular bore. The diameter of the lower tubular bore is preferably about 1.3 times the diameter of the upper tubular bore.


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