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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Lawrence Lee, Harwicke, GB;
Andrei Plop, Lechlade, GB;
Inventors:
Lawrence Lee, Harwicke, GB;
Andrei Plop, Lechlade, GB;
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bearing arrangement comprises a first componentand a second component, bearingsbeing provided to support one of the first and second componentsfor rotation relative to the other of the first and second components, a radial clearancebeing provided between cylindrical surfaces of the first and second components, fluid being supplied through the radial clearanceto lubricate the bearings, wherein the cylindrical surface of at least one of the first and second componentsis shaped to define at least one pocket