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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2009
Applicants:
Ajay V. Kulkarni, The Woodlands, TX (US);
David K. Luce, Splendora, TX (US);
John F. Bradford, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ajay V. Kulkarni, The Woodlands, TX (US);
David K. Luce, Splendora, TX (US);
John F. Bradford, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 7/08 (2006.01); E21B 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drill bit is provided that includes a force application device on a body of the drill bit. The force application device includes a force application member pivotally coupled to the drill bit and configured to extend from the drill bit body to apply force on a wellbore wall when the drill bit is used to drill a wellbore, and an actuator configured to actuate the force application member to apply force on a wellbore wall during drilling of the wellbore.