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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Francis E. Leany, Salem, UT (US);
Joe Fox, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Tyson J. Wilde, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Francis E. Leany, Salem, UT (US);
Joe Fox, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Tyson J. Wilde, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A drill bit has an axis of rotation and a working face with a plurality of blades extending outwardly from a bit body. The blades form, in part, an inverted conical region, and a plurality of cutters with a cutting surface is arrayed along the blades. A jack element is coaxial with the axis of rotation and extends within the inverted conical region within a range defined by the cutting surface of at least one cutter.