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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2007
Applicants:
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Christopher Durrand, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Paula Turner, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Daryl Wise, Provo, UT (US);
Inventors:
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Christopher Durrand, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Paula Turner, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Daryl Wise, Provo, UT (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/00 (2012.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a drill bit assembly has a body intermediate a shank and a working face. The working face has at least one cutting element. The drill bit also has a jack element with a distal end substantially protruding from the working face and at least one downhole material driven transducer in communication with the jack element.