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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
May. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Ashley Bernard Johnson, Milton, GB;
Michael Charles Sheppard, Hadstock, GB;
Geoff Downton, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ashley Bernard Johnson, Milton, GB;
Michael Charles Sheppard, Hadstock, GB;
Geoff Downton, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present specification describes a drill bit for drilling a cavity. The drill bit may include a chassis, a plurality of gauge pad sets, and at least one gauge pad structure. The chassis may be configured to rotate about an axis. The plurality of gauge pad sets may each include at least one gauge pad. The at least one gauge pad structure may moveably couple at least one of the gauge pads of at least one of the plurality of gauge pad sets with the chassis.