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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Madapusi K. Keshavan, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Russell J Steel, Salem, UT (US);
Cary A. Roth, Spring, TX (US);
Shelton W. Alsup, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Madapusi K. Keshavan, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Russell J Steel, Salem, UT (US);
Cary A. Roth, Spring, TX (US);
Shelton W. Alsup, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for applying a wear reducing material to a tool used in a wellbore operation that includes welding a hardfacing alloy to a surface of the tool, wherein the welding comprises friction stirring the alloy into the tool's surface is disclosed. Methods of welding a preformed sleeve or width of wear reducing material using friction stirring are also disclosed.