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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2011
Alejandro Flores, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Aaron J. Dick, Houston, TX (US);
Chih Lin, Spring, TX (US);
John F. Bradford, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Louise F. Van Staden, Gauteng, ZA;
Gregory B. Swanepoel, Gauteng, ZA;
Clement D. Van Der Riet, Spring, TX (US);
Siu-wah Wai, Bradbury, AU;
Dragan Vukovic, Johannesburg, ZA;
Klaus Tank, Johannesburg, ZA;
Alejandro Flores, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Aaron J. Dick, Houston, TX (US);
Chih Lin, Spring, TX (US);
John F. Bradford, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Louise F. van Staden, Gauteng, ZA;
Gregory B. Swanepoel, Gauteng, ZA;
Clement D. van der Riet, Spring, TX (US);
Siu-Wah Wai, Bradbury, AU;
Dragan Vukovic, Johannesburg, ZA;
Klaus Tank, Johannesburg, ZA;
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Bearings for downhole tools including a first bearing member and a second bearing member, at least one of the first and second bearing members having a channel formed therein. Methods of cooling bearings of downhole tools comprise flowing a fluid within a channel formed in at least one bearing member. Heat is transferred from at least the at least one bearing member to the fluid. The fluid is flowed away from the at least one bearing member.