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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
Applicant:
David Gavia, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventor:
David Gavia, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/61 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/0078 (2013.01); E21B 10/61 (2013.01);
Abstract
Nozzles for drilling tools, such as rotary-type drag bits and roller cone bits, a drilling tool and drilling assembly comprising nozzles, and methods of conveying drilling fluid through a nozzle for use in drilling subterranean formations are provided. A nozzle may include a substantially cylindrical nozzle body having an axis and an inlet port with a primary passage extending therethrough, and at least one secondary passage that diverges from the primary passage at an exit port.