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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Wei Jake Xu, Cypress, TX (US);
Albert C. Odell, II, Kingwood, TX (US);
Assignee:
WEATHERFORD TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/1078 (2013.01); E21B 17/1014 (2013.01); E21B 17/1021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of drilling a wellbore includes running a drilling assembly into the wellbore through a casing string, the drilling assembly having a tubular string, a stabilizer, and a drill bit; applying a force to an arm of the stabilizer, thereby causing the arm to retract; and removing the stabilizer and the drill bit from the wellbore.