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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Applicants:
Mark C. Moyer, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Paul E. Pastusek, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Eileen Louvier, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Mark C. Moyer, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Paul E. Pastusek, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Eileen Louvier, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/10 (2006.01); E21B 7/06 (2006.01); E21B 7/04 (2006.01); E21B 17/00 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 17/1078 (2013.01); E21B 7/04 (2013.01); E21B 7/06 (2013.01); E21B 17/006 (2013.01); E21B 41/0078 (2013.01); E21B 17/1014 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stabilizer design for improving the likelihood of recovery of a drill string when obstructions are encountered in a wellbore is disclosed herein. The stabilizer includes a tubular body, a track, and a stabilizer blade. The track is disposed along the tubular body. The stabilizer blade is operatively coupled to the track and is configured to slide along the track from a first position to a second position.