IP Library Granted Patent US 11,408,230
Granted Patent B2
US 11,408,230 · App. 16/755,148 · Granted Aug 9, 2022

Wellbore reaming systems and devices

Inventors: Joseph Aschenbrenner (Blackfoot, ID); Joshua J. Smith (Vernal, UT); Gilbert Troy Meier (Vernal, UT)
Assignee: EXTREME TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
E21B10/26E21B7/28
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Patent No.
US 11,408,230
App. No.
16/755,148
Granted
Aug 9, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reamer for increasing the diameter of a wellbore includes an eccentric reamer lobe having at least one cutting blade and a roller, wherein the roller encompasses the circumference of the reamer.

Claims (26)

1. A reamer for increasing a diameter of a wellbore, wherein the reamer is configured to be coupled to a drill string with a center of rotation, comprising:

a reamer lobe including at least one cutting blade, the at least one cutting blade including a plurality of cutting teeth, wherein a center of the teeth are eccentrically displaced from the center of rotation of the drill string when the reamer is coupled to the drill string; and

a roller with a center eccentrically displaced from the center of rotation of the drill string when the reamer is coupled to the drill string, the roller being spaced from the reamer lobe, the roller being configured to rotate relative to the reamer, wherein the roller encompasses a circumference of the reamer.

2. The reamer of claim 1 , wherein the reamer lobe is positioned to urge the at least one cutting blade into engagement with a surface of the wellbore nearest a center of drift of the wellbore.

3. The reamer of claim 1 , wherein the roller is adapted to provide an opposing force to a force acting on the reamer lobe.

4. The reamer of claim 1 , wherein the at least one cutting blade comprises a plurality of cutting blades, wherein each blade of the plurality of cutting blades comprises a plurality of cutting teeth.

5. The reamer of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of cutting teeth extend tangentially to the reamer.

6. The reamer of claim 4 , wherein each cutting tooth of the plurality of cutting teeth of each of the plurality of cutting blades is offset from another tooth of an adjacent cutting blade.

7. The reamer of claim 4 , wherein each cutting tooth of the plurality of cutting teeth is comprised of carbide or diamond.

8. The reamer of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of cutting teeth face a direction of rotation.

9. The reamer of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of cutting teeth of each of the plurality of cutting blades are longitudinally overlapping from the plurality of cutting teeth of an adjacent cutting blade.

10. The reamer of claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of cutting blades extends along a spiral path on a portion of an outer surface of the reamer lobe, wherein the spiral path traverses an acute angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the reamer.

11. The reamer of claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of cutting blades extends parallel or at an angle to an axis of the reamer.

12. The reamer of claim 1 , wherein the reamer lobe and the roller are configured to work in conjunction to limit whirl during drilling.

13. The reamer of claim 1 , wherein the roller is comprised of an abrasive material.

14. The reamer of claim 1 , wherein the roller further comprises grooves in an outer surface of the roller.

15. The reamer of claim 1 , wherein the roller is mounted 180 degrees opposing the reamer lobe.

16. A drill string with a center of rotation, comprising:

a bottom hole assembly; and

a reamer coupled to the drill string, the reamer comprising:

a reamer lobe including at least one cutting blade, the at least one cutting blade including a plurality of cutting teeth, wherein a center of the teeth are eccentrically displaced from the center of rotation of the drill string; and

a roller with a center eccentrically displaced from the center of rotation of the drill string, the roller being spaced from the reamer lobe, the roller being configured to rotate relative to the reamer, wherein the roller encompasses a circumference of the reamer.

17. The drill string of claim 16 , wherein the reamer is positioned at least 100 feet behind the bottom hole assembly.

18. The drill string of claim 16 , wherein the bottom hole assembly comprises a drill bit.

19. The drill string of claim 16 , wherein the reamer lobe is positioned to urge the at least one cutting blade into engagement with a surface of a wellbore nearest a center of drift of the wellbore.

20. The drill string of claim 16 , wherein the reamer lobe and the roller are configured to work in conjunction to limit whirl during drilling.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2024
From: SUPERIOR DRILLING PRODUCTS, LLC (F/K/A DTI MERGER SUB II, LLC); EXTREME TECHNOLOGIES LLC; HARD ROCK SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 068804/0366 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2021
From: ASCHENBRENNER, JOSEPH; SMITH, JOSHUA J.; MEIER, GILBERT TROY
To: EXTREME TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 055533/0161 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62570163 · Oct 10, 2017
Related Publication 20200300044A1 · Sep 24, 2020
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