| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 175107000 |
Fluid rotary type
| 49 |
| 175106000 |
With mechanical motion-converting means
| 8 |
| 175104000 |
Electric | 5 |
| 20090236149 | DOWNHOLE GENERATOR FOR DRILLSTRING INSTRUMENTS - A downhole generator comprises a turbine coaxially disposed inside a section of drillstring and that will be spun when hydraulic or pneumatic flows are pushed through to a drillbit motor on a distal end. The turbine, in turn, spins permanent magnets in an orbit around the outside of a cylindrical containment shell. Such containment shell is made of titanium or aluminum and will allow the spinning magnets fields to enter and induce electrical currents in coils within. Current from the coils is rectified and filtered to provide a DC operating voltage through intrinsically safe connectors to various loads including drillstring steering controls, radars, and telemetry circuits. The hydraulic and pneumatic flows stream past all around the cylindrical containment shell from the turbine on their way to the drillbit motor. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20130092444 | CUTTING TOOL INTEGRATED IN A DRILLSTRING - The present invention discloses a cutting tool integrated in a drillstring for enlarging a borehole, where the cutting tool at least comprises: one or more side mills ( | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130313022 | ROTATIONAL LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR DRILLING MOTORS AND POWERTRAINS - Rotational locking mechanisms for drill string assemblies, bottom hole assemblies, and drilling motors are presented herein. A fluid-driven motor assembly is disclosed for use in a drill string to drill a borehole in an earth formation. The drill string includes a drill pipe and a drill bit. The motor assembly includes a housing that is configured to operatively connect to the drill pipe of the drill string to receive drilling fluid therefrom. A stator, which is disposed within the housing, is configured to rotate at a stator speed. A rotor is disposed within the stator and coupled to the drill bit. The rotor is configured to rotate at a rotor speed. The motor assembly also includes a rotational locking assembly operatively coupled to the rotor and the housing. The rotational locking assembly is configured to prevent the stator speed of the stator from exceeding the rotor speed of the rotor. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140311806 | GENERATOR DRIVEN BY DRILL PIPE - A rotating control device for sealing about a drill pipe can include a seal which can sealingly engage the drill pipe, and a generator which generates electricity in response to rotation of the drill pipe while the seal sealingly engages the drill pipe. A method of generating electricity from rotation of a drill pipe can include sealingly engaging the drill pipe with a seal of a rotating control device, and generating electricity in response to the rotation of the drill pipe. A system for generating electricity can include a rotating control device which seals about a drill pipe while the drill pipe rotates, the rotating control device comprising a seal and a generator which generates electricity in response to rotation of the drill pipe. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150368974 | ROTARY STEERABLE DRILLING TOOL WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC STEERING SYSTEM - A rotary steerable drilling tool with an electromagnetic steering system can include a drill collar, a bit shaft, an orientation control module, a mud tube, a mud tube coupler, a universal joint, a mud sealing device, and a drill bit. The bit shaft can be mechanically coupled to the drill collar through the universal joint and the orientation control module and rotate about the universal joint. The orientation and the inclination angle of the bit shaft against the drill collar can be controlled by the orientation control module with the electromagnetic steering system. The orientation control module can include an array of electromagnets, an array of permanent magnets, a rotor, and a set of bearings. The orientation control module can be coupled to the bit shaft through the rotor. The movement of the rotor can be driven by the interaction between the array of electromagnets and the array of permanent magnets. | 12-24-2015 |
| 175101000 |
With positive connection between tool and support shaft for rotary below ground motor | 5 |
| 20090020337 | Downhole drilling tool - A downhole drilling tool | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100212965 | Downhole Tool Actuation - In one aspect of the invention, a downhole tool string component has at least one end adapted to connect to an adjacent tool sting component and a bore adapted to accommodate a flow of drilling fluid. A turbine is disposed within the bore and an actuating assembly is arranged such that a clutch may mechanically connect and disconnect with the turbine. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110088952 | Drill Motor Enhancement - Enhancements to a drill motor include a bearing pack assembly, a balancing piston, a recording transducer package (RTP), and a latch rod assembly for a drill motor to improve performance and reliability of a drill motor. The bearing pack assembly includes a bearing housing coupled to an end cap and a drive shaft extending into the end cap and the bearing housing. The bearing pack assembly also includes a thrust bearing disposed within the bearing housing, wherein the thrust bearing separates the drive shaft and the bearing housing, and a bearing sleeve disposed within the bearing housing, wherein a radial bearing is placed between the bearing sleeve and the drive shaft. The balancing piston includes a first and second hydrodynamic seal. The recording transducer package is self powered and gathers data from a plurality of sensors in the downhole tool. The latch rod assembly include a latch head is coupled to the rotor of a drill motor, wherein the latch head is larger than the opening in the bottom end of a top sub. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20140166370 | Downhole Torque Limiting Assembly for Drill String - A method includes a rotary torque limiting assembly including a rotary input member having an internal cavity having sprag receptacles. A rotary output member is disposed within the internal cavity, the secondary rotary member having radial protrusions and recesses. Radial ratchet members are disposed radially between the input member and the output member, each ratchet member having a radially inner surface, and a radially outward surface that includes at least one radially protruding sprag. Bearings are disposed radially between the ratchet members and the output member. A retaining assembly is adapted to provide a compliant force to maintain contact among the ratchet members, bearings, and second rotary member. Each bearing is partly retained between one of the ratchet members and the second rotary member, and each sprag is partly retained within a corresponding sprag receptacle. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20150107907 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REDUCE OSCILLATIONS IN MAGNETIC COUPLINGS - A drilling system includes a magnetic coupling and an oscillation absorber. The magnetic coupling has a rotor that rotates about an axis of rotation. The oscillation absorber is in operable communication with the magnetic coupling and includes an outer layer coupled to a separator layer of the magnetic coupling to form an enclosed area. An absorber shaft of the oscillation absorber is at least partially within the enclosed area and is coupled to the rotor. The absorber further includes an outer mover arranged such that rotation of the absorber shaft causes the outer mover to rotate due to interaction of inner absorber shaft magnets and outer mover magnets. | 04-23-2015 |
| 175097000 |
With means to anchor prime movers support to bore wall | 4 |
| 20090008152 | ROLLER LINK TOGGLE GRIPPER AND DOWNHOLE TRACTOR - An expandable gripper assembly may be configured for anchoring a tool in a passage. The expandable gripper assembly includes first, second, and third pivotally connected links that are coupled to a tool. The third link is adapted to engage an inner wall in the passage. An actuation mechanism causes the third link to move radially outward from the tool for engagement with the inner wall. The actuation mechanism may comprise a roller mechanism that pushes on an inner surface of the first link for causing the first link to pivot outward away from the body. As the first and second links pivot outward, the third link moves in a radial direction for engagement with an inner wall. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100307832 | TRACTOR WITH IMPROVED VALVE SYSTEM - A hydraulically powered tractor adapted for advancement through a borehole including an elongate body, aft and forward gripper assemblies, and a valve control assembly housed within the elongate body. The aft and forward gripper assemblies are adapted for selective engagement with the inner surface of the borehole. The valve control assembly includes a gripper control valve for directing pressurized fluid to the aft and forward gripper assemblies. The valve control assembly also includes a propulsion control valve for directing fluid to an aft or forward power chamber for advancing the body relative to the actuated gripper assembly. Aft and forward mechanically actuated valves may be provided for controlling the position of the gripper control valve by detecting and signaling when the body has completed an advancement stroke relative to an actuated gripper assembly. Aft and forward sequence valves may be provided for controlling the propulsion control valve by detecting when the gripper assemblies become fully actuated. Furthermore, a pressure relief valve is preferably provided along an input supply line for limiting the pressure of the fluid entering the valve control assembly. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110220419 | ACCUMULATOR MEMBRANE UNIT, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND ROCK DRILLING MACHINE INCLUDING SUCH AN ACCUMULATOR MEMBRANE UNIT - An accumulator membrane unit ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20140166369 | GRIPPER ASSEMBLY FOR DOWNHOLE TOOLS - A gripper assembly for anchoring a tool within a downhole passage and for possibly assisting movement of the tool within the passage. The gripper assembly includes an elongated mandrel and flexible toes that can be radially displaced to grip onto the surface of the passage. The toes are displaced by the interaction of a driver slidable on the mandrel and a driver interaction element on the toes. In one embodiment, the toes are displaced by the interaction of rollers and ramps that are longitudinally movable with respect to one another. In another embodiment, the toes are displaced by the interaction of toggles that rotate with respect to the toes. | 06-19-2014 |
| 175094000 |
With below-ground feed means | 3 |
| 20100018775 | Drilling Tool with Fluid Cleaner - Drilling tool ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110073373 | ARRANGEMENT & METHOD COMPRISING A FLUSHING HEAD FOR A ROCK DRILLING MACHINE, AND ROCK DRILLING MACHINE COMPRISING THE ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to an arrangement designed to be inserted in a cavity ( | 03-31-2011 |
| 20130081879 | DOWNHOLE CORING TOOLS AND METHODS OF CORING - A downhole coring tool conveyable within a borehole extending into a subterranean formation, wherein the downhole coring tool comprises a housing, a hollow coring bit extendable from the housing, a first motor operable to rotate the coring bit, and a second motor operable to extend the coring bit into the subterranean formation through a sidewall of the borehole in a direction not substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the borehole proximate the downhole coring tool. A static sleeve disposed in but rotationally independent of the coring bit receives a portion of a core sample of the formation resulting from extension of the coring bit into the formation. The static sleeve comprises a protrusion extending radially inward toward the core sample sufficiently to mark the core sample. | 04-04-2013 |
| 175095000 |
Plural below-ground drive prime movers | 2 |
| 20140054090 | MECHANICAL FORCE GENERATOR FOR A DOWNHOLE EXCITATION APPARATUS - An excitation apparatus suitable for use downhole having interengaged masses at least in part confined or guided so as to be movable as an interengaged assembly on an axis, one mass (“rotatable mass”) being rotatable relative to the other mass about the axis to cyclically vary the axial length of the assembly of the interengaged masses, a rotary drive, and an interposed spring (of any kind) between the rotary drive and the rotatable mass able to transmit torque from the rotary drive to the rotatable mass yet vary in its extent responsive to the interengaged masses. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20160017693 | Fluid-Driven Power Generation Unit for a Drill String Assembly - Multi-functional fluid-driven power generation units, modular power generation units, and drilling systems with a power generation unit are presented herein. A power generation unit for powering one or more downhole tools in a drill string is disclosed. The power generation unit includes a housing that is configured to couple to a downhole portion of the drill string and receive at least a portion of fluid flowing through the drill string. The power generation unit also includes a fluid-driven motor assembly with a drive shaft configured to output rotational drive forces generated by the motor assembly. An electrical generator is operatively coupled to the drive shaft and configured to convert the rotational drive forces generated by the motor assembly into electrical power. In addition, a hydraulic pump is operatively coupled to the drive shaft and configured to convert the rotational drive forces generated by the motor assembly into hydraulic power. | 01-21-2016 |
| 175103000 |
With above-ground means | 1 |
| 20130306379 | Annulus Ring Hole Drill - An apparatus for drilling annulus ring hole, comprising: a down-the-hole (DTH) percussion hammer assembly, the DTH percussion hammer assembly comprising one or more DTH percussion hammers, an annulus ring structural housing having an outer diameter (OD) and an inner diameter (ID) for accommodating the DTH percussion hammers within space between the OD and the ID of the annulus ring structural housing; one or more drill pipes being connected serially with each other forming a string of drill pipes, the string of serially connected drill pipes being connected to the DTH percussion hammer assembly; a top pipe with one or more exhaust openings being connected to the string of serially connected drill pipes; an air or fluid distributor being connected to the top pipe; and a rotary head providing rotational turning motion for the apparatus, and the rotary head being connected to the air distributor. | 11-21-2013 |
| 175100000 |
Discharge passage for motive fluid directed toward bore entrance | 1 |
| 20150096809 | COMBINATION MUD MOTOR FLOW DIVERTER AND TILED BEARING, AND BEARING ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING SAME - A mud motor radial bearing, a combination flow diverter and integral radial mud motor bearing, and a mud motor bearing assembly including the combination. The flow diverter includes a body defining threaded box ends, a concentric longitudinal bore, a generally cylindrical outer surface, and a longitudinal axis. The longitudinal bore fluidly connects the first and second threaded box ends. The first threaded box end connects to a pin of a transmission of a mud motor rotor, and the second threaded box end connects to a pin of a mandrel. A portion of the generally cylindrical outer surface of the body in a region of the second threaded box end has bonded thereto a bearing material. The bearing material includes a plurality of tungsten carbide portions surrounded by a hard metal alloy matrix binder. | 04-09-2015 |
| 175093000 |
Below-ground (1) generation of motive fluid, or (2) storage of motivating energy | 1 |
| 20130168153 | HYDRAULIC ROTARY PERCUSSIVE DEVICE INTENDED TO DRILL BOREHOLES - The rotary percussive device includes a casing forming a support, a striking mechanism equipped with a longitudinal body, rotatably mounted in the casing along the axis of the body, including a cylinder extending along the axis of the body, a striking piston slidingly mounted inside the cylinder and intended to strike a shank coupled to a drill rod, and a distribution device arranged to control an alternating movement of the striking piston along the axis of the body, and a motor arranged to drive the body of the striking mechanism in rotation along an axis of rotation substantially coinciding with the axis of the body. The striking mechanism includes a closing lid mounted on the body and arranged to close one of the ends of the body, the closing lid being coupled in rotation to an output shaft of the motor and at least partially including the distribution device. | 07-04-2013 |
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| 20100096189 | Vertical drilling system for controlling deviation - Systems for controlling deviations during drilling operations, including a transmission housing and a bearing assembly secured between a stator housing and a drill bit. Two stabilizers are secured to the transmission housing, and one stabilizer is secured to the bearing assembly to provide enhanced stability to the lower portion of the drill string. The stabilizers can have a triangular shaped body for increasing flow area, reducing annular velocity, and increasing stiffness of the system. The stabilizers can be rotationally offset from one another to facilitate maintaining the gauge of the borehole. The transmission housing can be a one-piece construction to minimize connections within the system and improve reliability. The stabilizers can include laser clad metal surfaces and diamond dome inserts to prevent wear and erosion. A triangular reamer can be included beneath the stabilizers to further prevent wear to the stabilizers and to add stability to the drill bit. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100126777 | Drilling System with a Barrel Drilling Head Driven by a Downhole Tractor - A drilling system for drilling out a sample of a formation, a well, or the like downhole. The drilling system has a drilling head having an at least partly hollow cylindrical body with a circumferential rim. The circumferential rim has at least one cutting edge. Furthermore, the drilling system has a driving unit for rotating the cylindrical body and the cutting edge for cutting a piece out of the formation, and a driving tool such as a downhole tractor for driving the drilling head forward in the well or formation. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100263933 | DIRECTIONAL DRILLING CONTROL USING MODULATED BIT ROTATION - A system for steering the direction of a borehole advanced by cutting action of a rotary drill bit by periodically varying the rotation speed of the drill bit. The steering system comprises a motor disposed in a bent housing subsection and operationally connected to a drill string and to the drill bit. The rotation speed of the drill bit is periodically varied by periodic varying the rotation speed of the motor or by periodic varying the rotation speed of the drill string. Periodic bit speed rotation results in preferential cutting of material from a predetermined arc of the borehole wall which, in turn, resulting in borehole deviation. Both the drill string and the drill motor are rotated simultaneously during straight and deviated borehole drilling. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100288558 | BEARING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE SUPERHARD BEARING ELEMENT HAVING AT LEAST ONE REGISTRATION FEATURE, BEARING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME, AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Embodiments of the invention relate to a bearing assembly including at least one superhard bearing element having at least one bearing registration feature configured to facilitate orientating of a curved, pre-machined bearing surface thereof with respect to a bearing body, methods of fabricating such bearing assemblies, and bearing apparatuses incorporating such bearing assemblies. Subterranean drilling systems incorporating such bearing assemblies are also disclosed. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110005839 | Retention Means for a Seal Boot Used in a Universal Joint in a Downhole Motor Driveshaft Assembly - A driveshaft assembly for a downhole motor comprises a housing and a driveshaft rotatably disposed within the housing. The driveshaft has a central axis and a first end. Further, the driveshaft assembly comprises a driveshaft adapter having a first end coupled to the first end of the driveshaft with a universal joint. The first end of the driveshaft adapter includes a counterbore. The first end of the driveshaft and the universal joint are disposed in the counterbore. Still further, the driveshaft assembly comprises an end cap disposed about the driveshaft and coaxially coupled to the adapter. Moreover, the driveshaft assembly comprises a seal boot disposed about the driveshaft and adapted to restrict fluid flow through a annular gap positioned between the driveshaft and the end cap. The driveshaft assembly also comprises a locking assembly adapted to restrict the end cap from moving axially relative to the adapter. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110174544 | Bearing Assemblies, Bearing Apparatuses Using the Same, and Related Methods - Various embodiments relate to bearing assemblies configured to enable removal and replacement of superhard bearing elements, and bearing apparatuses that may utilize such bearing assemblies. The disclosed bearing assemblies may be used in a number of applications, such as downhole motors in subterranean drilling systems, directional drilling systems, roller-cone drill bits, and many other applications. In an embodiment, a bearing assembly includes a support ring and a retention ring assembled with the support ring. The retention ring includes a plurality of through holes. The bearing assembly further includes a plurality of superhard bearing elements, with each superhard bearing element inserted partially through and projecting from a corresponding one of the through holes of the retention ring. The retention ring and each superhard bearing element are collectively configured to restrict displacement of each superhard bearing element beyond a selected position in a direction away from the support ring. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110240370 | DRILLING MOTOR WITH A LOCKING COLLET SLEEVE STABILIZER - A threaded sleeve stabilizer spans an upper stator connection in a mud driven drilling motor used for borehole drilling. A number of collets are loaded in compression between the stator and the housing of the motor, and are held in compression by a threaded connection. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110266063 | STEERABLE DRILLING SYSTEM - A steerable system comprises a fluid powered motor | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120012396 | STEERABLE DRILLING SYSTEM - A steerable system comprises a fluid powered motor | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120160569 | High Temperature Drilling Motor Drive with Cycloidal Speed Reducer - A bottom hole assembly has a drill bit that is driven by a downhole turbine. The turbine speed is reduced by cycloidal gearing that requires no temperature sensitive seals when operating temperatures in some applications exceed 350 degrees F. The output shaft of the cycloidal gear reducer goes through a bearing before connection to the drill bit or associated reamer. The motive fluid can be the drilling mud. The bit can be driven at desired speeds such as 50-300 RPM while the speed reduction ratio can be in the order of 10 to 1 or more. This drive assembly can replace Moineau type downhole motor drivers that have temperature limitations due to use of rubber in the stators. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120325560 | BEARING APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME, AND RELATED METHODS - In an embodiment, a bearing apparatus comprises a first bearing assembly including a plurality of circumferentially-spaced first bearing elements each of which includes a first bearing surface. The bearing apparatus further includes a second bearing assembly including a plurality of circumferentially-spaced second bearing elements each of which includes a second bearing surface oriented to engage the first bearing surfaces of the first bearing assembly during operation. At least one of the second bearing elements may be circumferentially spaced from an adjacent one of the second bearing elements by a lateral spacing greater than a lateral dimension of the at least one of the second bearing elements. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130000986 | DRILLING MOTORS WITH ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE LOBES - In an aspect, a drilling motor is provided that in one embodiment includes a stator and a rotor configured to be disposed in the stator, wherein the rotor includes a lobe member having an elastically deformable surface configured to provide an interference seal between the stator and the rotor. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130037328 | BEARING ASSEMBLY INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE SUPERHARD BEARING ELEMENT HAVING AT LEAST ONE REGISTRATION FEATURE AND BEARING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - Embodiments of the invention relate to a bearing assembly including at least one superhard bearing element having at least one bearing registration feature configured to facilitate orientating of a curved, pre-machined bearing surface thereof with respect to a bearing body, methods of fabricating such bearing assemblies, and bearing apparatuses incorporating such bearing assemblies. Subterranean drilling systems incorporating such bearing assemblies are also disclosed. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130186691 | BEARING ASSEMBLIES, AND BEARING APPARATUSES USING THE SAME - Various embodiments relate to bearing assemblies configured to enable removal and replacement of superhard bearing elements, and bearing apparatuses that may utilize such bearing assemblies. The disclosed bearing assemblies may be used in a number of applications, such as downhole motors in subterranean drilling systems, directional drilling systems, roller-cone drill bits, and many other applications. In an embodiment, a bearing assembly includes a support ring and a retention ring assembled with the support ring. The bearing assembly further includes a plurality of superhard bearing elements. The retention ring and at least a number of the superhard bearing element are collectively configured to restrict displacement of the at least a number of the superhard bearing elements. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130192899 | TILTING PAD BEARING APPARATUSES AND MOTOR ASSEMBLIES USING THE SAME - Embodiments of the invention relate to tilting pad bearing assemblies and apparatuses. The disclosed tilting pad bearing assemblies and apparatuses may be employed in downhole motors of a subterranean drilling system or other mechanical systems. In an embodiment, a bearing assembly or apparatus includes a support ring and a plurality of tilting pads. Each tilting pad is tilted and/or tiltably secured relative to the support ring. In some embodiments, one or more of the tilting pads include a plurality of superhard bearing segments assembled to form a superhard bearing surface. One or more seams may be positioned between adjacent superhard bearing segments of the superhard bearing segments. In other embodiments, one or more of the tilting pads may include at least one or only one superhard bearing segment, such as a polycrystalline diamond bearing segment. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130341099 | DOWNHOLE MOTOR ASSEMBLY - A downhole motor assembly including a housing, a power section with a stator and a rotor contained within the housing, a proximal drive assembly connected with a proximal rotor end, a distal drive assembly connected with a distal rotor end, a proximal thrust bearing arranged between the housing and the proximal drive assembly, a distal thrust bearing arranged between the housing and the distal drive assembly, and an axial load decoupling device in the distal drive assembly located longitudinally between the distal rotor end and the distal thrust bearing, for separating axial loads imposed on the proximal thrust bearing from axial loads imposed on the distal thrust bearing. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140299382 | Drive Shaft Assembly for a Downhole Motor - A driveshaft assembly for a downhole motor including a driveshaft having a longitudinal axis, first and second ends, and a convex spherical bearing surface disposed at the first end configured to transfer axial loads. The assembly also includes a connection lug disposed at the driveshaft first end, extending circumferentially between first and second ends, and including a recess in the first end of the lug, the recess comprising a concave cylindrical surface concentrically disposed about a pivot axis oriented orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. The assembly also includes a torque transfer key disposed within the recess and having a central axis radially spaced from the pivot axis, a convex cylindrical surface concentrically disposed about the pivot axis, and a planar surface. The convex cylindrical surface of the key slidingly engages the concave cylindrical surface of the recess; and the pivot axis intersects the key. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140305711 | DOWNHOLE DRILLING ASSEMBLY - A downhole stabiliser ( | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150041219 | Housing, Mandrel and Bearing Assembly Positionable in a Wellbore - A housing, mandrel and bearing assembly positionable in a wellbore includes a torque transmission member adapted to connect to a source of rotational torque (e.g. a downhole motor power output) and a tubular mandrel adapted to connect to a drill bit. A lower tubular housing is adapted to contain a lower bearing and catch sleeve assembly. The catch assembly is adapted to retain the mandrel in the lower housing if the mandrel breaks. An upper tubular housing contains an upper bearing and is adapted to connect to a housing of the downhole motor. A method of assembling the downhole housing, mandrel and bearing assembly is disclosed. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150114720 | Inhibition of Microfissure Formation in Wear Resistant Coatings - A method of manufacturing coated components, e.g., for use in downhole drilling, which may limit, during the manufacturing process, the formation of microfissures and other performance-inhibiting characteristics in the abrasion resistant coating. The method may include applying an abrasion resistant coating composition to a substrate. The abrasion resistant coating composition and at least the surface of the substrate may be heated to effect metallurgical bonding of the abrasion resistant coating composition with the substrate. The substrate may then be austempered under process conditions selected to limit the volume of expansion of the substrate during austempering to less than about 0.8%. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150144404 | BEARING ASSEMBLIES AND APPARATUSES INCLUDING TILTING SUPERHARD BEARING ELEMENTS, AND MOTOR ASSEMBLIES USING THE SAME - Embodiments relate to tilting superhard bearing element bearing assemblies and apparatuses. The disclosed assemblies/apparatuses may be employed in downhole motors of a subterranean drilling system or other mechanical systems. In an embodiment, a bearing assembly may include a support ring and a plurality of superhard bearing elements each of which is tilted and/or tiltably secured relative to the support ring and distributed circumferentially about an axis. Each of the superhard bearing elements includes a bearing surface and a base portion. The base portion of the at least one of the superhard bearing elements may include a tilting feature configured to allow the at least one of the superhard bearing elements to be tiltable about a tilt axis. The bearing assembly includes retaining features that secure the superhard bearing elements to the support ring. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150322719 | High Strength Corrosion Resistant High Velocity Oxy Fuel (HVOF) Coating for Downhole Tools - A downhole tool comprises a body made of a metal or metal alloy. In addition, the downhole tool comprises a coating disposed on the body. The coating includes at least 75 vol % tungsten carbide having an average grain size less than 1.0 μm. The content of tungsten carbide in the coating with a grain size less than 0.5 μm is between 40 and 64 vol % of the coating. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150345557 | BEARING APPARATUSES INCLUDING DUAL MATERIAL BEARING SURFACES - Embodiments of the invention relate to bearing apparatuses in which one bearing surface of the bearing apparatus includes diamond, while another bearing surface includes a non-diamond superhard material (e.g., silicon carbide). For example, a bearing apparatus may include a bearing stator assembly and a bearing rotor assembly. The bearing stator assembly and bearing rotor assembly each include a support ring and one or more superhard bearing elements generally opposed to one another. The bearing surface(s) of the rotor or stator may include diamond, while the bearing surface(s) of the other of the rotor or stator do not include diamond. Another bearing apparatus may include both thrust- and radial bearing components. The generally opposed thrust-bearing elements may include diamond, while the generally opposed radial bearing elements may not include diamond, but include a non-diamond superhard material, such as silicon carbide. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150363544 | Drill Bit Design - A drill bit ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160122299 | INITIATOR NANOCONSTITUENTS FOR ELASTOMER CROSSLINKING AND RELATED METHODS AND ARTICLES - An initiator nanoconstituent comprises a nanoparticle covalently bonded to a group having a free radical. The nanoparticle may be bonded to the group via an ether group or an amide group. The initiator nanoconstituent may be formed in situ, in a mixture comprising an elastomer material to be crosslinked. The initiator nanoconstituent is formed from an organic nanoconstituent compound that includes the nanoparticle and an organic group that does not include a free radical at the time the mixture is formed. At least one chemical bond of the organic nanoconstituent compound may be ruptured, in situ, to form the initiator nanoconstituent, which may then bond with polymer molecules of the elastomer material and form a crosslinked elastomer material. Downhole tools or components thereof may include such crosslinked elastomer material. | 05-05-2016 |
