Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drill bit valve
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Application No.: US16150368Application Date: 2018-10-03
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Publication No.: US10934783B2Publication Date: 2021-03-02
- Inventor: Ahmad A. Amoudi , Ossama R. Sehsah
- Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Applicant Address: SA Dhahran
- Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Current Assignee Address: SA Dhahran
- Agency: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP
- Agent Charles E. Lyon; Jialan Zhang
- Main IPC: E21B10/61
- IPC: E21B10/61 ; E21B10/60 ; E21B21/10

Abstract:
An example drill bit includes a body that is connectable to a drill string. The body has a base configured to face downhole within a wellbore and a perimeter configured to face a wall of the wellbore. The body includes a first nozzle and a second nozzle. The first nozzle corresponds to a first channel that exits the body through the perimeter and the second nozzle corresponds to a second channel that exits the body through the base. The example drill bit also includes a bit cutter on the base of the body and a valve within the body. The valve is configured to move within the body to block either the first channel or the second channel.
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