Abstract:
A rolling cone drill bit for drilling a borehole in earthen formations includes a bit body having a bit axis. In addition, the rolling cone drill bit includes a rolling cone cutter mounted on the bit body and having a cone axis of rotation. The cone cutter includes a cone body, a plurality of teeth arranged in a first inner row, and a plurality of inserts. Each insert is disposed within one tooth in the first inner row.
Abstract:
A downhole measurement assembly, tool, and method is provided. The downhole measurement assembly includes at least one drill collar 220 having at least one compensation portion and at least one force portion with a load path 239 therethrough. The compensation portion has a different dimension from the force portion. The assembly also includes a plurality of compensation sensors 230.1, 230.2 positionable about the compensation portion to measure downhole tool pressures applied thereto, and a plurality of force sensors 230.3, 230.4 positionable about the force portion to measure downhole forces applied thereto. The compensation sensors and the force sensors are positionable about the drill collar(s) 220 in a strain configuration along the load path 239 whereby the measured downhole tool pressure is isolatable from the measured downhole forces on the drill collar(s).
Abstract:
Disclosed is an improved spear head overshot. The spear head overshot is particularly useful as part of a cable-guided fishing assembly. The spear head overshot essentially comprises one or more pivot lugs, the pivot lugs comprising jaw sections and release point sections, an actuator slide, a wave spring, a pivot mandrel, a screw attached to the pivot mandrel, and a compression spring threaded over the screw. In operation, a spear head is inserted into the spear head overshot until the spear head passes the jaw sections of the pivot lugs, at which time the spear head is locked into place. To release the spear head, the release point sections of the pivot lugs are manually forced inward. Simultaneously, the jaw sections of the pivot lugs are forced outward, thereby allowing the spear head to be removed from the spear head overshot. In a cable-guided fishing operation, this process can be repeated as often as necessary.
Abstract:
An improved ram inner seal assembly used in ram-type BOPs is disclosed. The disclosed invention provides an inner guide seal assembly that comprises a specially shaped guide body and a separate sealing element. When the ram-type BOP is closed, two opposing rams move toward one another, and the inner guide seal assembly guides a wireline (or other tubular) toward the center of the vertical bore through the BOP. The inner guide seal assembly's proximity to the ram body's centerline axis helps ensure that a positive seal is formed and that no damage occurs to the device in the central bore of the BOP. The separate, specially-shaped sealing element can be easily inserted into and removed from the guide body of the inner guide seal assembly for easy replacement.
Abstract:
A drill bit (10) for cutting through a downhole metal structure includes a bit body (12) having a central axis (11) and a bit face (20). The bit body is configured to rotate about the central axis in a cutting direction. In addition, the bit includes a cutting structure (15) disposed on the bit face. The cutting structure includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced blades (16) and a plurality of primary cutter elements (40) mounted to each blade. Each primary cutter element has a forward- facing primary cutting face (44). Each primary cutter element is made of a whisker ceramic composite.
Abstract:
An insert for a rolling cone drill bit includes a base portion having a central axis. The base portion is configured to be seated in a mating socket in a cone cutter of the rolling cone drill bit. In addition, the insert includes a cutting portion extending from the base portion. The base portion has a radially outer surface including a non-cylindrical axial retention feature configured to prevent the insert from moving axially out of the mating socket or a non-cylindrical torque holding feature configured to prevent the insert from rotating relative to the cone cutter.
Abstract:
Apparatus including a sensor- containing body (12) is disposable within a flowbore (22) of a downhole tool. The apparatus also comprises an adjustable engagement mechanism that is coupled to the body. The engagement mechanism has a first position that allows the body to move longitudinally through the flowbore, and a second position that prevents movement of the body relative to the flowbore.
Abstract:
A polycrystalline-diamond cutting clement (50) is disclosed for a drill bit of a downhole tool. The cutting element (50) includes a substrate (24) and a diamond table bonded to the substrate (24). The diamond table includes a diamond filler with at least one leached polycrystalline diamond segment (54) packed therein along at least one working surface thereof. The cutting element (50) may be formed by positioning the diamond table on the substrate (24) and bonding the diamond table onto the substrate (24) such that the polycrystalline diamond segment (54) is positioned along at least one working surface of the diamond table. A spark plasma sintering or double press operation may be used to bond the diamond table onto the substrate (24).
Abstract:
Disclosed is an improved swivel joint for use as part of a cable-guided fishing assembly. The swivel joint contains a bearing assembly comprising a series of ball bearings partially encased by an inner and outer race. During a cable-guided fishing operation, the inner and outer race exert a shearing, rather than compression, force on the ball bearing due to the unique configuration of the bearing assembly. This unique configuration increases the strength of the bearing assembly, and the corresponding strength of the swivel joint, without necessitating an increase in the outer diameter of the swivel joint.
Abstract:
A hardfacing (301) disposable on a surface of a component (306), such as a wellsite component, is disclosed. The hardfacing includes a surface portion and a bottom portion with a segregation line (428) defined therebetween. The surface portion and the bottom portion each include a matrix phase (434) including a matrix composition made of a metal alloy and a hard phase (436) distributed in the matrix phase. The hard phase may include an abrasion-resistant composition made of a hard material (e.g., vanadium carbide). The surface portion (426a) has a first concentration of the abrasion- resistant composition and the bottom portion (426b) has a second concentration of the abrasion-resistant composition with the first concentration being greater than the second concentration such that a wear resistant surface is defined on the surface of the component.