Abstract: A stabilizer for use in a wellbore may include a downhole tubular configured to couple to a downhole conveyance in a wellbore, as well as two or more helical blades extending radially outward from the downhole tubular. The two or more helical blades are oriented about the downhole tubular to form respective flow paths between adjacent blades. Further, each blade of the two or more helical blades may include a line-of-sight face and a gauge ramp. The line-of-sight face is formed adjacent a leading inner blade wall of the blade at a lower end of the blade and is angularly offset from the leading inner blade wall. The gauge ramp extends from an outer surface of the downhole tubular toward an outer blade surface of the blade proximate the lower end of the blade.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 22, 2022
Date of Patent:
May 14, 2024
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Inventors:
Philip Park-Hung Leung, Michael John Strachan, John Kenneth Snyder, Vinodh Kumar Palani