Combined stabilizer and reamer for drilling well bores

Claim 2

Stabilizer and reamer apparatus for drilling a well bore, comprising a one-piece body having a fluid passage therethrough, upper coupling means and lower coupling means at the upper end portion and lower end portion, respectively, of said body for securing said body in a tubular drill string, said body including an upper stabilizer section and a lower reamer section adjoining said stabilizer section, elongate circumferentially spaced stabilizer pads secured to said stabilizer section against movement with respect thereto to center said body in the well bore, the lower ends of said pads adjoining the upper end of said reamer section, and circumferentially spaced reamer cutter means carried by said lower reamer section for reaming the well bore.

Claim 3

Apparatus as defined in claim 1; said stabilizer pads being rigid and rigidly secured to said stabilizer section.

Claim 4

Apparatus as defined in claim 2; the outer surfaces of said pads conforming in effective diameter to the diameter of the well bore drilled by said reamer cutter means.

Claim 5

Apparatus as defined in claim 1; said reamer cutter means comprising roller cutters adapted to ream the surrounding wall of the well bore.

Claim 6

Apparatus as defined in claim 4; and means mounting said roller cutters for rotation about axes substantially parallel to the axis of said body.

Claim 7

Apparatus as defined in claim 3; said reamer cutter means comprising roller cutters adapted to ream the surrounding wall of the well bore.

Claim 8

Apparatus as defined in claim 6; and means mounting said roller cutters for rotation about axes substantially parallel to the axis of said body.

Claim 9

Apparatus as defined in claim 1; each of said reamer cutter means comprising a roller cutter, a shaft extending through said cutter, means at opposite end portions of said cutter for supporting said shaft on said reamer section, said stabilizer section having slot means into which said shaft can be moved lengthwise from said supporting means and roller cutter to effect removal of said shaft from said reamer section and stabilizer section.

Claim 10

Apparatus as defined in claim 8; said supporting means comprising blocks secured to said reamer section and into and from which said shaft can be moved lengthwise of said reamer section into said slot means.

Claim 11

Apparatus as defined in claim 9; and retainer means extending across an end of each shaft to prevent removal of said shaft from said blocks and roller cutter.

Claim 12

Stabilizer and reamer apparatus for drilling a well bore, comprising a one-piece body having a fluid passage therethrough, upper coupling means and lower coupling means at the upper end portion and lower end portion, respectively, of said body for securing said body in a tubular drill string, said body including an upper stabilizer section and a lower reamer section adjacent to said stabilizer section, elongate circumferentially spaced stabilizer pads secured to said stabilizer section against movement with respect thereto to center said body in the well bore, the lower ends of said pads terminating adjacent to the upper end of said reamer section, circumferentially spaced reamer cutter means carried by said lower reamer section for reaming the well bore, each of said reamer cutter means comprising a roller cutter, a shaft extending through said cutter, means at opposite end portions of said cutter for supporting said shaft on said reamer section, said stabilizer section having slot means into which said shaft can be moved lengthwise from said supporting means and roller cutter to effect removal of said shaft from said reamer section and stabilizer section, said slot means being located in the interior of said stabilizer section between said pads.

Claim 13

Stabilizer and reamer apparatus for drilling a well bore, comprising a one-piece body having a fluid passage therethrough, upper coupling means and lower coupling means at the upper end portion and lower end portion, respectively, of said body for securing said body in a tubular drill string, said body including an upper stabilizer section and a lower reamer section adjacent to said stabilizer section, elongate circumferentially spaced stabilizer pads secured to said stabilizer section against movement with respect thereto to center said body in the well bore, the lower ends of said pads terminating adjacent to the upper end of said reamer section, circumferentially spaced reamer cutter means carried by said lower reamer section for reaming the well bore, each of said reamer cutter means comprising a roller cutter, a shaft extending through said cutter, means at opposite end portions of said cutter for supporting said shaft on said reamer section, said stabilizer section having slot means into which said shaft can be moved lengthwise from said supporting means and roller cutter to effect removal of said shaft from said reamer section and stabilizer section, said slot means being located in the interior of said stabilizer section between said pads.

Claim 14

Stabilizer and reamer apparatus for drilling a well bore, comprising a one-piece body having a fluid passage therethrough, upper coupling means and lower coupling means at the upper end portion and lower end portion, respectively, of said body for securing said body in a tubular drill string, said body including an upper stabilizer section and a lower reamer section adjoining said stabilizer section, elongate circumferentially spaced stabilizer pads secured to said stabilizer section against movement with respect thereto to center said body in the well bore, the lower ends of said pads adjoining the upper end of said reamer section, circumferentially spaced reamer cutter means carried by said lower reamer section for reaming the well bore, each of said reamer cutter means comprising a cutter, a longitudinal member extending along said cutter to retain said cutter on said lower reamer section, means for supporting said longitudinal member on said reamer section, said stabilizer section having slot means into which said longitudinal member can be moved lengthwise from said supporting means and cutter to effect removal of said longitudinal member from said reamer section and stabilizer section, said slot means being located in the interior of said stabilizer section between said pads.

Claim 15

Stabilizer and reamer apparatus for drilling a well bore, comprising a one-piece body having a fluid passage therethrough, upper coupling means and lower coupling means at the upper end portion and lower end portion, respectively, of said body for securing said body in a tubular drill string, said body including an upper stabilizer section and a lower reamer section adjoining said stabilizer section, elongate circumferentially spaced stabilizer pads secured to said stabilizer section against movement with respect thereto to center said body in the well bore, the lower ends of said pads adjoining the upper end of said reamer section, circumferentially spaced reamer cutter means carried by said lower reamer section for reaming the well bore, each of said reamer cutter means comprising a cutter, a longitudinal member extending along said cutter to retain said cutter on said lower reamer section, means for supporting said longitudinal member on said reamer section, said stabilizer section having slot means into which said longitudinal member can be moved lengthwise from said supporting means and cutter to effect removal of said longitudinal member from said reamer section and stabilizer section, said slot means being located in the interior of said stabilizer section between said pads.