Steven R Radford
Engineers in Spring, TX

2012020, Aug 16, 2012

Apr 24, 2012

13/454865

Suresh G. Patel - The Woodlands TX, US
Chaitanya K. Vempati - Conroe TX, US
Steven R. Radford - The Woodlands TX, US
Timothy K. Marvel - The Woodlands TX, US
Bruce Stauffer - The Woodlands TX, US
George I. Butler - Kingwood TX, US

BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED - Houston TX

E21B 10/36, B23P 15/32, B21K 5/04

175426, 761084, 295272

Downhole tools are provided with a topographical pattern, and anti-balling material is provided over the topographical pattern. The topographical pattern may be defined by at least one of a plurality of recesses extending into a surface of a body of the tool and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the surface. Downhole tools include an insert disposed within a recess in a body, and the insert comprises an anti-balling material having a composition selected to reduce accumulation of formation cuttings on the tools when the tools are used to form or service a wellbore. Downhole tools include anti-balling material disposed over a porous mass provided over the surfaces of the tools. Methods of forming downhole tools include providing anti-balling material over features on and/or in a surface of a body of a tool. Methods of repairing downhole tools include removing an insert therefrom and disposing a replacement insert therein.

2011012, Jun 2, 2011

Sep 30, 2010

12/895233

Steven R. Radford - The Woodlands TX, US
Khoi Q. Trinh - Pearland TX, US
Jason R. Habernal - Magnolia TX, US
John G. Evans - The Woodlands TX, US
Bruce Stauffer - The Woodlands TX, US
Johannes Witte - Braunschweig, DE

BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED - Houston TX

E21B 34/06, E21B 23/04, E21B 10/32, E21B 7/00, E21B 34/00

166373, 166212, 175267, 175 57, 166319

An apparatus for use downhole is disclosed that, in one configuration includes a downhole tool configured to operate in an active position and an inactive position and an actuation device, which may include a control unit. The apparatus includes a telemetry unit that sends a first pattern recognition signal to the control unit to move the tool into the active position and a second pattern recognition signal to move the tool into the inactive position. The apparatus may be used for drilling a subterranean formation and include a tubular body and one or more extendable features, each positionally coupled to a track of the tubular body, and a drilling fluid flow path extending through a bore of the tubular body for conducting drilling fluid therethrough. A push sleeve is disposed within the tubular body and coupled to the one or more features. A valve assembly is disposed within the tubular body and configured to control the flow of the drilling fluid into an annular chamber in communication with the push sleeve; the valve assembly comprising a mechanically operated valve and/or an electronically operated valve. Other embodiments, including methods of operation, are provided.

8047304, Nov 1, 2011

Mar 15, 2010

12/723999

Steven R. Radford - The Woodlands TX, US

Baker Hughes Incorporated - Houston TX

E21B 10/32

175 57, 175296, 175406

An expandable reamer apparatus and methods for reaming a borehole are disclosed, including at least one laterally movable blade carried by a tubular body selectively positioned at an inward position and an expanded position. The at least one laterally movable blade, held inwardly by at least one blade-biasing element, may be forced outwardly by drilling fluid selectively allowed to communicate therewith or by at least one intermediate piston element. For example, an actuation sleeve may allow communication of drilling fluid with the at least one laterally movable blade in response to an actuation device being deployed within the drilling fluid. Alternatively, a chamber in communication with an intermediate piston element in structural communication with the at least one laterally movable blade may be pressurized by way of a movable sleeve, a downhole turbine, or a pump.

7549485, Jun 23, 2009

Nov 30, 2004

10/999811

Steven R. Radford - The Woodlands TX, US
Kelly D. Ireland - The Woodlands TX, US
Robert A. Laing - Montgomery TX, US
Daryl L. Pritchard - Shenandoah TX, US
James L. Overstreet - Tomball TX, US
Greg W. Presley - Oklahoma City OK, US
Scott S. Shu - Spring TX, US
Mark E. Anderson - The Woodlands TX, US
Mathias Mueller - Hordaland, NO

Baker Hughes Incorporated - Houston TX

E21B 10/32

175 57, 175296, 175406

An expandable reamer apparatus and methods for reaming a borehole are disclosed, including at least one laterally movable blade carried by a tubular body selectively positioned at an inward position and an expanded position. The at least one laterally movable blade, held inwardly by at least one blade-biasing element, may be forced outwardly by drilling fluid selectively allowed to communicate therewith or by at least one intermediate piston element. For example, an actuation sleeve may allow communication of drilling fluid with the at least one laterally movable blade in response to an actuation device being deployed within the drilling fluid. Alternatively, a chamber in communication with an intermediate piston element in structural communication with the at least one laterally movable blade may be pressurized by way of a movable sleeve, a downhole turbine, or a pump.

8459375, Jun 11, 2013

Sep 30, 2010

12/895166

Steven R. Radford - The Woodlands TX, US

Baker Hughes Incorporated - Houston TX

E21B 7/28, E21B 10/32

175 57, 175268, 175269, 175406

Expandable reamers for enlarging boreholes in subterranean formations include a tubular body and at least one member positioned in openings in the tubular body. The at least one member is configured to move between retracted and extended positions. A push sleeve is disposed at least partially within the tubular body and coupled to the at least one member. The push sleeve moves axially upward to move the at least one member to the extended position in response to a pressure of drilling fluid passing through a drilling fluid flow path in the tubular body. The push sleeve moves axially downward to move the at least one member to the retracted position in response to a pressure of drilling fluid upon a restrictive element disposed within the fluid passageway. The restrictive element disposed within the fluid passageway may be discarded from the fluid passageway by increasing the flow rate through the drilling fluid flow path.

2011017, Jul 21, 2011

Jan 13, 2011

13/006323

Suresh G. Patel - The Woodlands TX, US
Chaitanya K. Vempati - The Woodlands TX, US
Steven R. Radford - The Woodlands TX, US
Timothy K. Marvel - The Woodlands TX, US
Bruce Stauffer - The Woodlands TX, US
George I. Butler - Kingwood TX, US

BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED - Houston TX

E21B 10/36, B21K 5/04

175425, 761084

Downhole tools are provided with a topographical pattern, and anti-balling material is provided over the topographical pattern. The topographical pattern may be defined by at least one of a plurality of recesses extending into a surface of a body of the tool and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the surface. Downhole tools include an insert disposed within a recess in a body, and the insert comprises an anti-balling material having a composition selected to reduce accumulation of formation cuttings on the tools when the tools are used to form or service a wellbore. Downhole tools include anti-balling material disposed over a porous mass provided over the surfaces of the tools. Methods of forming downhole tools include providing anti-balling material over features on and/or in a surface of a body of a tool. Methods of repairing downhole tools include removing an insert therefrom and disposing a replacement insert therein.

7594552, Sep 29, 2009

Oct 16, 2007

11/873346

Steven R. Radford - The Woodlands TX, US
Kelly D. Ireland - The Woodlands TX, US
Daryl L. Pritchard - Shenandoah TX, US

Baker Hughes Incorporated - Houston TX

E21B 10/32

175269, 175406

An expandable reamer apparatus and methods for reaming a borehole, wherein a laterally movable blade carried by a tubular body may be selectively positioned at an inward position and an expanded position. The laterally movable blade, held inwardly by blade-biasing elements, may be forced outwardly by drilling fluid selectively allowed to communicate therewith by way of an actuation sleeve disposed within the tubular body. Alternatively, a separation element may transmit force or pressure from the drilling fluid to the movable blade. Further, a chamber in communication with the movable blade may be pressurized by way of a downhole turbine or pump. A ridged seal wiper, compensator, movable bearing pad, fixed bearing pad preceding the movable blade, or adjustable spacer element to alter expanded blade position may be included within the expandable reamer. In addition, a drilling fluid pressure response indicating an operational characteristic of the expandable reamer may be generated.

2013002, Jan 31, 2013

Jul 26, 2011

13/191185

Steven R. Radford - The Woodlands TX, US
John G. Evans - The Woodlands TX, US
Freeman L. Hill - Spring TX, US

Baker Hughes Incorporated - Houston TX

G01V 3/18

7315202

Devices and methods for logging a wellbore condition. A logging-on-demand tool is used which includes a logging tool housing assembly carried by a running string and a logging tool that is retained within the logging tool housing assembly and is selectively movable between a retracted position, wherein the logging tool is retained radially within the logging tool housing assembly, and a deployed position, wherein the logging tool is extended axially from the logging tool housing assembly

6283228, Sep 4, 2001

Dec 15, 2000

9/737877

Pierre Emmanuel Collee - Houston TX
Steven R. Radford - The Woodlands TX
William A. Mallow - Heiotes TX
Dorothy P. Enright - Houston TX

Baker Hughes Incorporated - Houston TX

E21B 4900, E21B 4902, E21B 2508

175 58

A method for protecting integrity of a core sample during transport from a subterranean formation to the surface comprising: cutting a core sample from the subterranean formation using a drilling fluid; encapsulating the core sample with an encapsulating material that is separate from the drilling fluid and comprises a property which renders the encapsulating material capable of protecting the chemical integrity of the core sample during transport from the subterranean formation to the surface, wherein the property is other than a property selected from the group consisting of a viscosity which increases in response to a decrease in temperature and an ability to solidify in response to a decrease in temperature; and, transporting the encapsulated core sample from the subterranean formation to the surface.

8074747, Dec 13, 2011

Feb 20, 2009

12/389920

Steven R. Radford - The Woodlands TX, US
Kevin G. Kidder - Carencro LA, US
Khoi Trinh - Pearland TX, US

Baker Hughes Incorporated - Houston TX

E21B 17/10

1753257

Stabilizer assemblies and tools incorporating same may comprise a body having at least one bearing pad receptacle therein, and a bearing pad disposed in the receptacle. The bearing pad includes at least two separated bores extending transversely therethrough, the bores being aligned with transversely extending bores in the body on laterally opposite sides of the bearing pad receptacle. A lock rod extends through each bearing pad bore and into the associated body bores.