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Junk boot. [To catch debris not removed by drilling fluids]

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6842209
A tubular, flexible rubber-like junk boot is positioned on the lower end of a drill string, blade-type stabilizer to catch small but dense particles of debris which are not removed from the hole by the drilling fluid. The boot has means on its lower end for clamping the boot in place. 4 claims.
Assignee:
Smith International Inc.
Patent Number(s):
US 4111262
OSTI ID:
6842209
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English