Inventors:
Alejandro Flores - The Woodlands TX, US
Aaron J. Dick - Houston TX, US
Chih Lin - Spring TX, US
John F. Bradford - The Woodlands TX, US
Louise F. van Staden - Ebotse, ZA
Gregory B. Swanepoel - Boksburg, ZA
Clement D. van der Riet - Spring TX, US
Siu-Wah Wai - Bradbury, AU
Dragan Vukovic - Johannesburg, ZA
Klaus Tank - Johannesburg, ZA
Assignee:
ELEMENT SIX LIMITED - Shannon
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED - Houston TX
International Classification:
E21B 10/22
Abstract:
Bearings for downhole tools including a first bearing member and a second bearing member, at least one of the first and second bearing members having a channel formed therein. Methods of cooling bearings of downhole tools comprise flowing a fluid within a channel formed in at least one bearing member. Heat is transferred from at least the at least one bearing member to the fluid. The fluid is flowed away from the at least one bearing member.