Patent ID: 11939867
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A downhole tool, comprising:
a directional pad configured to contact a wellbore wall at a pad contact location; and
a drill bit comprising a longitudinal axis and having at least one active cutting element, the at least one active cutting element contacting the wellbore wall at a cutting element contact location, a contact length between the cutting element contact location and the pad contact location being up to 3 in. (7.6 cm), wherein the at least one active cutting element comprises one or more active cutting elements at a first position that is further uphole than every other active cutting element of the at least one active cutting element; and
a directional pad angle between the pad contact location and the at least one active cutting element relative to the longitudinal axis, the directional pad angle being greater than 0° and less than or equal to 5°.