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

Claim 7:
8. A downhole tool, comprising:
a housing;
a directional pad coupled to the housing and 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 and a bit diameter, a contact ratio of a diameter of the bit to a contact length between the at least one active cutting element and the contact location being greater than 3:1, wherein the at least one active cutting element is positioned at a first position located further uphole than every other active cutting element of the at least one cutting element that is not at the first position; and
a directional pad angle between the pad contact location and the at least one cutting element relative to the longitudinal axis, the directional pad angel being greater than 0° and less than or equal to 5°.