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

Claim 15:
16. A downhole tool, comprising:
a directional pad configured to contact a wellbore wall at a contact location; and
a drill bit having a longitudinal axis, the drill bit including:
a plurality of active cutting elements, including:
at least one first active cutting element located at a first position farther uphole than a position of every other active cutting element of the plurality of active cutting element elements not at the first position, a directional pad angle between the contact location and the first active cutting element relative to the longitudinal axis being greater than 0° and less than or equal to 5°; and
a second active cutting element located at a second position farther uphole than every other active cutting element of the plurality of active cutting elements except those at the first position, an active cutting element angle between the first active cutting element and the second active cutting element relative to the longitudinal axis being greater than 0° and less than or equal to 5°.