US 12,435,592 B2
Self-cleaning impulse turbine and bearing in fluid contaminated with solids
Ryan W. McChesney, Carrollton, TX (US); and Gordon McLeary, Carrollton, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/519,791.
Prior Publication US 2025/0172050 A1, May 29, 2025
Int. Cl. E21B 31/00 (2006.01); E21B 28/00 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 31/005 (2013.01) [E21B 28/00 (2013.01); E21B 41/0085 (2013.01); F01D 25/002 (2013.01); F05D 2260/607 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus configured to be positioned in a wellbore formed in a subsurface formation comprising:
one or more components configured to induce a vibration within an impulse turbine to mitigate debris buildup on a rotor of the impulse turbine, wherein the rotor is configured to rotate about a central axis when a flow of fluid interacts with the impulse turbine.