DRILLING TOOL HAVING FLOW PATH EROSION PROTECTION IN CONFINED SPACE

摘要

A process of manufacturing a downhole tool having hardfacing erosion protection formed on the inner surface of a confined space having a cross-sectional width of at least 26 millimeters, such as an inlet port or an inner bore of a drilling tool component. A downhole tool manufactured according to the disclosed laser cladding process for use in a method of drilling a subterranean wellbore.