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Rotary drill bit

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6437016
This patent describes a rotary drill bit for deephole drilling in subsurface earth formations, the bit suitable to be coupled to the lower end of a drill string, the bit body having a center region near a central axis of rotation and an outer region further removed from the central axis; and a plurality of cutting elements protruding from the bit body. The cutting elements comprising a front layer of interbonded abrasive particles, wherein the cutting elements located in the center region of the bit comprise a thicker abrasive front layer than those in the outer region of the bit.
Assignee:
Shell Oil Co., Houston, TX
Patent Number(s):
US 4792001
OSTI ID:
6437016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English