Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.p.

Benjamin Chrest

Alfred Harold Skinner

Jorge Arthur Silveus, Iii

Jason C Maw

Carl Aron Deen

Andrew David Murdock

Thomas A Damian

Ryan Matthews

Jorge Arthur Iii Silveus

A drill bit including a body having a face and a plurality of blades disposed on the face of the body. Each of the plurality of blades may have a row of cutters disposed thereon, and the rows of cutters may collectively define a cutting profile of the drill bit. At least some of the cutters along the cutting profile may have alternating positive back rake angles. The difference between a majority of back rake angles on adjacent cutters along the cutting profile may be less than 20°.

Drill bit

A drill bit including a body having a face and a plurality of blades disposed on the face of the body. Each of the plurality of blades may have a row of cutters disposed thereon, and the rows of cutters may collectively define a cutting profile of the drill bit. At least some of the cutters along the cutting profile may have alternating positive back rake angles. The difference between a majority of back rake angles on adjacent cutters along the cutting profile may be less than 20&#xb0;.

A drill bit including a body having a face, a blade disposed on the face, and a row of cutters disposed on the blade. At least some of the cutters may have alternating positive back rake angles. The difference between a majority of back rake angles on adjacent cutters may be less than 20&#xb0;.

A rotating bit with cutters used in drilling operations to advance a borehole in the earth. The bit includes column cutters in the bit body in a recessed central area. The column cutters contact a column of borehole material that is formed during operation. The column cutters are oriented to fracture the column, producing larger cuttings or chips, and to exert a force on the column to limit lateral movement of the bit during operation.

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Fort Worth, TX, United States of America

Benjamin Chrest