Reed Tool Company

Reed Rock Bit Company

Duane W Wallace

A method of making a rolling cutter drill bit involving the steps of forming a body member having an upper portion adapted to be threaded and passaging therein, forming at least one arcuate recess in the lower end of the body member, providing a lug assembly comprising a lug member having a bearing journal carrying a rolling cutter and an arcuate surface adapted to be received in the recess, and securing the lug assembly in the recess with the arcuate surface of the lug member in engagement with the arcuate recess. A drill bit made according to the foregoing method is also disclosed.

Drill bit and method of manufacture

A method is disclosed for applying to rotating well drilling parts such as tool joints a multiple layer of hardbanding materials to provide extended wear service for the well tools without incurring any of the accompanying spalling normally associated with heavy layers of hardbanding.

Hard surfacing for oil well tools

A wear resistant tubular well tool, such as a tool joint, comprises a hollow cylindrical body having a hard metal, such as a coarse-grained sintered tungsten carbide, deposited on a portion of the exterior of the body and a fine-grained hard metal, such as a cast tungsten carbide, deposit covering substantially all of the external surface of said coarse-grained hard metal deposit. The method of making the well tool comprises depositing the coarse-grained hard metal by welding and then casting or fusing the finegrained hard metal over the coarse-grained hard metal layer.

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Duane W Wallace