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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2017
Baker Hughes, a GE Company, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Nicholas J. Lyons, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An earth-boring tool comprises a bit body and first and second depth of cut control ('DOCC') features mounted thereon. The first and second DOCC features comprise a first rubbing surface having a first surface area and a second rubbing surface having a second surface area, respectively, for contacting a subterranean formation. The second surface area is different from the first surface area such that the first and second DOCC features distribute a load attributable to applied weight on bit over the first and second rubbing surfaces at different rates. Methods of forming an earth-boring tool include selecting first and second DOCC features having different rates of engagement with the subterranean formation and mounting the first and second DOCC features on a bit body.