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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventor:
Philip G. Trunk, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/32 (2006.01); E21B 10/567 (2006.01); E21B 17/10 (2006.01); E21B 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/322 (2013.01); E21B 10/325 (2013.01); E21B 10/567 (2013.01); E21B 17/1078 (2013.01); E21B 7/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A downhole cutting apparatus includes a cutter block. The cutter block includes a formation facing surface with cutting elements coupled thereto. The cutting elements are arranged in rows that may extend at an angle across a width of the formation facing surface. Mud flutes may optionally be located between rows of cutting elements. A gauge portion of the formation facing surface may be adjacent a leading edge having reinforcement members coupled thereto.