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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2019
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Kelley Leigh Plunkett, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Jordan Olear, Missouri City, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An earth-boring drill bit with brazed-in rolling elements for depth-of-cut control. The earth-boring drill bit includes a bit body, a blade having an exterior surface and defining at least one pocket, and a DOCC element positioned within the blade. The DOCC element includes a walled retainer positioned within the pocket. The walled retainer includes retainer side walls and an endcap attached to the retainer side walls at an end of the walled retainer. The DOCC element further includes a rolling element positioned within and partially enclosed by walled retainer, with a portion thereof extending above the exterior surface of the blade. The disclosure further includes the DOCC element and a method of installing it in the pocket defined by the blade.