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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
John Morin, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/43 (2006.01); E21B 10/14 (2006.01); E21B 10/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/43 (2013.01); E21B 10/14 (2013.01); E21B 10/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An earth-boring tool may include at least one blade including a shoulder region and a face. A plurality of cutting elements may be arranged on the face of the blade and at least one cutting element may be positioned in the shoulder region such that a cutting face of the at least one cutting element is spaced a distance behind the face of the blade. A recessed portion of the blade may extend under at least one of the plurality of cutting elements arranged on the face of the blade and extending to the at least one cutting element positioned in the shoulder region.