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Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 23, 2021
Applicant:

Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Inventors:

Youhe Zhang, Spring, TX (US);

Yuri Burhan, Spring, TX (US);

Ke Chen, Houston, TX (US);

Xiaoge Gan, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/567 (2006.01); E21B 10/55 (2006.01); E21B 10/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/5673 (2013.01); E21B 10/55 (2013.01); E21B 10/62 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cutting element has a cutting face at an axial end of the cutting element, a peripheral surface extending circumferentially around the cutting face, and a cutting edge formed between the cutting face and the peripheral surface. The cutting face has a non-planar geometry including a central region around a longitudinal axis of the cutting element, a plurality of grooves extending radially from a boundary of the central region to the cutting edge, wherein each groove has a base with a curved cross-sectional profile, and a plurality of lobes alternatingly formed between the plurality of grooves, wherein each lobe has a cross-sectional profile comprising an apex and opposite side surfaces sloping downwardly a distance from the apex to the base of adjacent grooves.


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