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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22B 7/00 (2006.01); B22F 3/24 (2006.01); C01B 32/28 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/24 (2013.01); C01B 32/28 (2017.08); C22B 7/006 (2013.01); B22F 2003/244 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for processing a PCD element includes placing the PCD element in a vessel. A first fluid may be applied to the PCD element when the PCD element is in the vessel. A second fluid may be applied to the PCD element when the PCD element is in the vessel. A first temperature may be applied to the PCD element when the PCD element is in the vessel. A second temperature may be applied to the PCD element when the PCD element is in the vessel.