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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Rohan Buntval, Manvel, TX (US);
Valerie Ferdin, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/55 (2006.01); E21B 10/43 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/55 (2013.01); E21B 10/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for making a drill bit, including forming a bit body with an outer surface, forming a cutter pocket in the bit body, forming a dam about the cutter pocket that is proud of the surface, hardfacing the bit body to a depth not exceeding a height of the dam. A drill bit, including a bit body having an outer surface, a cutter pocket defined in the bit body, and a dam disposed about the cutter pocket and proud of the outer surface.