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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2023
Applicant:
Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.p., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeremiah Torres, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Thomas Simatic, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
ULTERRA DRILLING TECHNOLOGIES, L.P., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/60 (2006.01); E21B 3/00 (2006.01); E21B 10/42 (2006.01); E21B 10/567 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/602 (2013.01); E21B 10/42 (2013.01); E21B 3/00 (2013.01); E21B 10/567 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are PDC drill bits for engaging subterranean formations and for drilling wellbores, wherein the PDC drill bits are adapted to reduce erosion of a bit head face by the inclusion of openings in a portion of the shank of a PDC drill bit. The present disclosure also relates to systems and methods of drilling subterranean formations using the PDC drill bits disclosed herein.