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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen C. Steinke, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Gary R. Portwood, Kingwood, TX (US);
Gary E. Garcia, The Woodlands, TX (US);
David P. Moran, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 1/008 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 1/008 ;
Abstract
A cutter element for a drill bit. The cutter element has a base portion and an extending portion and the extending portion has either a zero draft or a negative draft with respect to the base portion. The non-positive draft allows more of the borehole bottom to be scraped using fewer cutter elements. The cutter elements having non-positive draft can be either tungsten carbide inserts or steel teeth.