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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
Amardeep Singh, Houston, TX (US);
Scott D. Mcdonough, Houston, TX (US);
Joshua Gatell, Cypress, TX (US);
Mohammed Boudrare, Houston, TX (US);
Bryce A. Baker, Houston, TX (US);
Parveen K. Chandila, Houston, TX (US);
Brandon M. Moss, Spring, TX (US);
Allen D. White, Houston, TX (US);
Amardeep Singh, Houston, TX (US);
Scott D. McDonough, Houston, TX (US);
Joshua Gatell, Cypress, TX (US);
Mohammed Boudrare, Houston, TX (US);
Bryce A. Baker, Houston, TX (US);
Parveen K. Chandila, Houston, TX (US);
Brandon M. Moss, Spring, TX (US);
Allen D. White, Houston, TX (US);
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A drill bit for drilling through earthen formations and forming a borehole. In an embodiment, the bit comprises a bit body having a bit axis. In addition, the bit comprises a plurality of cone cutters, each of the cone cutters being mounted on the bit body and adapted for rotation about a different cone axis. Further, at least one cone cutter on the bit comprises an array of cutter elements mounted in a band. Still further, the cutter elements in the array are mounted in a plurality of differing radial positions relative to the bit axis.