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Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010

Filed:

May. 16, 2006
Applicants:

Gary Portwood, Livorno, IT;

Peter Wilson, Norman, OK (US);

Luca Tedeschi, Provincia di Pisa, IT;

Bryce Baker, Houston, TX (US);

Daniel W. Brietzke, Richmond, TX (US);

Inventors:

Gary Portwood, Livorno, IT;

Peter Wilson, Norman, OK (US);

Luca Tedeschi, Provincia di Pisa, IT;

Bryce Baker, Houston, TX (US);

Daniel W. Brietzke, Richmond, TX (US);

Assignee:

Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A rolling cone drill bit comprises a plurality of bottomhole cutter elements positioned in a first circumferential row, wherein at least one of the cutter elements comprises a cutting portion extending from a base portion to a point furthermost from the base portion, defining an extension height. The ratio of the cross-sectional area of the cutter element at a point equal to ninety-four percent of the extension height to the cross-sectional area of the cutter element base is greater than 0.2. Moreover, the ratio of the extension height to the base diameter is not greater than 0.75.


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Portwood, Gary. (2010). Drill bit and cutting inserts for hard/abrasive formations (U.S. Patent No. 7690442). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7690442

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