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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2007
Mohammed Boudrare, Houston, TX (US);
Amardeep Singh, Houston, TX (US);
Mohammed Boudrare, Houston, TX (US);
Amardeep Singh, Houston, TX (US);
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A drill bit for drilling a borehole includes a cutter element comprising a base portion. In addition, the cutter element comprises a cutting portion extending from the base portion and terminating in an elongate crest extending between a first crest end and a second crest end, and having an intermediate portion therebetween. The first crest end has a width Wand the second end has a width Wthat is greater than the width W. Still further, the intermediate portion of the crest has a width Wthat is less than the width Wand less than or equal to the width W.