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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Jeffrey Gerard Thomas, Magnolia, TX (US);
Brian Atkins, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Gerard Thomas, Magnolia, TX (US);
Brian Atkins, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/46 (2006.01); C09K 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 3/1427 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composite may generally include a substantially continuous binder phase and a first reinforcing agent cluster infiltrated by the binder phase, the first reinforcing agent cluster comprising a plurality of first reinforcing agent particles. A drill bit may include at least one cutting element for engaging a formation and a bit body, at least a portion of said drill bit being a composite that includes a substantially continuous binder phase and a first reinforcing agent cluster infiltrated by the binder phase.