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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Eric E. Mcclain, Spring, TX (US);
Matthew R. Isbell, Houston, TX (US);
Jack Thomas Oldham, Conroe, TX (US);
John C. Thomas, Lafayette, LA (US);
Marc W. Bird, Houston, TX (US);
Eric E. McClain, Spring, TX (US);
Matthew R. Isbell, Houston, TX (US);
Jack Thomas Oldham, Conroe, TX (US);
John C. Thomas, Lafayette, LA (US);
Marc W. Bird, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Casing bits include a bit crown having a substantially hollow interior. The bit crown has blades over a face portion thereof, the blades including a plurality of cutting elements attached thereto. The bit crown further includes a composite inlay positioned at least within the substantially hollow interior. The casing bits also include case hardened outer surfaces radially outside a drill-out region. The casing bits further include short-substrate cutting elements. Methods of forming a casing bit are also disclosed.