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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2013
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Ronald B. Crockett, Provo, UT (US);
Marcus Skeem, Provo, UT (US);
Francis Leany, Salem, UT (US);
Casey Webb, Provo, UT (US);
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a downhole fixed bladed bit comprises a working surface comprising a plurality of blades converging at a center of the working surface and diverging towards a gauge of the bit, at least on blade comprising a cutting element comprising a superhard material bonded to a cemented metal carbide substrate at a non-planer interface, the cutting element being positioned at a positive rake angle, and the superhard material comprising a substantially conical geometry with an apex comprising a curvature.