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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2009
Applicant:
Thorsten Schwefe, Spring, TX (US);
Inventor:
Thorsten Schwefe, Spring, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/43 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drill bit and method of making a drill bit. A bit body is provided having a plurality of blade profiles thereon. The blade profile includes a first plurality of cutting elements disposed on each blade such that at least one cutting element on a first section of each blade profile is offset relative to at least one cutting element on a second section of each blade profile. Lateral stability of the drill bit relative to a drill bit without an offset is increased.