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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2014
Drilformance Technologies, Llc, Conroe, TX (US);
Sean Gillis, Beaumont, CA;
DRILFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A cutter profile for a fixed cutter drill bit having a drill bit axis. The cutter profile includes a nose portion radially offset from the drill bit axis and surrounding the drill bit axis, a first cone-shaped depression centered on the drill bit axis and extending radially to the nose portion, and a second cone-shaped depression centered on the drill bit axis and extending radially toward the nose portion. A second depression diameter is smaller than a first depression diameter. A second depression maximum depth is greater than a first depression maximum depth. A second depression included angle is smaller than a first depression included angle.