US5655612A
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Earth-boring bit with shear cutting gage
Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1995-06-06
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Granted: 1997-08-12
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Expires: 2015-06-06
Abstract
Abstract An earth-boring bit is provided with hard gage inserts that protrude from the gage surface of the cutter to engage the side of the borehole for holding gage. The cutting end of the gage insert has a cutting end defining at least one sharp cutting edge and at least one cutting surface that define a negative rake angle with respect to the sidewall of the borehole that is being sheared by the gage insert. The cutting end, cutting edge, and cutting surface of the gage insert are formed of a super-hard and abrasion-resistant material such as polycrystalline diamond or cubic boron nitride. The body of the insert is formed of a hard, fracture-tough material such as cemented tungsten carbide. The improved gage inserts provide an actively cutting gage surface that engages the sidewall of the borehole to promote shearing removal of the sidewall material. Such an improved gage insert provides an earth-boring bit with improved gage-holding ability, and improved steerability in directional drilling operations.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Earl Grimes
- 👤 Danny Eugene Scott
- 👤 Rudolf Carl Otto Pessier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:58
CPC Classifications
E; E21; E21B; E21B10/00; E21B10/46; E21B10/56; E21B10/567; E21B10/5673; E21B10/08; E21B10/16; E21B10/50; E21B10/52; E21B10/573; E21B10/5735; E21B17/00; E21B17/10; E21B17/1092
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
In a rolling cutter of an earth-boring bit having a gage surface for contacting a sidewall of a borehole as the cutter rotates about its axis and rolls over the bottom of the borehole, the gage surface having a plurality of gage inserts secured thereto, an improved gage insert comprising: a body formed of hard, fracture-tough material secured in a selected socket in the gage surface; a cutting end of the insert formed of super-hard material and adapted to extend, during drilling, a selected distance from the gage surface, the cutting end defining a cutting edge to shear the sidewall of the borehole, the cutting end further defining a cutting surface adjacent the cutting edge, the cutting surface defining a negative rake angle with respect to the portion of the sidewall of the borehole being sheared.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
In a rolling cutter of an earth-boring bit having a gage surface for contacting a sidewall of a borehole as the cutter rotates about its axis and rolls over the bottom of the borehole, the gage surface having a plurality of gage inserts secured thereto, an improved gage insert comprising: a body formed of hard, fracture-tough material secured in a selected socket in the gage surface; a cutting end of the insert formed of super-hard material and adapted to extend, during drilling, a selected distance from the gage surface, the cutting end defining a cutting edge to shear the sidewall of the borehole, the cutting end further defining a cutting surface adjacent the cutting edge, the cutting surface defining a negative rake angle with respect to the portion of the sidewall of the borehole being sheared.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The improved gage insert according to claim 1 wherein: the hard, fracture-tough material is cemented tungsten carbide; and the super-hard material is polycrystalline diamond.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The improved gage insert according to claim 1, wherein the cutting end of the insert extends at least 0.010 inch from the gage surface during drilling operation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
132 words
In a rolling cutter of an earth-boring bit having a gage surface for contacting a sidewall of a borehole as the cutter rotates about its axis and rolls over the bottom of the borehole, the gage surface having a plurality of gage inserts secured thereto, an improved gage insert comprising: a body formed of hard, fracture-tough material secured in a selected socket in the gage surface; a cutting end of the insert formed of super-hard material and extending a selected distance from the gage surface, the cutting end defining a cutting edge to shear the sidewall of the borehole, the cutting end further defining a cutting surface adjacent the cutting edge, the cutting surface defining a negative rake angle with respect to the portion of the sidewall of the borehole being sheared.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
132 words
In a rolling cutter of an earth-boring bit having a gage surface for contacting a sidewall of a borehole as the cutter rotates about its axis and rolls over the bottom of the borehole, the gage surface having a plurality of gage inserts secured thereto, an improved gage insert comprising: a body formed of hard, fracture-tough material secured in a selected socket in the gage surface; a cutting end of the insert formed of super-hard material and extending a selected distance from the gage surface, the cutting end defining a cutting edge to shear the sidewall of the borehole, the cutting end further defining a cutting surface adjacent the cutting edge, the cutting surface defining a negative rake angle with respect to the portion of the sidewall of the borehole being sheared.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The improved gage insert according to claim 4 wherein: the hard, fracture-tough material is cemented tungsten carbide; and the super-hard material is polycrystalline diamond.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The improved gage insert according to claim 4 wherein the cutting end of the insert extends at least 0.010 inch from the gage surface during drilling operation.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2000-08-11 | 2001-02-10 | 2001-08-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2004-08-11 | 2005-02-10 | 2005-08-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2008-08-11 | 2009-02-10 | 2009-08-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |