CA2159873A1 - Drill Bit with Protruding Insert Stabilizers - Google Patents

Drill Bit with Protruding Insert Stabilizers

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CA2159873A1
CA2159873A1 CA2159873A CA2159873A CA2159873A1 CA 2159873 A1 CA2159873 A1 CA 2159873A1 CA 2159873 A CA2159873 A CA 2159873A CA 2159873 A CA2159873 A CA 2159873A CA 2159873 A1 CA2159873 A1 CA 2159873A1
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bit
rock bit
bearing
diameter
bit body
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CA2159873C (en
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Quan Van Nguyen
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Smith International Inc
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Quan Van Nguyen
Smith International, Inc.
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B10/00—Drill bits
    • E21B10/46—Drill bits characterised by wear resisting parts, e.g. diamond inserts
    • E21B10/50—Drill bits characterised by wear resisting parts, e.g. diamond inserts the bit being of roller type
    • E21B10/52—Drill bits characterised by wear resisting parts, e.g. diamond inserts the bit being of roller type with chisel- or button-type inserts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/10—Wear protectors; Centralising devices, e.g. stabilisers
    • E21B17/1092—Gauge section of drill bits

Abstract

A rotary cone rock bit has bearing inserts pressed into the side of the shirttail portion of the rock bit body for stabilizing the rock bit during drilling. Such a rock bit has a steel bit body with a threaded upper pin for connection to a drill string. Cutter cones are mounted on lower leg portions of the rock bit body. The rock bit body gradually decreases in diameter from the gage diameter adjacent the lower tips of the shirttails adjacent to the cones to a smaller diameter shoulder the pin end of the body. The lowermost bearing insert protrudes laterally from the gradually decreasing diameter part of the bit body approximately half way between the lower tip of the shirttail and the shoulder at the upper end of the shirttail. The outer ends of the bearing inserts are rounded and substantially at the gage diameter of the bit for bearing on the wall of the borehole being drilled without appreciably reaming the borehole. The bearing inserts may have a layer of polycrystalline diamond on the protruding ends for minimizing wear. The protruding bearing inserts stabilize the bit without disrupting fluid flow around the bit.
CA002159873A 1994-10-04 1995-10-04 Drill bit with protruding insert stabilizers Expired - Fee Related CA2159873C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/317,340 US5494123A (en) 1994-10-04 1994-10-04 Drill bit with protruding insert stabilizers
US08/317340 1994-10-04

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CA2159873A1 true CA2159873A1 (en) 1996-04-05
CA2159873C CA2159873C (en) 1998-07-14

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CA002159873A Expired - Fee Related CA2159873C (en) 1994-10-04 1995-10-04 Drill bit with protruding insert stabilizers

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US (1) US5494123A (en)
CA (1) CA2159873C (en)
GB (1) GB2293841B (en)

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CA2159873C (en) 1998-07-14
GB2293841A (en) 1996-04-10
GB9520118D0 (en) 1995-12-06
US5494123A (en) 1996-02-27
GB2293841B (en) 1997-11-26

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