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公开(公告)号:DE60117435T2
公开(公告)日:2006-10-12
申请号:DE60117435
申请日:2001-07-18
Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL
Inventor: TRUAX DAVID , BEATON TIMOTHY PAUL
Abstract: A drill bit including a bit body and a plurality of blades formed in the bit body. The blades are formed, at least in part, from a base matrix material that on one embodiment is impregnated with abrasive particles. One side of the bit is formed, with respect to its axis of rotation, to a smaller radius than the opposite side of the bit. The asymmetry of the bit enables the bit to drill a larger diameter hole than a pass through diameter of the bit. The opposite side defines a contact angle between the bit and a formation. In one embodiment, the contact angle is at least 140 degrees.. In one embodiment, a plurality of inserts may be located on the blades to provide gage protection. In another embodiment, the bit may also include a gage sleeve that helps keep the bit stabilized in the wellbore.
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公开(公告)号:CA2312272C
公开(公告)日:2006-10-03
申请号:CA2312272
申请日:2000-06-23
Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL
Inventor: TRUAX DAVID , BEATON TIMOTHY P
Abstract: A bi-center drill bit includes pilot and reaming blades affixed to a body at azimuthally spaced locations. The blades have PDC cutters attached at selected positions . In one aspect, the pilot blades form a section having length along the bit axis less than about 80 percent of a diameter of the section. In another aspect, selected pilot blades and corresponding reaming blades are formed into single spiral structures. In another aspect, shapes a nd positions of the blades and inserts are selected so that lateral forces exerted by the reamin g and the pilot sections are balanced as a single structure. Lateral forces are preferably balanced t o within 10 percent of the total axial force on the bit. In another aspect, the center of mass of t he bit is located less than about 2.5 percent of the diameter of the bit from the axis of rotation. In another aspect, jets are disposed in the reaming section oriented so that their axes are within about 30 degrees of normal to the axis of the bit. In another aspect, the reaming blades are shaped to conform to the radially least extensive, from the longitudinal axis, of a pass-through circle or a drill circle, so the cutters on the reaming blades drill at the drill diameter, without contact to the cutters on the reaming blades when the bit passes through an openinghaving about the pass-through diameter.
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公开(公告)号:CA2276474C
公开(公告)日:2006-09-05
申请号:CA2276474
申请日:1999-06-25
Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL
Inventor: EYRE RONALD K , TRUAX DAVID , KESHAVAN MADAPUSI K
IPC: E21B10/46 , E21B10/56 , E21B10/573
Abstract: The present invention provides a cutting element having a cylindrical body having a canted end face on which is formed an ultra hard material layer. One or a plurality of transition layers may be provided between the ultra hard material layer and the cutting element body.
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公开(公告)号:CA2353351A1
公开(公告)日:2002-01-21
申请号:CA2353351
申请日:2001-07-20
Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL
Inventor: BEATON TIMOTHY PAUL , TRUAX DAVID , YOUNG THOMAS L
Abstract: A method is disclosed for drilling a wellbore. The method includes operating a turbine-type mud motor having a bi-center drill bit coupled to i t, and applying an axial force to the bit which is selected so that the bit drills in a directionally stable manner. In one embodiment, the motor is a steerable mot or operated to maintain a selected trajectory of the wellbore.
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公开(公告)号:GB2309991B
公开(公告)日:1997-10-29
申请号:GB9707686
申请日:1996-08-22
Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL
Inventor: TRUAX DAVID , PACKER SCOTT M , BROWN ROGER
IPC: B23P15/28 , E21B10/56 , E21B10/567 , E21B10/46
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公开(公告)号:CA2183932A1
公开(公告)日:1997-02-23
申请号:CA2183932
申请日:1996-08-22
Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL
Inventor: TRUAX DAVID , PACKER SCOTT M , BROWN ROGER
IPC: B23P15/28 , E21B10/56 , E21B10/567 , B23B27/20
Abstract: An improved polycrystalline diamond composite ("PDC") cutter with at least a secondary PDC cutting surface in addition to a primary PDC cutting surface and a method for making the same, wherein the cutter consists of at least one wafer of cemented tungsten carbide. The secondary cutting surfaces are formed by compacting and sintering diamond on grooves formed at the surface of a wafer forming the cutter body. When more than one wafer is used, the wafers are bonded to form the cutter body. Different grades of diamond may be compacted and sintered in different grooves.
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公开(公告)号:GB2405167B
公开(公告)日:2006-09-27
申请号:GB0418716
申请日:2004-08-23
Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL
Inventor: KESHAVAN MADAPUSI K , AZAR MIKE , TRUAX DAVID
IPC: E21B10/46 , E21B10/56 , E21B10/567
Abstract: Cutting elements are provided having multiple diameter sections. Also provided are bits incorporating such cutting elements.
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公开(公告)号:DE60117435D1
公开(公告)日:2006-04-27
申请号:DE60117435
申请日:2001-07-18
Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL
Inventor: TRUAX DAVID , BEATON TIMOTHY PAUL
Abstract: A drill bit including a bit body and a plurality of blades formed in the bit body. The blades are formed, at least in part, from a base matrix material that on one embodiment is impregnated with abrasive particles. One side of the bit is formed, with respect to its axis of rotation, to a smaller radius than the opposite side of the bit. The asymmetry of the bit enables the bit to drill a larger diameter hole than a pass through diameter of the bit. The opposite side defines a contact angle between the bit and a formation. In one embodiment, the contact angle is at least 140 degrees.. In one embodiment, a plurality of inserts may be located on the blades to provide gage protection. In another embodiment, the bit may also include a gage sleeve that helps keep the bit stabilized in the wellbore.
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公开(公告)号:GB2405167A
公开(公告)日:2005-02-23
申请号:GB0418716
申请日:2004-08-23
Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL
Inventor: KESHAVAN MADAPUSI K , AZAR MIKE , TRUAX DAVID
IPC: E21B10/56 , E21B10/567 , E21B10/46
Abstract: A cutting element includes a mounting body 110 and an ultra-hard material layer 114 formed over the body. The ultra hard material and corresponding periphery of the body have a profile formed by discreet curved sections 28, each section 30, 32 comprising a single radius of curvature R1, R2 along a plane generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the cutter element. Preferably adjacent curvature sections have different radii, end define the entire profile of the element. Also disclosed is a drill bit characterised by the differing diameter curved surfaces of first and second cutting elements, and a drill bit characterised by the differing diameter pockets for the cutting elements.
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公开(公告)号:CA2417307A1
公开(公告)日:2003-07-24
申请号:CA2417307
申请日:2003-01-23
Applicant: SMITH INTERNATIONAL
Inventor: TRUAX DAVID , ROCK DOUGLAS , MENSA-WILMOT GRAHAM
Abstract: A roller cone drill bit having selected left hand walk is disclosed. The bit includes a bit body adapted to couple to a drill string, and a plurality of legs depending from the bit body. Each leg has a roller cone rotatably mounted thereon. Each cone includes a plurality of cutting elements thereon. At least one cone has a nose point of its profile displaced radially inward with respect to a nose point of the profile of the other cones. A roller cone drill bit having selected right hand walk is also disclosed. The bit include a bit body adapted to couple to a drill string, and a plurality of legs depending from the bit body. Each leg has a roller cone rotatably mounted thereon, each cone including a plurality of cutting elements thereon defining a profile. At least one cone has a nose point of the profile displaced radially outward with respect to a nose point of the profile of the other cones.
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