摘要:
A roller cone bit may (10) be used as a rotating drag bit by treating the roller cones as carriers (12) for a plurality of distinguishable types of drag cutters (14,16). The roller cones (12) are each coupled to a mechanism (32,46,56) which selectively allows rotation of the roller cones (12). The roller cones (12) are otherwise fixed and as the bit (10) is rotated, the drag cutters (14) are brought into operative engagement with the rock formation. However, where the roller cones are selectively allowed to rotate, rotation of the drag bit (10) rotates the roller cones (12) to thereby bring a second set of drag cutters (16) into an operative configuration for cutting the rock formation. A mechanism (58,64) then selectively locks the roller cones (12), to prevent further rotation, thereby keeping the second set of drag cutters (16) fixed in place. By selectively permitting rotation and preventing rotation of the roller cones (12), a plurality of sets of drag cutters (14,16) can be brought into an operative configuration for cutting the rock formation. Therefore, such a drag bit (10) may be employed to bring drag cutters (14,16) selectively into play to cut different types of rock formation, or to present renewed cutters (16) after an initial set of cutters (14) have been worn by a predetermined degree. Furthermore, rotation of the roller connes (12) may be slowed from that normally expected by application of a drag to each roller cone (12). The drag cutters (14,16) on each roller cone (12) will thereby be sequentially brought into an operative cutting configuration with respect to the rock formation and where will be evenly distributed among all the drag cutters (14,16) diposed on each roller cone (12).
摘要:
A drill bit is shown which is connectable to the lower end of a rotary drill string for use in drilling oil and gas wells as drilling mud is circulated downward through the string, out the bit, and upwardly within the annulus between the string and well bore so as to remove cuttings therefrom. The bit has cones (31) which are mounted for rotation about thrust bearings which extend inwardly from the lower ends of legs which depend from a shank at the upper end of the bit body which is attached to the drill string. The cones are secured on the bearing journals by a system of sealed liquid passages (50-51) and reservoirs which provide a liquid lock requiring no retaining bearings or washers.
摘要:
A rock bit has three cones with tunsgten carbide inserts in the cutting structure of each cone. The gage row inserts have a layer of polycrystalline diamond on the converging portion protruding from the surface of the cone. One or more transition layers are provided between the tungsten carbide insert body and the polycrystalline diamond layer. Such a transition layer comprises diamond and precemented tungsten carbide.
b) drying the mixture, and c) burning out the binder and solvent at elevated temperature, d) and applying pressure to the powdered metal to consolidate same on said body means.
摘要:
A rotary drill bit for drilling a bore hole in the surface of the earth is provided in which the drill bit comprises a body having a duct therethrough for carrying drilling fluid. A conical cutting head having an axis at an acute angle with respect to the axis of the drill bit .is mounted in the cutting head. An elongated nozzle is positioned at the end of the duct for injecting the drilling fluid into the bore hole. The nozzle has an opening which opens into the bore hole wherein the longitudinal center line of the opening follows the locus of the mid-point between the side wall of the bore hole and the outermost circumference of the cutting head. Drilling fluid injected through the nozzle removes detritus from between the teeth and the cutting head at the bottom of the bore hole. The body of the drill bit has a first portion having a truncated conical surface with the axis of the truncated cone coinciding with the axis of the cutting head. The surface of the truncated cone is tangent to the side surface of the bore hole at a line on the opposite side of the body from the nozzle. This forms a passage between the surface of the truncated cone and the side surface of the bore hole for the upward flow of drilling fluid and detritus.
摘要:
This invention discloses a rolling cone drilling bit (10) having a plurality of cutters (16) which have inserted therein hard metal cutting elements (22) preferably formed of tungsten carbide alloy; and in which bit the rolling cone cutters (16) are located in such a manner that their rotational axes (32) are greatly offset from the rotational axis (34) of the drill bit.
摘要:
This invention discloses a rolling cone drilling bit (10) having a plurality of cutters (16) which have inserted therein hard metal cutting elements (22) preferably formed of tungsten carbide alloy; and in which bit the rolling cone cutters (16) are located in such a manner that their rotational axes (32) are greatly offset from the rotational axis (34) of the drill bit. In addition, a fluid jetting system is provided in the invention that directs a pressurized fluid spray (46) across the main cutting inserts and against the formation face so that when the drill bit (10) is used in its most advantageous areas, such as the soft, medium-soft and plastic formations, the jetting system prevents "balling up» of the cutters (16) and greatly increases the drilling efficiency of the bit.
摘要:
Process for producing an article, e.g. a drill bit, wherein a first layer (4) of powder material is applied to a core member (3) by cold isostatic compacting and subsequent sintering, and a second, exterior layer (5) is then applied by thermal spraying followed by hot isostatic compacting. The powder material of the first layer (4) may be a nickel-containing alloy steel powder.