Drill bit design with reduced 3D coupled vibration

    公开(公告)号:US11714932B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-01

    申请号:US17006562

    申请日:2020-08-28

    IPC分类号: G06F30/17 E21B10/54 E21B10/62

    摘要: A drill bit design generator uses drill bit metrics to generate drill bit designs with reduced 3D coupled vibration. The drill bit design generator generates an initial set of drill bit designs that are simulated in a deployed or artificial environment. Simulated drill bits according to the initial drill bit designs have gyroscopic sensors that detect the presence of 3D coupled vibration. A drill bit simulator tracks metrics such as side cutting efficiency and drilling efficiency during simulations and correlates these metrics with 3D coupled vibration. The drill bit design generator determines thresholds for these metrics using correlations with 3D coupled vibration and generates updated/new drill bit designs using the metric thresholds.

    EARTH-BORING DRILL BIT FORMED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

    公开(公告)号:US20220235613A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17615627

    申请日:2019-08-08

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to an earth-boring drill bit including a shank, an internal region formed from at least a first alloy using additive manufacturing and secured to the shank, and an exterior region formed from at least a second alloy using additive manufacturing and secured to the internal region using additive manufacturing. The first alloy and the second alloy have a different modulus of elasticity, yield strength, resilience, ductility, hardness, fracture toughness, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, or erosion resistance. The disclosure further includes a method of manufacturing such an earth-boring drill by depositing a plurality of layers according to a drill bit specification using additive manufacturing.

    DRILL BIT DESIGN WITH REDUCED 3D COUPLED VIBRATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220067234A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17006562

    申请日:2020-08-28

    摘要: A drill bit design generator uses drill bit metrics to generate drill bit designs with reduced 3D coupled vibration. The drill bit design generator generates an initial set of drill bit designs that are simulated in a deployed or artificial environment. Simulated drill bits according to the initial drill bit designs have gyroscopic sensors that detect the presence of 3D coupled vibration. A drill bit simulator tracks metrics such as side cutting efficiency and drilling efficiency during simulations and correlates these metrics with 3D coupled vibration. The drill bit design generator determines thresholds for these metrics using correlations with 3D coupled vibration and generates updated/new drill bit designs using the metric thresholds.

    Fixed-cutter matrix bits with repairable gauge pads

    公开(公告)号:US11203904B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-21

    申请号:US16331917

    申请日:2016-12-21

    摘要: Fixed-cutter matrix bits comprising hardfaced elements on the gauge pads, and methods of manufacture and using. An example fixed-cutter matrix bit comprises a matrix bit body, a plurality of cutter elements secured at fixed locations to the matrix bit body, and a plurality of gauge pads disposed on the matrix bit body; wherein at least one of the gauge pads includes a hardfaced exterior surface. The hardfaced exterior surface may comprise a material selected from the group consisting of tungsten, niobium, vanadium, molybdenum, silicon, titanium, tantalum, zirconium, chromium, yttrium, boron, carbon, carbides thereof, nitrides thereof, borides thereof, oxides thereof, silicides thereof, and combinations thereof. The hardfaced exterior surface may be fused to the at least one gauge pad during the infiltration process of manufacturing the matrix bit body.

    Polycrystalline diamond compact and applications therefor

    公开(公告)号:US11035176B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16748262

    申请日:2020-01-21

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention relate to polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDCs”) including a polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table having a structure for enhancing at least one of abrasion resistance, thermal stability, or impact resistance. In an embodiment, a PDC includes a PCD table. The PCD table includes a lower region including a plurality of diamond grains exhibiting a lower average grain size and at least an upper region adjacent to the lower region and including a plurality of diamond grains exhibiting an upper average grain size. The lower average grain size may be at least two times greater than that of the upper average grain size. The PDC includes a substrate having an interfacial surface that is bonded to the lower region of the PCD table. Other embodiments are directed methods of forming PDCs, and various applications for such PDCs in rotary drill bits, bearing apparatuses, and wire-drawing dies.

    Rolling element assembly with a compliant retainer

    公开(公告)号:US10760342B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US16329329

    申请日:2016-10-05

    摘要: A rolling element assembly includes a rolling element rotatable about a rotational axis when positioned within a cavity defined on a bit body of a drill bit, and a compliant retainer positioned within a retainer slot defined in the bit body. A biasing device is positioned within a device pocket defined within the bit body to bias the compliant retainer against the outer circumferential surface of the rolling element. The compliant retainer secures the rolling element within the cavity while an arcuate portion of the rolling element protrudes from the cavity and exposes a full axial width of the rolling element.