Boring or penetrating the earth – Bit or bit element – Rolling cutter bit or rolling cutter bit element
Patent
1988-12-16
1990-03-13
Novosad, Stephen J.
Boring or penetrating the earth
Bit or bit element
Rolling cutter bit or rolling cutter bit element
175360, 175361, 175353, E21B 1010, E21B 1016
Patent
active
049076647
ABSTRACT:
A drilling member for use in a drilling system, such as for drilling a large diameter subterranean hole or for removing rock at the earth's surface, in which the system employs a cutting head rotated about an axis and mounted for movement into a rock face, the cutting head having a plurality of drilling members, each of which has a truncated conical external surface rotated about the conical axis thereof, and a plurality of spaced-apart rows of indentors secured to the drilling member conical surface, the indentors being adapted to penetrate into the rock face a distance P, and wherein the indentors are spaced a distance not greater than 7 P apart.
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Cobbs David C.
Cobbs James H.
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