Boring or penetrating the earth – Bit or bit element – Plural separable cutter elements
Patent
1986-12-22
1988-01-05
Leppink, James A.
Boring or penetrating the earth
Bit or bit element
Plural separable cutter elements
E21B 1016, E21B 1052
Patent
active
047169770
ABSTRACT:
A cutter element for a rotary type rock bit used in drilling soft earth formations in which the cutter element includes a base and a generally dual pyramidic cutting tip. The cutting tip extends from the base to a crest and is formed having axially symmetrical opposite flanks that extend longitudinally merging toward a distal end at which a single elongated crest of substantially uniform width is formed about an apex.
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Dang Hoang C.
Dresser Industries Inc.
Leppink James A.
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