Drill bit cutter with shaped portion matched to kerf

A fixed cutter drill bit may include a bit body defining a bit axis and having a plurality of blades extending therefrom. A plurality of cutters are secured to the blades at different circumferential positions relative to the bit axis. Each cutter may define a cutter sweep profile as the bit body ro...

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Hauptverfasser: Propes, Chris, Dunbar, Bradley David, Arfele, Robert W, Plunkett, Kelley
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Zusammenfassung:A fixed cutter drill bit may include a bit body defining a bit axis and having a plurality of blades extending therefrom. A plurality of cutters are secured to the blades at different circumferential positions relative to the bit axis. Each cutter may define a cutter sweep profile as the bit body rotates about the bit axis. One or more of the cutters may form overlapping cutter sweep profiles to define a kerf therebetween. The cutters include a shaped cutter comprising a cutting face and a shaped portion on the cutting face aligned for engaging and removing the kerf.