EARTH-BORING TOOLS INCLUDING ROTATABLE CUTTING ELEMENTS AND FORMATION-ENGAGING FEATURES THAT DRIVE ROTATION OF SUCH CUTTING ELEMENTS, AND RELATED METHODS

An earth-boring tool includes a body and cutting elements rotatably mounted on the body. The earth-boring tool also includes a formation-engaging feature attached to the body and exposed at a face of the body. The formation-engaging feature may be configured to rotate about an axis of rotation respo...

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Hauptverfasser:	Boehm, Alexander Rodney, Lovelace, Kegan L, Bomidi, John Abhishek Raj, Schroder, Jon David, Moss, JR., William A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	EARTH DRILLING EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS MINING OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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Zusammenfassung:	An earth-boring tool includes a body and cutting elements rotatably mounted on the body. The earth-boring tool also includes a formation-engaging feature attached to the body and exposed at a face of the body. The formation-engaging feature may be configured to rotate about an axis of rotation responsive to frictional forces acting between the formation-engaging feature and a formation when the body moves relative to the formation. The axis of rotation of the formation-engaging feature may be oriented at an angle to an axis of rotation of the cutting elements. The formation-engaging feature may be operably coupled to the cutting elements such that rotation of the formation-engaging feature causes rotation of the cutting elements. Methods include drilling a subterranean formation including engaging a formation with the cutting elements and the formation-engaging features.