CPC E21B 10/602 (2013.01) [E21B 10/42 (2013.01); E21B 10/61 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A downhole cutting element, comprising:
a cutting table including a cutting face defined by a surrounding edge;
a fluid passage extending through the cutting element;
an aperture defined in the cutting face proximate the edge, the aperture operatively coupled to the fluid passage through an orifice, the orifice having a major cross-sectional dimension smaller than a major cross-sectional dimension of the fluid passage and smaller than a major cross-sectional dimension of the aperture; and
an abrasive particle inlet tube coupled between an abrasive particle reservoir and the aperture.
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