US 11,920,409 B2
Cutting elements, earth-boring tools including the cutting elements, and methods of forming the earth-boring tools
Steven Craig Russell, The Woodlands, TX (US); Gregory L. Ricks, Spring, TX (US); and Stephen Duffy, Spring, TX (US)
Assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/810,802.
Prior Publication US 2024/0011357 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 10/567 (2006.01); E21B 10/55 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 10/5673 (2013.01) [E21B 10/55 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
15. A method of forming an earth-boring tool, the method comprising:
securing a cutting element within a pocket of an unfinished earth-boring tool, the cutting element comprising a cutting table, comprising:
a first surface;
a cutting surface surrounding the first surface and angled relative to a central longitudinal axis of the cutting table;
a plurality of first transition surfaces and a plurality of second transition surfaces positioned in an alternating circumferential sequence, the plurality of first transition surfaces angled differently relative to the central longitudinal axis of the cutting table than the plurality of second transition surfaces; and
a cutting edge defined by an interface between the cutting surface and each of: the plurality of first transition surfaces; and the plurality of second transition surfaces.