US 12,000,212 B2
Polycrystalline diamond compacts and applications therefor
Brandon Paul Linford, Draper, UT (US); Cody William Knuteson, Salem, UT (US); Jason Dean Blackburn, Orem, UT (US); Daniel Call Mortensen, Provo, UT (US); and Steven Swan, North Salt Lake, UT (US)
Assigned to US Synthetic Corporation, Orem, UT (US)
Filed by US Synthetic Corporation, Orem, UT (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/868,852.
Application 16/708,411 is a division of application No. 14/627,966, filed on Feb. 20, 2015, granted, now 10,501,998, issued on Dec. 10, 2019.
Application 17/868,852 is a continuation of application No. 16/708,411, filed on Dec. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,421,485.
Application 14/627,966 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/734,354, filed on Jan. 4, 2013, granted, now 9,346,149, issued on May 24, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/002,001, filed on May 22, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/948,970, filed on Mar. 6, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0017882 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. B24D 18/00 (2006.01); B01J 3/06 (2006.01); B24D 99/00 (2010.01); E21B 10/55 (2006.01); B23B 27/20 (2006.01); E21B 10/567 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 10/55 (2013.01) [B01J 3/06 (2013.01); B01J 3/062 (2013.01); B24D 18/0009 (2013.01); B24D 99/005 (2013.01); B01J 2203/062 (2013.01); B01J 2203/0655 (2013.01); B23B 27/20 (2013.01); E21B 10/567 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. A polycrystalline diamond compact produced by a process comprising:
mixing a plurality of diamond particles having an at least trimodal distribution including:
a first amount being about 10 weight % to about 30 weight % of the plurality of diamond particles that exhibits a first average particle size of about 0.5 μm to about 5 μm;
a second amount being about 55 weight % to about 65 weight % of the plurality of diamond particles that exhibits a second average particle size that is greater than the first average particle size and is about 12 μm to about 30 μm; and
a third amount of about 5 weight % to about 35 weight % of the plurality of diamond particles that exhibits a third average particle size that is greater than the first average particle size and the second average particle size and is about 20 μm to about 45 μm;
enclosing the plurality of diamond particles in a pressure transmitting medium to form a cell assembly; and
subjecting the cell assembly to a high-pressure/high-temperature process to form a polycrystalline diamond body comprising the at least trimodal distribution of the plurality of the particles.