US 12,442,255 B2
Drill bit, method, and system
Rohan Buntval, Manvel, TX (US); and Valerie Ferdin, Spring, TX (US)
Filed by Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/486,629.
Prior Publication US 2025/0122764 A1, Apr. 17, 2025
Int. Cl. E21B 10/55 (2006.01); E21B 10/43 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 10/55 (2013.01) [E21B 10/43 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for making a drill bit, comprising:
forming a bit body with an outer surface;
forming a cutter pocket in the bit body;
forming a perimetrically closed dam about the cutter pocket that is proud of and integral with the surface, to prevent hardfacing material spilling into the cutter pocket during a hardfacing application;
hardfacing the bit body to a depth not exceeding a height of the dam while the pocket is empty.