STABILIZING MEMBERS FOR FIXED CUTTER DRILL BIT

摘要

A drill bit for drilling a borehole in an earthen formation. In an embodiment, the bit comprises a first blade having a cutter-supporting surface. In addition, the bit comprises a plurality of primary cutter elements with cutting faces mounted to the cutter-supporting surface. The cutting profiles of the cutting faces define an outermost cutting profile Po in rotated profile view. Further, the bit comprises a stabilizing member having an end distal the cutter-supporting surface. The end includes a tip. The tip is offset from the outermost cutting profile Po in rotated profile view.