Drill bit with suction and method of dry drilling with liquid column

摘要

A drill bit for drilling deep wells such as oil wells has a cone at the bottom and a fluid bore at the top. The fluid is directed by nozzles upward through a passageway so that the cone is maintained free of fluid and the cuttings from the cone are picked up by suction and carried through the discharge passageway. The jet from the discharge passageway supports the column of fluid surrounding the drill stem.