A depth of cut control (DOCC) assembly includes a DOCC element positioned in a retainer pocket along a drill bit blade to limit a depth of cut of one or more fixed cutters. A retention member initially retains the DOCC element within the retainer pocket at a first exposure position. The retention member is configured to release the DOCC element downhole to allow one-way movement of the DOCC element to a second exposure position.

Disclosed is a drill bit for cutting formation comprises a bit body, a plurality of cutters, a plurality of blades with pockets to accommodate the cutters respectively. Each of the plurality of cutters has at least one alignment structure to align with at least one counter-alignment structure on each of the pockets to locate the rotary orientation between each of the plurality of cutters and each of the corresponding pockets.

Disclosed is a drill bit for cutting formation comprises a bit body, a plurality of cutters, a plurality of blades with pockets to accommodate the cutters respectively. Each of the plurality of cutters has at least one alignment structure to align with at least one counter-alignment structure on each of the pockets to locate the rotary orientation between each of the plurality of cutters and each of the corresponding pockets.

A cutting element includes a substrate configured to couple to a pocket formed in a blade of a downhole drill bit and a polycrystalline diamond portion secured to the substrate. The polycrystalline diamond portion includes a cutting face, a radial sidewall, and a cutting edge formed at a transition from the radial sidewall to the axial the cutting face. The cutting face includes a plow feature disposed at a center of the cutting face. The plow feature has a face portion and a shoulder portion. The shoulder portion extends radially outward from the face portion and axially downward toward the substrate. Additionally, the cutting face includes a recessed portion extending between the cutting edge and a radially outer edge of the shoulder portion.

A cutting element includes a substrate configured to couple to a pocket formed in a blade of a downhole drill bit and a polycrystalline diamond portion secured to the substrate. The polycrystalline diamond portion includes a cutting face, a radial sidewall, and a cutting edge formed at a transition from the radial sidewall to the axial the cutting face. The cutting face includes a plow feature disposed at a center of the cutting face. The plow feature has a face portion and a shoulder portion. The shoulder portion extends radially outward from the face portion and axially downward toward the substrate. Additionally, the cutting face includes a recessed portion extending between the cutting edge and a radially outer edge of the shoulder portion.

The present disclosure provides a fixed-cutter drill bit including a bit body defining a bit rotational axis, a plurality of blades each having an inner end that is radially closer to the bit rotational axis than a remainder of the respective blade, a central bit surface, and a plurality of cutters disposed on the blades and including an innermost cutter located closest among all of the plurality of cutters to the bit rotational axis and having a flattened cutting surface, a cutting arc, and a relief having ends which is located within and interrupts the cutting arc such that the cutting arc includes at least two portions located on opposite ends of the relief. The disclosure also provides a drilling system including the drill bit and a drill string attached to the drill bit and a surface assembly to rotate the drill string and drill bit.

The present disclosure provides a fixed-cutter drill bit including a bit body defining a bit rotational axis, a plurality of blades each having an inner end that is radially closer to the bit rotational axis than a remainder of the respective blade, a central bit surface, and a plurality of cutters disposed on the blades and including an innermost cutter located closest among all of the plurality of cutters to the bit rotational axis and having a flattened cutting surface, a cutting arc, and a relief having ends which is located within and interrupts the cutting arc such that the cutting arc includes at least two portions located on opposite ends of the relief. The disclosure also provides a drilling system including the drill bit and a drill string attached to the drill bit and a surface assembly to rotate the drill string and drill bit.

A drill bit includes a bit body defining a bit rotational axis and a blade attached to the bit body. The apparatus also includes a cutter comprising a cutting arc on a cutting surface of the cutter, wherein the cutter comprises at least one relief comprising a straight edge and a curved edge having an end that interrupts the cutting arc.

A drill bit includes a bit body defining a bit rotational axis and a blade attached to the bit body. The apparatus also includes a cutter comprising a cutting arc on a cutting surface of the cutter, wherein the cutter comprises at least one relief comprising a straight edge and a curved edge having an end that interrupts the cutting arc.

A cutting element includes a substrate and a volume of polycrystalline diamond (PDC) on the substrate. The PDC volume has a front cutting face, a lateral side surface, and a cutting edge between the front cutting face and the lateral side surface. The cutting edge has a cutting apex and extends between a first side flat surface and a second side flat surface. The side flat surfaces are disposed on opposing sides of the cutting apex. The cutting edge further includes a first chamfer surface and a second chamfer surface, which are located adjacent to one another and oriented at a first angle relative to one another at the cutting apex. The cutting edge includes one of: an arcuate edge having a radius of curvature; and a linear edge having discrete linear edges adjacent one another and separated by a second angle.