Patent ID: 11952896
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B | IPC B  E

Claim 0:
1. A tool for removing material, the tool comprising:
a body having a forward portion and an opposing rear portion, the body having at least one channel extending into the body, at least a portion of the at least one channel being surrounded by the body;
an ultrahard insert including an ultrahard material, the ultrahard insert positioned proximate the forward portion; and
a matrix contacting the body and the ultrahard insert, the matrix being mechanically interlocked with the body and at least a portion of the matrix being positioned circumferentially around at least a portion of the forward portion of the body, at least a portion of the matrix being positioned in the at least one channel, wherein the at least one channel is oriented from an outer surface of the forward portion radially inward toward a longitudinal axis of the tool.