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

Claim 8:
9. A system for removing material, the system comprising:
a degradation tool configured to degrade material; and
a plurality of tools selectively connectable to the degradation tool, at least one tool of the plurality of tools including:
a body having a forward portion and an opposing rear portion, the forward portion including a forward face, the body having at least one channel extending into the body;
an ultrahard insert including an ultrahard material, the ultrahard insert positioned proximate the forward portion and in contact with the forward face of the body; 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 connected to the ultrahard insert, wherein at least a portion of the matrix is positioned in the at least one channel, and 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.