Patent Publication Number: US-10329846-B2

Title: Multilevel force balanced downhole drilling tools including cutting elements in a track-set configuration

Description:
RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application is a U.S. National Stage Application of International Application No. PCT/US2013/077742 filed Dec. 26, 2013, which designates the United States, and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure is related to downhole drilling tools and more particularly to multilevel force balanced downhole drilling tools including cutting elements in a track-set configuration. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Various types of downhole drilling tools including, but not limited to, rotary drill bits, reamers, core bits, stabilizers and other downhole tools may be used to form wellbores in associated downhole formations. Examples of rotary drill bits include, but are not limited to, fixed cutter drill bits, drag bits, polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) drill bits, matrix drill bits, roller cone drill bits, rotary cone drill bits and rock bits used to form a wellbore extending through one or more downhole formations. Cutting action associated with these drill bits generally requires weight on bit (WOB) and rotation of associated cutting elements into adjacent portions of a downhole formation. 
     Rotary drill bits may be formed with blades extending from a bit body with cutting elements disposed on exterior portions of the blades. Various techniques and procedures have been used to select locations for installing cutting elements on the downhole drilling tools. These prior techniques assume that all cutting elements are engaged with a generally uniform downhole formation. However, in typical drilling applications, formations may generally have a relatively low compressive strength in the upper portions (e.g., shallower drilling depths) of the formation and a relatively high compressive strength in the lower portions (e.g., deeper drilling depths) of the formation. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       A more complete and thorough understanding of the various embodiments and advantages thereof may be acquired by referring to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numbers indicate like features, and wherein: 
         FIG. 1  illustrates an elevation view of an example embodiment of a drilling system, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2A  illustrates an isometric view of a rotary drill bit oriented upwardly in a manner often used to model or design drill bits, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2B  illustrates a schematic drawing in section and in elevation with portions broken away showing the rotary drill bit of  FIG. 2A  drilling a wellbore through a first downhole formation and into an adjacent second downhole formation, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3A  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool including a two cutting element group for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3B  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 3A , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3C  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool including a three cutting element group for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3D  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 3C , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3E  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool including a four cutting element group for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3F  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 3E , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3G  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool including a five cutting element group for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3H  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 3G , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIGS. 4A and 4B  illustrate a table showing examples of matching major blades, cutting element groups, blade groups and cutting element sets for use in multilevel force balancing of downhole drilling tools, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5  illustrates a table showing preferred matches of major blades, cutting element groups, blade groups and cutting element sets during design of multilevel force balance downhole drilling tools, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having five blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements based on blade groups and cutting element sets for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIGS. 7A and 7B  illustrate schematic drawings of bit faces for downhole drilling tools having eight blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements based on blade groups and cutting element sets for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tools, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8A  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having five blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements in a combination of single-set and track-set configurations for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8B  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 8A , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8C  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having six blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements in a combination of single-set and track-set configurations for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8D  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 8C , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8E  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having seven blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements in a combination of single-set and track-set configurations for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tools, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8F  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 8E , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8G  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having eight blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements in a combination of single-set and track-set configurations for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tools, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8H  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 8G , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8I  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having nine blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements in a combination of single-set and track-set configurations for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tools, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8J  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 8I , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9A  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having five blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements in a track-set configuration for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9B  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 9A , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9C  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having six blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements in a track-set configuration for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9D  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 9C , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9E  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having seven blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements in a track-set configuration for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9F  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 9E , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9G  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having eight blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements in a track-set configuration for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9H  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 9G , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9I  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having nine blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements in a track-set configuration for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9J  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 9I , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10A  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having five blades including exemplary locations to install multiple layers of cutting elements for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10B  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 10A  including an under-exposed base profile, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10C  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having six blades including exemplary locations to install multiple layers of cutting elements for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10D  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 10C  including an under-exposed base profile, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10E  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for an example downhole drilling tool having eight blades including exemplary locations to install multiple layers of cutting elements for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10F  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 10E  including an under-exposed base profile, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10G  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for another example downhole drilling tool having eight blades including exemplary locations to install multiple layers of cutting elements for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10H  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 10G  including an under-exposed base profile, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10I  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face for a downhole drilling tool having nine blades including exemplary locations to install multiple layers of cutting elements for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10J  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for the downhole drilling tool of  FIG. 10I  including an under-exposed base profile, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 11A  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for a downhole drilling tool including multiple layers of cutting elements with under-exposures, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 11B  illustrates a graphical user interface displaying a perspective view of the results of a simulation for drilling a wellbore using a force balanced downhole drilling tool including under-exposed cutting elements, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIGS. 12A and 12B  illustrate flow charts of an example method for installing cutting elements on exterior portions of a downhole drilling tool and multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG. 13  illustrates a flow chart of an example method for designing a downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Embodiments of the present disclosure and its advantages may be understood by referring to  FIGS. 1 through 13 , where like numbers are used to indicate like and corresponding parts. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates an elevation view of an example embodiment of drilling system  100 , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. Drilling system  100  may include well surface or well site  106 . Various types of drilling equipment such as a rotary table, drilling fluid pumps and drilling fluid tanks (not expressly shown) may be located at well surface or well site  106 . For example, well site  106  may include drilling rig  102  that may have various characteristics and features associated with a “land drilling rig.” However, downhole drilling tools incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may be satisfactorily used with drilling equipment located on offshore platforms, drill ships, semi-submersibles and drilling barges (not expressly shown). 
     Drilling system  100  may also include drill string  103  associated with drill bit  101  that may be used to form a wide variety of wellbores or bore holes such as generally vertical wellbore  114   a  or generally horizontal wellbore  114   b  or any combination thereof. Various directional drilling techniques and associated components of bottom hole assembly (BHA)  120  of drill string  103  may be used to form horizontal wellbore  114   b . For example, lateral forces may be applied to BHA  120  proximate kickoff location  113  to form generally horizontal wellbore  114   b  extending from generally vertical wellbore  114   a . The term “directional drilling” may be used to describe drilling a wellbore or portions of a wellbore that extend at a desired angle or angles relative to vertical. The desired angles may be greater than normal variations associated with vertical wellbores. Direction drilling may also be described as drilling a wellbore deviated from vertical. The term “horizontal drilling” may be used to include drilling in a direction approximately ninety degrees (90°) from vertical. 
     BHA  120  may be formed from a wide variety of components configured to form wellbore  114 . For example, components  122   a ,  122   b  and  122   c  of BHA  120  may include, but are not limited to, drill bits (e.g., drill bit  101 ), coring bits, drill collars, rotary steering tools, directional drilling tools, downhole drilling motors, reamers, hole enlargers or stabilizers. The number and types of components  122  included in BHA  120  may depend on anticipated downhole drilling conditions and the type of wellbore that will be formed by drill string  103  and rotary drill bit  101 . BHA  120  may also include various types of well logging tools (not expressly shown) and other downhole tools associated with directional drilling of a wellbore. Examples of logging tools and/or directional drilling tools may include, but are not limited to, acoustic, neutron, gamma ray, density, photoelectric, nuclear magnetic resonance, rotary steering tools and/or any other commercially available well tool. 
     Wellbore  114  may be defined in part by casing string  110  that may extend from well surface  106  to a selected downhole location. Portions of wellbore  114 , as shown in  FIG. 1 , that do not include casing string  110  may be described as “open hole.” Various types of drilling fluid may be pumped from well surface  106  through drill string  103  to attached drill bit  101 . The drilling fluids may be directed to flow from drill string  103  to respective nozzles (depicted as nozzles  156  in  FIG. 2A ) passing through rotary drill bit  101 . The drilling fluid may be circulated back to well surface  106  through annulus  108  defined in part by outside diameter  112  of drill string  103  and inside diameter  118  of wellbore  114   a . Inside diameter  118  may be referred to as the “sidewall” of wellbore  114   a  Annulus  108  may also be defined by outside diameter  112  of drill string  103  and inside diameter  111  of casing string  110 . Open hole annulus  116  may be defined as sidewall  118  and outside diameter  112 . 
     Drilling system  100  may also include rotary drill bit (“drill bit”)  101 . Drill bit  101 , discussed in further detail in  FIG. 2A , may include one or more blades  126  that may be disposed outwardly from exterior portions of rotary bit body  124  of drill bit  101 . Rotary bit body  124  may be generally cylindrical and blades  126  may be any suitable type of projections extending outwardly from rotary bit body  124 . Drill bit  101  may rotate with respect to bit rotational axis  104  in a direction defined by directional arrow  105 . Blades  126  may include one or more cutting elements  128  disposed outwardly from exterior portions of each blade  126 . Blades  126  may also include one or more depth of cut controllers (not expressly shown) configured to control the depth of cut of cutting elements  128 . Blades  126  may further include one or more gage pads (not expressly shown) disposed on blades  126 . Drill bit  101  may be designed and formed in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure and may have many different designs, configurations, and/or dimensions according to the particular application of drill bit  101 . 
     During operation of drilling system  100 , bit imbalance forces may cause vibration of drill string  103  when drill bit  101  initially contacts the bottom of wellbore  114   a  or the end of horizontal wellbore  114   b . This vibration may extend from drill bit  101  throughout the length of drill string  103  and may damage both the downhole drilling equipment and drilling equipment at well site  106 . Imbalance forces acting on a downhole drilling tool may also result during transition drilling from a first generally soft formation layer into a second, generally harder downhole formation layer. Imbalance forces acting on a downhole drilling tool may further result from drilling from a first downhole formation into a second downhole formation where the second downhole formation may be tilted at an angle other than normal to a wellbore formed by a downhole drilling tool. 
     Therefore, while performing directional drilling or drilling into different types of geological formations, it may be advantageous to provide a drilling tool that is force balanced (e.g., the bit lateral forces are balanced or minimized) such that the drilling tool is more efficient and drills with a higher lateral stability. In some embodiments, the drilling tool may be multilevel force balanced such that the lateral forces acting on the drilling tool are balanced when the drilling tool is forming a wellbore with non-uniform downhole drilling formations. Multilevel force balancing may generally include the use of respective cutting element groups and cutting element sets and may not be limited to a single set of all cutting elements of a downhole drilling tool engaged with a generally uniform downhole formation. Multilevel force balancing may also include evaluating bit imbalance forces as a function of drilling depth. 
     The configuration of cutting elements  128  on drill bit  101  and/or other downhole drilling tools may also contribute to the stability and drilling efficiency of the drill bit. Cutting elements  128  may be laid out according to two general principles: single-set and track-set. In a single-set configuration, each of cutting elements  128  on drill bit  101  may have a unique radial position with respect to bit rotational axis  104 . In a track-set configuration, at least two of cutting elements  128  of drill bit  101  may have the same radial position with respect to bit rotational axis  104 . In some embodiments, the track-set cutting elements may be located on different blades of the drill bit. In other embodiments, the track-set cutting elements may be located on the same blade. Drill bits having cutting elements laid out in a single-set configuration may drill more efficiently than drill bits having a track-set configuration while drill bits having cutting elements laid out in a track-set configuration may be more stable than drill bits having a single-set configuration. 
     Accordingly, the drilling tools may be modified to improve performance and enhance stability and drilling efficiency. In some embodiments, drill bit  101  may be designed and manufactured in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure and may have many different designs, configurations, and/or dimensions according to the particular application of drill bit  101 . As disclosed in further detail below with respect to  FIGS. 3-13  and according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, cutting elements  128  of drill bit  101  may be laid out such that neighbor cutting elements or neighbor groups of cutting elements are force balanced to minimize vibration and at least some of cutting elements  128  are track-set and/or at least some of cutting elements  128  are under-exposed to increase the stability of drill bit  101 . In some embodiments, cutting elements  128  of drill bit  101  may be laid out such that single-set cutting element groups and track-set element groups are mixed along the bit face profile and form neighbor cutting elements or cutting element groups. Neighbor cutting elements may be cutting elements that are disposed immediately adjacent to each other (e.g., consecutively numbered) on an associated bit face profile. In other embodiments, cutting elements  128  of drill bit  101  may be laid out in multiple layers such that some cutting elements are under-exposed and form a step profile on an associated bit profile for drill bit  101 . By under-exposing some of cutting elements  128 , drill bit  101  may form groves at the bottom of wellbore  114   a  or the end of wellbore  114   b  during drilling operations. These grooves may enhance bit stability without affecting the efficiency of drill bit  101 . 
       FIG. 2A  illustrates an isometric view of rotary drill bit  101  oriented upwardly in a manner often used to model or design fixed cutter drill bits, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. Drill bit  101  may be any of various types of rotary drill bits, including fixed cutter drill bits, polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) drill bits, drag bits, matrix drill bits, and/or steel body drill bits operable to form a wellbore (e.g., wellbore  114  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ) extending through one or more downhole formations. Drill bit  101  may be designed and formed in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure and may have many different designs, configurations, and/or dimensions according to the particular application of drill bit  101 . 
     Drill bit  101  may include one or more blades  126  (e.g., blades  126   a - 126   g ) that may be disposed outwardly from exterior portions of rotary bit body  124  of drill bit  101 . Rotary bit body  124  may be generally cylindrical and blades  126  may be any suitable type of projections extending outwardly from rotary bit body  124 . For example, a portion of blade  126  may be directly or indirectly coupled to an exterior portion of bit body  124 , while another portion of blade  126  may be projected away from the exterior portion of bit body  124 . Blades  126  formed in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure may have a wide variety of configurations including, but not limited to, substantially arched, generally helical, spiraling, tapered, converging, diverging, symmetrical, and/or asymmetrical. In some embodiments, one or more blades  126  may have a substantially arched configuration extending from proximate rotational axis  104  of drill bit  101 . The arched configuration may be defined in part by a generally concave, recessed shaped portion extending from proximate bit rotational axis  104 . The arched configuration may also be defined in part by a generally convex, outwardly curved portion disposed between the concave, recessed portion and exterior portions of each blade which correspond generally with the outside diameter of the rotary drill bit. 
     Each of blades  126  may include a first end disposed proximate or toward bit rotational axis  104  and a second end disposed proximate or toward exterior portions of drill bit  101  (e.g., disposed generally away from bit rotational axis  104  and toward uphole portions of drill bit  101 ). The terms “uphole” and “downhole” may be used to describe the location of various components of drilling system  100  relative to the bottom or end of wellbore  114  shown in  FIG. 1 . For example, a first component described as uphole from a second component may be further away from the end of wellbore  114  than the second component. Similarly, a first component described as being downhole from a second component may be located closer to the end of wellbore  114  than the second component. 
     Blades  126   a - 126   g  may include primary blades disposed about the bit rotational axis. For example, blades  126   a ,  126   c , and  126   e  may be primary blades or major blades because respective first ends  141  of each of blades  126   a ,  126   c , and  126   e  may be disposed closely adjacent to bit rotational axis  104  of drill bit  101 . In some embodiments, blades  126   a - 126   g  may also include at least one secondary blade disposed between the primary blades. In the illustrated embodiment, blades  126   b ,  126   d ,  126   f , and  126   g  on drill bit  101  may be secondary blades or minor blades because respective first ends  141  may be disposed on downhole end  151  of drill bit  101  a distance from associated bit rotational axis  104 . The number and location of primary blades and secondary blades may vary such that drill bit  101  includes more or less primary and secondary blades. Blades  126  may be disposed symmetrically or asymmetrically with regard to each other and bit rotational axis  104  where the location of blades  126  may be based on the downhole drilling conditions of the drilling environment. In some embodiments, blades  126  and drill bit  101  may rotate about rotational axis  104  in a direction defined by directional arrow  105 . 
     Each of blades  126  may have respective leading or front surfaces  130  in the direction of rotation of drill bit  101  and trailing or back surfaces  132  located opposite of leading surface  130  away from the direction of rotation of drill bit  101 . In some embodiments, blades  126  may be positioned along bit body  124  such that they have a spiral configuration relative to bit rotational axis  104 . In other embodiments, blades  126  may be positioned along bit body  124  in a generally parallel configuration with respect to each other and bit rotational axis  104 . 
     Blades  126  may include one or more cutting elements  128  disposed outwardly from exterior portions of each blade  126 . For example, a portion of cutting element  128  may be directly or indirectly coupled to an exterior portion of blade  126  while another portion of cutting element  128  may be projected away from the exterior portion of blade  126 . By way of example and not limitation, cutting elements  128  may be various types of cutters, compacts, buttons, inserts, and gage cutters satisfactory for use with a wide variety of drill bits  101 . Although  FIG. 2A  illustrates two rows of cutting elements  128  on blades  126 , drill bits designed and manufactured in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure may have one row of cutting elements or more than two rows of cutting elements. 
     Cutting elements  128  may be any suitable device configured to cut into a formation, including but not limited to, primary cutting elements, back-up cutting elements, secondary cutting elements or any combination thereof. Cutting elements  128  may include respective substrates  164  with a layer of hard cutting material (e.g., cutting table  162 ) disposed on one end of each respective substrate  164 . The hard layer of cutting elements  128  may provide a cutting surface that may engage adjacent portions of a downhole formation to form wellbore  114  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 . The contact of the cutting surface with the formation may form a cutting zone associated with each of cutting elements  128 . The edge of the cutting surface located within the cutting zone may be referred to as the cutting edge of a cutting element  128 . 
     Each substrate  164  of cutting elements  128  may have various configurations and may be formed from tungsten carbide or other suitable materials associated with forming cutting elements for rotary drill bits. Tungsten carbides may include, but are not limited to, monotungsten carbide (WC), ditungsten carbide (W 2 C), macrocrystalline tungsten carbide and cemented or sintered tungsten carbide. Substrates may also be formed using other hard materials, which may include various metal alloys and cements such as metal borides, metal carbides, metal oxides and metal nitrides. For some applications, the hard cutting layer may be formed from substantially the same materials as the substrate. In other applications, the hard cutting layer may be formed from different materials than the substrate. Examples of materials used to form hard cutting layers may include polycrystalline diamond materials, including synthetic polycrystalline diamonds. Blades  126  may include recesses or bit pockets  166  that may be configured to receive cutting elements  128 . For example, bit pockets  166  may be concave cutouts on blades  126 . 
     In some embodiments, blades  126  may also include one or more depth of cut controllers (DOCCs) (not expressly shown) configured to control the depth of cut of cutting elements  128 . A DOCC may include an impact arrestor, a back-up or second layer cutting element and/or a Modified Diamond Reinforcement (MDR). Exterior portions of blades  126 , cutting elements  128  and DOCCs (not expressly shown) may form portions of the bit face. 
     Blades  126  may further include one or more gage pads (not expressly shown) disposed on blades  126 . A gage pad may be a gage, gage segment, or gage portion disposed on exterior portion of blade  126 . Gage pads may contact adjacent portions of a wellbore (e.g., wellbore  114  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ) formed by drill bit  101 . Exterior portions of blades  126  and/or associated gage pads may be disposed at various angles (e.g., positive, negative, and/or parallel) relative to adjacent portions of generally vertical wellbore  114   a . A gage pad may include one or more layers of hardfacing material. 
     Uphole end  150  of drill bit  101  may include shank  152  with drill pipe threads  155  formed thereon. Threads  155  may be used to releasably engage drill bit  101  with BHA  120  whereby drill bit  101  may be rotated relative to bit rotational axis  104 . Downhole end  151  of drill bit  101  may include a plurality of blades  126   a - 126   g  with respective junk slots or fluid flow paths  140  disposed therebetween. Additionally, drilling fluids may be communicated to one or more nozzles  156 . 
     Drill bit operation may be expressed in terms of depth of cut per revolution as a function of drilling depth. Depth of cut per revolution, or “depth of cut,” may be determined by rate of penetration (ROP) and revolution per minute (RPM). ROP may represent the amount of formation that is removed as drill bit  101  rotates and may be in units of ft/hr. Further, RPM may represent the rotational speed of drill bit  101 . For example, drill bit  101  utilized to drill a formation may rotate at approximately 120 RPM. Actual depth of cut (Δ) may represent a measure of the depth that cutting elements cut into the formation during a rotation of drill bit  101 . Thus, actual depth of cut may be expressed as a function of actual ROP and RPM using the following equation:
 
Δ=ROP/(5*RPM).
 
Actual depth of cut may have a unit of in/rev.
 
       FIG. 2B  illustrates a drawing in section and in elevation with portions broken away showing drill bit  101  of  FIG. 2A  drilling a wellbore through a first downhole formation and into an adjacent second downhole formation, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. Exterior portions of blades (not expressly shown), cutting elements  128  and DOCCs (not expressly shown) may be projected rotationally onto a radial plane to form bit face profile  200 . In the illustrated embodiment, formation layer  202  may have a compressive strength or hardness less than the compressive strength or hardness of formation layer  204  such that formation layer  202  may be described as “softer” or “less hard” when compared to formation layer  204 . As illustrated, drill bit  101  may include various zones or segments where the zones or segments on one side of bit rotational axis  104  may be substantially similar to the zones or segments on the opposite side of bit rotational axis  104 . 
     For example, drill bit  101  may include gage zone  206   a  located opposite gage zone  206   b , shoulder zone  208   a  located opposite shoulder zone  208   b , nose zone  210   a  located opposite nose zone  210   b , and cone zone  212   a  located opposite cone zone  212   b . Cutting elements  128  included in each zone may be referred to as cutting elements of that zone. For example, cutting elements  128   g  included in gage zones  206  may be referred to as gage cutting elements, cutting elements  128   s  included in shoulder zones  208  may be referred to as shoulder cutting elements, cutting elements  128   n  included in nose zones  210  may be referred to as nose cutting elements, and cutting elements  128   c  included in cone zones  212  may be referred to as cone cutting elements. Cone cutting elements  128   c  may also be described as “inner cutting elements” and shoulder cutting elements  128   s  may also be described as “outer cutting elements.” Further, each zone or segment may be defined in part by respective portions of associated blades  126 . 
     Cone zones  212  may be generally concave and may be formed on exterior portions of each blade (e.g., blades  126  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ) of drill bit  101 , adjacent to and extending out from bit rotational axis  104 . Nose zones  210  may be generally convex and may be formed on exterior portions of each blade of drill bit  101 , adjacent to and extending from each cone zone  212 . Shoulder zones  208  may be formed on exterior portions of each blade  126  extending from respective nose zones  210  and may terminate proximate to respective gage zones  206 . 
     During transition drilling between formation layer  202  and formation layer  204 , imbalance forces may be applied to drill bit  101  or other downhole drilling tool resulting in undesired vibration of an associated drill string (e.g., drill string  103  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ). Excessive amounts of vibration or imbalance forces applied to a drill string while forming a directional wellbore (e.g., wellbore  114   b  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ) may cause problems with steering the drill string and/or damage one or more downhole components. To reduce these imbalance forces and vibrations, drill bit  101  may be designed and manufactured at least in part based on simulations using multilevel force balancing techniques. The simulations may include assigning cutting elements  128  to respective cutting element groups and cutting element sets, determining a configuration for installing cutting elements  128  on drill bit  101 , evaluating forces acting on cutting elements  128  in each cutting element group and cutting element set and evaluating resulting imbalance forces acting on drill bit  101  or other downhole drilling tool. 
     Multilevel force balancing may include, but is not limited to, various levels of force balancing, such as level one through level five. According to multilevel force balancing criteria, cutting elements  128  in each cutting element group may be force balanced, which may be referred to as “level one force balancing.” In some embodiments, each cutting element group may have two, three, four or five cutting elements as discussed in detail below with respect to  FIGS. 3A-3H . In other embodiments, force balancing may be conducted for respective cutting element groups of more than five neighbor cutting elements. The cutting element group may be force balanced when the magnitude of the imbalance forces associated with cutting elements  128  in the cutting element group is smaller than that associated with each individual cutting element in the same group. When performing level one force balancing, cutting elements  128  in each cutting element group may be in a uniform formation. 
     Cutting elements  128  in each neighbor cutting element group may also be force balanced, which may be referred to as “level two force balancing.” Neighbor cutting element groups may be force balanced when the magnitude of the imbalance forces associated with at least two neighbor cutting element groups is smaller than that associated with each individual cutting element in the same neighbor cutting element groups. When performing level two force balancing, cutting elements  128  in each neighbor cutting element group may be in a uniform formation. 
     Cutting elements  128  of drill bit  101  or other downhole drilling tool may then be divided into respective cutting element sets. Each cutting element set may include at least two force balanced cutting element groups. The number of cutting elements  128  within each cutting element set may equal the number of blades on drill bit  101  or other downhole drilling tool. Cutting elements  128  in each cutting element set may also be force balanced, which may be referred to as “level three force balancing.” A cutting element set may be force balanced when the magnitude of the imbalance forces associated with cutting elements  128  in the cutting element set is smaller than that associated with each individual cutting element in the same set. When performing level three force balancing, cutting elements  128  in the set may be in a uniform formation. 
     Neighbor cutting elements  128  disposed adjacent to each other on an associated bit face profile or cutting face profile may be divided into respective groups (N) of either three or four consecutive cutting elements per group. The number of cutting elements  128  in each group of N (N=3 or N=4) neighbor cutting elements may depend on the number of blades and the cutting element set used to lay out cutting elements  128 . Cutting elements  128  in each neighbor cutting element group may be force balanced, which may be referred to as “level four force balancing.” Consecutive neighbor cutting elements (N=3 or N=4) may be force balanced when the magnitude of the imbalance forces associated with N consecutive neighbor cutting elements  128  is smaller than the maximum imbalance forces associated with each cutting element  128  of N consecutive cutting elements. When performing level four force balancing, cutting elements  128  in the set may be in a uniform formation. 
     A final level or “level five force balancing” may include simulating forces acting on all cutting elements  128  on drill bit  101  when engaged with a generally uniform and/or a generally non-uniform downhole formation, which may be referred to as “all cutting element level force balancing.” Simulations may include evaluating force balancing after each level. 
     In some embodiments, the configuration of cutting elements  128  may be further modified to improve stability and drilling efficiency. In some embodiments, some of cutting elements  128  on drill bit  101  may be laid out in a single-set configuration and some of cutting elements  128  on drill bit  101  may be laid out in a track-set configuration. In other embodiments, cutting elements  128  may be laid out in a track-set configuration. In further embodiments, some neighbor cutting elements  128  on drill bit  101  may be under-exposed with respect to other cutting elements such that the bit profile for drill bit  101  includes at least one step and groves may be formed by drill bit  101  at the end of a wellbore (e.g., wellbore  114  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ) during drilling operations. Accordingly, drill bits and other downhole drilling tools designed according to the present disclosure may be more stable and have an increased drilling efficiency than drill bits designed using conventional methods. 
       FIGS. 3A, 3C, 3E and 3G  illustrate schematic drawings showing various components of respective bit faces or cutting faces  302   a ,  302   b ,  302   c  and  302   d  disposed on drill bit  101  or other downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.  FIGS. 3B, 3D, 3F and 3H  illustrate schematic drawings showing portions of a composite bit face profile or composite cutting face profile corresponding with the components shown in respective  FIGS. 3A, 3C, 3E and 3G , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. To provide a frame of reference, each of  FIGS. 3B, 3D, 3F and 3H  include a z-axis that represents bit rotational axis  104  of drill bit  101  and radial axis  106  that indicates the orthogonal distance from rotational axis  104 . Blades and associated cutting elements discussed with respect to  FIGS. 3A-3H  may be disposed on exterior portions of drill bit  101  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2A-2B .  FIGS. 3A-3H  show various examples of selecting respective cutting element groups for level one multilevel force balancing an associated downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. 
       FIGS. 3A and 3B  illustrate one example of a “two cutting element group” represented by cutting elements  128   a  and  128   b , which may be disposed on exterior portions of respective blades (e.g., blades  126  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2A-2B ). A two cutting element group may be a pair of cutting elements  128  disposed on exterior portions of an associated bit face spaced radially between approximately 160° and 200° from each other relative to bit rotational axis  104 . Cutting elements  128   a  and  128   b  represent only one example of a two cutting element group satisfactory for use in level one force balancing associated downhole drilling tools using multilevel force balancing techniques. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3A , radial distance R 2  from bit rotational axis  104  to second cutting element  128   b  is greater than the radial distance R 1  from bit rotational axis  104  to first cutting element  128   a . In other embodiments, radial distance R 1  may be approximately equal to radial distance R 2  such that cutting elements  128   a  and  128   b  are track-set with respect to each other. Angle β between cutting element  128   a  and  128   b  relative to rotational axis  104  is approximately 170°. In some embodiments, the radial spacing or angle of separation for the first and second cutting elements in a two cutting element group is approximately 180°. As shown in  FIG. 3B , cutting elements  128   a  and  128   b  are neighbor cutting elements because cutting elements  128   a  and  128   b  are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on composite bit face profile  304   a.    
       FIGS. 3C and 3D  illustrate one example of a “three cutting element group” represented by cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b  and  128   c , which may be disposed on exterior portions of respective blades (e.g., blades  126  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2A-2B ). A three cutting element group may be three cutting elements  128  disposed on exterior portions of an associated bit face spaced radially from each other between approximately 100° and 140° relative to bit rotational axis  104 . Cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b  and  128   c  represent only one example of a three cutting element group satisfactory for use in level one force balancing associated downhole drilling tools using multilevel force balancing techniques. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3C , radial distance R 3  from bit rotational axis  104  to third cutting element  128   c  is greater than radial distance R 2  from bit rotational axis  104  to second cutting element  128   b . Additionally, radial distance R 2  from bit rotational axis  104  to second cutting element  128   b  is greater than radial distance R 1  from bit rotational axis  104  to first cutting element  128   a . In other embodiments, radial distance R 1 , radial distance R 2  and radial distance R 3  may be approximately equal such that cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b  and  128   c  are track-set with respect to each other. Angle β 1  between cutting elements  128   a  and  128   b , angle β 2  between cutting elements  128   b  and  128   c  and angle β 3  between cutting element  128   c  and  128   a  are each greater than 100° and less than 140°. In some embodiments, the radial spacing or angle of separation for the cutting elements in a three cutting element group is approximately 120°. As shown in  FIG. 3D , cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b  and  128   c  are neighbor cutting elements because cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b  and  128   c  are disposed adjacent to each other on composite bit face profile  304   b.    
       FIGS. 3E and 3F  illustrate one example of a “four cutting element group” represented by cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b ,  128   c  and  128   d , which may be disposed on exterior portions of respective blades (e.g., blades  126  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2A-2B ). A four cutting element group may be four cutting elements  128  disposed on exterior portions of an associated bit face spaced radially from each other with the angle of separation between the first and second cutting elements approximately equal to the angle of separation between the third and fourth cutting elements and the angle of separation between the second and third cutting elements approximately equal to the angle of separation between the fourth and first cutting elements. Cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b ,  128   c  and  128   d  represent only one example of a four cutting element group satisfactory for use in level one force balancing associated downhole drilling tools using multilevel force balancing techniques. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3E , radial distance R 4  from bit rotational axis  104  to fourth cutting element  128   d  is greater than radial distance R 3  from bit rotational axis  104  to third cutting element  128   c . Additionally, radial distance R 3  from bit rotational axis  104  to third cutting element  128   c  is greater than radial distance R 2  from bit rotational axis  104  to second cutting element  128   b . Further, radial distance R 2  from bit rotational axis  104  to second cutting element  128   b  is greater than radial distance R 1  from bit rotational axis  104  to first cutting element  128   a . In other embodiments, radial distance R 1 , radial distance R 2 , radial distance R 3  and radial distance R 4  may be approximately equal such that cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b ,  128   c  and  128   d  are track-set with respect to each other. Angle β 1  between cutting elements  128   a  and  128   b  may be approximately equal to angle β 3  between cutting elements  128   c  and  128   d . Additionally, angle β 2  between cutting elements  128   b  and  128   c  may be approximately equal to angle β 4  between cutting elements  128   d  and  128   a . As shown in  FIG. 3F , cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b ,  128   c  and  128   d  are neighbor cutting elements because cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b ,  128   c  and  128   d  are disposed adjacent to each other on composite bit face profile  304   c.    
       FIGS. 3G and 3H  illustrate one example of a “five cutting element group” represented by cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b ,  128   c ,  128   d  and  128   e , which may be disposed on exterior portions of respective blades (e.g., blades  126  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2A-2B ). A five cutting element group may be five cutting elements  128  disposed on exterior portions of an associated bit face spaced radially from each other with the angle of separation between the each of cutting elements being approximately 72° plus or minus 20°. Cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b ,  128   c ,  128   d  and  128   e  represent only one example of a five cutting element group satisfactory for use in level one force balancing an associated downhole drilling tools using multilevel force balancing techniques. 
     As shown in  FIG. 3G , radial distance R 5  from bit rotational axis  104  to fifth cutting element  128   e  is greater than radial distance R 4  from bit rotational axis  104  to fourth cutting element  128   d . Additionally, radial distance R 4  from bit rotational axis  104  to fourth cutting element  128   d  is greater than radial distance R 3  from bit rotational axis  104  to third cutting element  128   c . Further, radial distance R 3  from bit rotational axis  104  to third cutting element  128   c  is greater than radial distance R 2  from bit rotational axis  104  to second cutting element  128   b . Also, radial distance R 2  from bit rotational axis  104  to second cutting element  128   b  is greater than radial distance R 1  from bit rotational axis  104  to first cutting element  128   a . In other embodiments, radial distance R 1 , radial distance R 2 , radial distance R 3 , radial distance R 4  and radial distance R 5  may be approximately equal such that cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b ,  128   c ,  128   d  and  128   e  are track-set with respect to each other. Angles β 1  through β 5  may be approximately 72°. As shown in  FIG. 3H , cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b ,  128   c ,  128   d  and  128   e  are neighbor cutting elements because cutting elements  128   a ,  128   b ,  128   c ,  128   d  and  128   e  are disposed adjacent to each other on composite bit face profile  304   d.    
       FIGS. 4A and 4B  illustrate table  401  including examples of parameters for use in multilevel force balancing of drill bit  101  or other downhole drilling tools, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. In the illustrated embodiment, table  401  lists some possible cutting element sets for a given number of blades and blade groups for an associated downhole drilling tool. In other embodiments, other cutting element sets may be possible given the number of blades and the configurations for the blade groups. Selection of various configurations for the blade groups and the cutting elements sets is further described below with respect to  FIGS. 6 and 7 . Although table  401  includes various configurations for downhole drilling tools (e.g., drill bit  101  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2A-2B ), multilevel force balancing techniques may apply to downhole drilling tools having fewer than four blades or greater than fifteen blades and other algorithms may be used to determine the blade groups and respective cutting element sets. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates table  501  including example level four force balanced cutting element sets for drill bit  101  or other downhole drilling tools, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. As illustrated, at least one configuration for a downhole drilling tool with between five and fifteen blades exists that provides level four force balancing. However, other configurations may exist that provide level four force balancing. Although table  501  includes various configurations for downhole drilling tools (e.g., drill bit  101  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2A-2B ), multilevel force balancing techniques may apply to downhole drilling tools having fewer than four blades or greater than fifteen blades and other algorithms may be used to determine the blade groups to provide a level four forced balanced cutting element set. 
     Tables  401  and  501  may be generated by using various computer programs, models or any combination thereof. The programs and/or models may include instructions stored on computer readable media and operable to perform, when executed, one or more steps for generating the information include in tables  401  and  501 . The computer readable media may include any system, apparatus or device configured to store and retrieve programs or instructions, such as a hard disk drive, a compact disc, flash memory or any other suitable device. The programs and models may be configured to direct a processor or other suitable processing device to retrieve and execute the instructions from the computer readable media. In some embodiments, the processor and computer readable media may be included in a computer or other device including processing capability. The computer may further include memory and communication ports for communicating with external devices and various input and output (I/O) devices, such as a keyboard, a mouse and/or a video display. 
       FIG. 6  illustrates a schematic drawing of bit face  602  for a downhole drilling tool having five blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements based on blade groups and cutting element sets for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. Blades and associated cutting elements discussed with respect to  FIG. 6  may be disposed on exterior portions of drill bit  101  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2A-2B . 
     The number of blades on a downhole drilling tool may be divided into groups depending on the type of cutting element groups used for level one force balancing as illustrated in table  401  of  FIGS. 4A and 4B . As illustrated in  FIG. 4A , a five-bladed downhole drilling tool may be divided into a two blade group having one of two different configurations.  FIG. 6  illustrates exemplary locations for installing cutting elements in a two blade group having the configuration (1,3,5) (2,4). Blades  604 ,  606  and  608  may be primary blades and may form the first blade group. Blades  605  and  607  may be secondary blades and may form the second blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, a three cutting element group may be laid out on the first blade group (1,3,5) and imbalance forces created by the three cutting element group may be balanced or minimized. A two cutting element group may be laid out on the second blade group (2,4) and imbalance forces created by the two cutting element group may be balanced or minimized. Imbalance forces created by respective cutting elements in each cutting element group may be balanced or minimized by adjusting respective cutting element locations, cutting element orientations such as back rake, side rake, cutting element size and phase angle. Further, imbalance forces associated with the two neighbor cutting element groups may be balanced such that a five-bladed downhole drilling tool including a two blade group having the configuration (1,3,5) (2,4) may be level two force balanced. 
     A cutting element set includes at least two force balanced neighbor cutting element groups. In some embodiments, the number of cutting elements in one cutting element set may be equal to the number of blades on a downhole drilling tool. Cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)] as illustrated in  FIG. 6  may include two cutting element groups. The first cutting element group may include cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 installed on primary blades  604 ,  606  and  608  and the second cutting element group may include cutting elements 4 and 5 installed on secondary blades  605  and  607 . Imbalance forces created by all of the cutting elements in cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)] may be balanced such that cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)] may be a level three force balanced cutting element set. Further, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A , cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)] may be the preferred match for a five-bladed downhole drilling tool such that cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)] may also be a level four force balanced cutting element set. 
       FIGS. 7A and 7B  illustrate schematic drawings of bit faces  702   a  and  702   b  for downhole drilling tools having eight blades including exemplary locations to install cutting elements based on blade groups and cutting element sets for use in multilevel force balancing the downhole drilling tools, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. Blades and associated cutting elements discussed with respect to  FIGS. 7A and 7B  may be disposed on exterior portions of drill bit  101  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2A-2B . 
     As illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A , an eight-bladed downhole drilling tool may be divided into a two blade group, a pair blade group or a three blade group.  FIGS. 7A and 7B  illustrate exemplary locations for installing cutting elements using the pair blade group algorithm such that the blades are divided into two different pair blade groups: (1,5), (2,6), (3,7), (4,8) and (1,5), (3,7), (2,6), (4,8). Blades  704 ,  706 ,  708  and  710  may be primary blades and blades  705 ,  707 ,  709  and  711  may be secondary blades. In  FIG. 7A , blades  704  and  708  may form the first blade group, blades  705  and  709  may form the second blade group, blades  706  and  710  may form the third blade group and blades  707  and  711  may form the fourth blade group. In  FIG. 7B , blades  704  and  708  may form the first blade group, blades  706  and  710  may form the second blade group, blades  705  and  709  may form the third blade group and blades  707  and  711  may form the fourth blade group. 
     In the illustrated embodiments, four two cutting element groups may be laid out in the respective pair groups and imbalance forces created by each of the two cutting element groups may be balanced or minimized. Similar to the cutting element groups discussed with respect to  FIG. 6 , imbalance forces created by respective cutting elements in each cutting element group may be balanced or minimized by adjusting respective cutting element locations, cutting element orientations such as back rake, side rake, cutting element size and phase angle. Further, imbalance forces associated with two neighbor cutting element groups may be balanced such that an eight-bladed downhole drilling tool including a two blade group having either of the configurations (1,5), (2,6), (3,7), (4,8) and (1,5), (3,7), (2,6), (4,8) may be level two force balanced. 
     Cutting element set [(1,5) (2,6) (3,7) (4,8)] as illustrated in  FIG. 7A  may include four two cutting element groups. The first cutting element group may include cutting elements 1 and 2 installed on primary blades  704  and  708 , the second cutting element group may include cutting elements 3 and 4 installed on secondary blades  705  and  709 , the third cutting element group may include cutting elements 5 and 6 installed on primary blades  706  and  710  and the fourth cutting element group may include cutting elements 7 and 8 installed on secondary blades  707  and  711 . Imbalance forces created by all of the cutting elements in cutting element set [(1,5) (2,6) (3,7) (4,8)] may be balanced such that cutting element set [(1,5) (2,6) (3,7) (4,8)] may be a level three force balanced cutting element set. 
     Cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)] as illustrated in  FIG. 7B  may also include four two cutting element groups but the order for installing the cutting elements may be different. Like  FIG. 7A , the first cutting element group may include cutting elements 1 and 2 installed on primary blades  704  and  708  and the fourth cutting element group may include cutting elements 7 and 8 installed on secondary blades  707  and  711 . However, the second cutting element group may include cutting elements 3 and 4 installed on primary blades  706  and  710  and the third cutting element group may include cutting elements 5 and 6 installed on secondary blades  705  and  709 . Imbalance forces created by all of the cutting elements in cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)] may be balanced such that cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)] is also a level three force balanced cutting element set. Further, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A , cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)] may be the preferred match for an eight-bladed downhole drilling tool such that cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)] may also be a level four force balanced cutting element set. 
       FIGS. 8A, 8C, 8E, 8G and 8I  illustrate schematic drawings showing various components of respective bit faces or cutting faces  802   a ,  802   b ,  802   c ,  802   d  and  802   e  disposed on drill bit  101  or other downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.  FIGS. 8B, 8D, 8F, 8H and 8J  illustrate schematic drawings showing portions of a composite bit face profile or composite cutting face profile corresponding with the components shown in respective  FIGS. 8A, 8C, 8E, 8G and 8I , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. To provide a frame of reference, each of  FIGS. 8B, 8D, 8F, 8H and 8J  include a z-axis that represents bit rotational axis  104  of drill bit  101  and radial axis  106  that indicates the orthogonal distance from bit rotational axis  104 . Blades and associated cutting elements discussed with respect to  FIGS. 8A-8J  may be disposed on exterior portions of drill bit  101  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1  and  2 A- 2 B.  FIGS. 8A-8J  show various examples of laying out cutting elements in combinations of single-set or track-set configurations on a downhole drilling tool using multilevel force balancing techniques, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. 
       FIGS. 8A and 8B  illustrate one example of a five-bladed downhole drilling tool that includes both single-set and track-set cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 8A , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a two blade group having the configuration (1,3,5) (2,4). Blades  804 ,  806  and  808  may be primary blades and may form the first blade group. Blades  805  and  807  may be secondary blades and may form the second blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on primary blades  804 ,  806  and  808  and each of the cutting elements in the group may be single-set. Cutting elements 4 and 5 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  805  and  807  in a two cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)]. The single-set cutting elements of the first blade group may drill into a formation at a higher efficiency while the track-set cutting elements of the second blade group may provide stability as the downhole drilling tool drills into the formation. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8B , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)] are neighbor cutting elements because individual cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 and the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 4 and 5 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  824   a . Additionally, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 , cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)] may be levels one through four force balanced. 
       FIGS. 8C and 8D  illustrate one example of a six-bladed downhole drilling tool that includes both single-set and track-set cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 8C , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a two blade group having the configuration (1,3,5) (2,4,6). Blades  804 ,  806  and  808  may be primary blades and may form the first blade group. Blades  805 ,  807  and  809  may be secondary blades and may form the second blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on primary blades  804 ,  806  and  808  and each of the cutting elements in the group may be single-set. Cutting elements 4, 5 and 6 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  805 ,  807  and  809  in a three cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4,6)]. The single-set cutting elements of the first blade group may drill into a formation at a higher efficiency while the track-set cutting elements of the second blade group may provide stability as the downhole drilling tool drills into the formation. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8D , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4,6)] are neighbor cutting elements because individual cutting elements 1, 2 and 3, and the three cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 4, 5 and 6 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  824   b . Additionally, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 , cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4,6)] may be levels one through four force balanced. 
       FIGS. 8E and 8F  illustrate one example of a seven-bladed downhole drilling tool that includes both single-set and track-set cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 8E , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a three blade group having the configuration (1,4,6) (2,5) (3,7). Blades  804 ,  807  and  809  may be primary blades and may form the first blade group. Blades  805 ,  806 ,  808  and  810  may be secondary blades such that blades  805  and  808  form the second blade group and blades  806  and  810  form the third blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on primary blades  804 ,  807  and  809  and each of the cutting elements in the group may be single-set. Cutting elements 4 and 5 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  805  and  808  in a two cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. Cutting elements 6 and 7 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  806  and  810  in a two cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,4,6) (2,5) (3,7)]. The single-set cutting elements of the first blade group may drill into a formation at a higher efficiency while the track-set cutting elements of the second and third blade groups may provide stability as the downhole drilling tool drills into the formation. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8F , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,4,6) (2,5) (3,7)] are neighbor cutting elements because individual cutting elements 1, 2 and 3, the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 4 and 5, and the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 6 and 7 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  824   c.    
       FIGS. 8G and 8H  illustrate one example of an eight-bladed downhole drilling tool that includes both single-set and track-set cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 8G , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a pair or four blade group having the configuration (1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8). Blades  804 ,  806 ,  808  and  810  may be primary blades such that blades  804  and  808  form the first blade group and blades  806  and  810  form the second blade group. Blades  805 ,  807 ,  809  and  811  may be secondary blades such that blades  805  and  809  form the third blade group and blades  807  and  811  form the fourth blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1 and 2 may be respectively laid out in a two cutting element group on primary blades  804  and  808  and each of the cutting elements in the group may be single-set. Cutting elements 3 and 4 may be respectively laid out in a two cutting element group on primary blades  806  and  810  and each of the cutting elements in the group may be single-set. Cutting elements 5 and 6 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  805  and  809  in a two cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. Cutting elements 7 and 8 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  807  and  811  in a two cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)]. The single-set cutting elements of the first and second blade groups may drill into a formation at a higher efficiency while the track-set cutting elements of the third and fourth blade groups may provide stability as the downhole drilling tool drills into the formation. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8H , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)] are neighbor cutting elements because individual cutting elements 1, 2, 3 and 4, the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 5 and 6, and the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 7 and 8 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  824   d . Additionally, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 , cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)] may be levels one through four force balanced. 
       FIGS. 8I and 8J  illustrate one example of a nine-bladed downhole drilling tool that includes both single-set and track-set cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 8I , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a three blade group having the configuration (1,4,7) (2,5,8) (3,6,9). Blades  804 ,  807  and  810  may be primary blades and may form the first blade group. Blades  805 ,  806 ,  808 ,  809 ,  811  and  812  may be secondary blades such that blades  805 ,  808  and  811  form the second blade group and blades  806 ,  809  and  812  form the third blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on primary blades  804 ,  807  and  810  and each of the cutting elements in the group may be single-set. Cutting elements 4, 5 and 6 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on secondary blades  805 ,  808  and  811  and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. Cutting elements 7, 8 and 9 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  806 ,  809  and  812  in a three cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,4,7) (2,5,8) (3,6,9)]. The single-set cutting elements of the first blade group may drill into a formation at a higher efficiency while the track-set cutting elements of the second and third blade groups may provide stability as the downhole drilling tool drills into the formation. 
     As shown in  FIG. 8J , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,4,7) (2,5,8) (3,6,9)] are neighbor cutting elements because individual cutting elements 1, 2 and 3, the three cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 4, 5 and 6, and the three cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 7, 8 and 9 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  824   e . Additionally, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 , cutting element set [(1,4,7) (2,5,8) (3,6,9)] may be levels one through four force balanced. 
     Modifications, additions or omissions may be made to  FIGS. 8A-8J  without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the cutting elements may be laid out in different configurations as described in  FIGS. 4 and 5  and/or the first cutting element in any given cutting element set may be disposed on a secondary blade. Additionally, the cutting element sets may be repeated on the blades such that the cutting elements are laid out in all zones of the downhole drilling tool (e.g., cone zone, nose zone, shoulder zone and gage zone as illustrated in  FIG. 2B ). 
       FIGS. 9A, 9C, 9E, 9G and 9I  illustrate schematic drawings showing various components of respective bit faces or cutting faces  902   a ,  902   b ,  902   c ,  902   d  and  902   e  of drill bit  101  or other downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. Bit faces  902   a ,  902   b ,  902   c ,  902   d  and  902   e  may each include nose point  903  that defines an inner segment located proximate to bit rotational axis  104  and an outer segment that extends from nose point  903  to the gage pad of the downhole drilling tool. Cutting elements located in the inner segment may be laid out in either a single-set or a trac-loc configuration. 
       FIGS. 9B, 9D, 9F, 9H and 9J  illustrate schematic drawings showing portions of a composite bit face profile or composite cutting face profile corresponding with the components shown in respective  FIGS. 9A, 9C, 9E, 9G and 9I , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. To provide a frame of reference, each of  FIGS. 9B, 9D, 9F, 9H and 9J  include a z-axis that represents bit rotational axis  104  of drill bit  101  and radial axis  106  that indicates the orthogonal distance from rotational axis  104 . Blades and associated cutting elements discussed with respect to  FIGS. 9A-9J  may be disposed on exterior portions of drill bit  101  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2A-2B .  FIGS. 9A-9J  show various examples of laying out cutting elements in a track-set configuration on a downhole drilling tool using multilevel force balancing techniques, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. 
       FIGS. 9A and 9B  illustrate one example of a five-bladed downhole drilling tool that includes track-set cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 9A , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a two blade group having the configuration (1,3,5) (2,4). Blades  904 ,  906  and  908  may be primary blades and may form the first blade group. Blades  905  and  907  may be secondary blades and may form the second blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on primary blades  904 ,  906  and  908  and each of the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. Cutting elements 4 and 5 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  905  and  907  in a two cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)]. The track-set cutting elements of the two blade groups may uniformly distribute the loadings of each cutting element and provide stability as a downhole drilling tool drills into a formation. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9B , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)] are neighbor cutting elements because the three cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 1, 2 and 3, and the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 4 and 5 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  924   a . Additionally, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 , cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)] may be levels one through four force balanced. 
       FIGS. 9C and 9D  illustrate one example of a six-bladed downhole drilling tool that includes track-set cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 9C , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a pair blade group having the configuration (1,4) (2,5) (3,6). Blades  904 ,  906  and  908  may be primary blades and blades  905 ,  907  and  909  may be secondary blades. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1 and 2 may be respectively laid out on primary blade  904  and secondary blade  907  in a two cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. Cutting elements 3 and 4 may be respectively laid out on secondary blade  905  and primary blade  908  in a two cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. Cutting elements 7 and 8 may be respectively laid out on primary blade  906  and secondary blade  909  in a two cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,4) (2,5) (3,6)]. The track-set cutting elements of the pair blade groups may uniformly distribute the loadings of each cutting element and provide stability as a downhole drilling tool drills into a formation. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9D , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,4) (2,5) (3,6)] are neighbor cutting elements because the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 1 and 2, the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 3 and 4, and the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 5 and 6 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  924   b . Additionally, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 , cutting element set [(1,4) (2,5) (3,6)] may be levels one through four force balanced. 
       FIGS. 9E and 9F  illustrate one example of a seven-bladed downhole drilling tool that includes track-set cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 9E , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a three blade group having the configuration (1,4,6) (2,5) (3,7). Blades  904 ,  907  and  909  may be primary blades and may form the first blade group. Blades  905 ,  906 ,  908  and  910  may be secondary blades such that blades  905  and  908  form the second blade group and blades  906  and  910  form the third blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on primary blades  904 ,  907  and  909  and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. Cutting elements 4 and 5 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  905  and  908  in a two cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. Cutting elements 6 and 7 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  906  and  910  in a two cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,4,6) (2,5) (3,7)]. The track-set cutting elements of the three blade groups may uniformly distribute the loadings of each cutting element and provide stability as a downhole drilling tool drills into a formation. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9F , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,4,6) (2,5) (3,7)] are neighbor cutting elements because the three cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 1, 2 and 3, the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 4 and 5, and the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 6 and 7 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  924   c.    
       FIGS. 9G and 9H  illustrate one example of an eight-bladed downhole drilling tool that includes track-set cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 9G , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a pair blade group having the configuration (1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8). Blades  904 ,  906 ,  908  and  910  may be primary blades such that blades  904  and  908  form the first blade group and blades  906  and  910  form the second blade group. Blades  905 ,  907 ,  909  and  911  may be secondary blades such that blades  905  and  909  form the third blade group and blades  907  and  911  form the fourth blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1 and 2 may be respectively laid out in a two cutting element group on primary blades  904  and  908  and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. Cutting elements 3 and 4 may be respectively laid out in a two cutting element group on primary blades  906  and  910  and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. Cutting elements 5 and 6 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  905  and  909  in a two cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. Cutting elements 7 and 8 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  907  and  911  in a two cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)]. The track-set cutting elements of the pair or four blade group may uniformly distribute the loadings of each cutting element and provide stability as a downhole drilling tool drills into a formation. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9H , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)] are neighbor cutting elements because the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 1 and 2, the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 3 and 4, the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 5 and 6, and the two cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 7 and 8 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  924   d . Additionally, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 , cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)] may be levels one through four force balanced. 
       FIGS. 9I and 9J  illustrate one example of a nine-bladed downhole drilling tool that includes track-set cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 9I , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a three blade group having the configuration (1,4,7) (2,5,8) (3,6,9). Blades  904 ,  907  and  910  may be primary blades and may form the first blade group. Blades  905 ,  906 ,  908 ,  909 ,  911  and  912  may be secondary blades such that blades  905 ,  908  and  911  form the second blade group and blades  906 ,  909  and  912  form the third blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on primary blades  904 ,  907  and  910  and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. Cutting elements 4, 5 and 6 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on secondary blades  905 ,  908  and  911  and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. Cutting elements 7, 8 and 9 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  906 ,  909  and  912  in a three cutting element group and the cutting elements in the group may be track-set. These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,4,7) (2,5,8) (3,6,9)]. The track-set cutting elements of the three blade groups may uniformly distribute the loadings of each cutting element and provide stability as a downhole drilling tool drills into a formation. 
     As shown in  FIG. 9J , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,4,7) (2,5,8) (3,6,9)] are neighbor cutting elements because the three cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 1, 2 and 3, the three cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 4, 5 and 6 and the three cutting element group including track-set cutting elements 7, 8 and 9 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  924   e . Additionally, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 , cutting element set [(1,4,7) (2,5,8) (3,6,9)] may be levels one through four force balanced. 
     Modifications, additions or omissions may be made to  FIGS. 9A-9J  without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the cutting elements may be laid out in different configurations as described in  FIGS. 4 and 5  and/or the first cutting element in any given cutting element set may be disposed on a secondary blade. Additionally, the cutting element sets may be repeated on the blades such that the cutting elements are laid out in all zones of the downhole drilling tool (e.g., cone zone, nose zone, shoulder zone and gage zone as illustrated in  FIG. 2B ). 
       FIGS. 10A, 10C, 10E, 10G and 10I  illustrate schematic drawings showing various components of respective bit faces or cutting faces  1002   a ,  1002   b ,  1002   c ,  1002   d  and  1002   e  disposed on drill bit  101  or other downhole drilling tool, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.  FIGS. 10B, 10D, 10F, 10H and 10J  illustrate schematic drawings showing portions of a composite bit face profile or composite cutting face profile corresponding with the components shown in respective  FIGS. 10A, 10C, 10E, 10G and 10I , in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. To provide a frame of reference, each of  FIGS. 10B, 10D, 10F, 10H and 10J  include a z-axis that represents rotational axis  104  of drill bit  101  and radial axis  106  that indicates the orthogonal distance from rotational axis  104 . Blades and associated cutting elements discussed with respect to  FIGS. 10A-10J  may be disposed on exterior portions of drill bit  101  as illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2A-2B .  FIGS. 10A-10J  show various examples of laying out cutting elements in multiple layers to form a step profile on the bit face profile of a downhole drilling tool designed using multilevel force balancing techniques, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. 
       FIGS. 10A and 10B  illustrate one example of a five-bladed downhole drilling tool including multiple layers of cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 10A , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a two blade group having the configuration (1,3,5) (2,4). Blades  1004 ,  1006  and  1008  may be primary blades and may form the first blade group. Blades  1005  and  1007  may be secondary blades and may form the second blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on primary blades  1004 ,  1006  and  1008  and cutting elements 4 and 5 may be respectively laid out on secondary blades  1005  and  1007  in a two cutting element group. These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)]. Cutting elements 4 and 5 in the second blade group may be under-exposed with respect to cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 in the first blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, the cutting elements in both blade groups may be single-set. In other embodiments, the cutting elements in the first blade group may be single-set and the cutting elements in the second blade group may be track-set as illustrated in  FIG. 8A . In further embodiments, the cutting elements in both blade groups may be track-set as illustrated in  FIG. 9A . 
     As shown in  FIG. 10B , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)] are neighbor cutting elements because cutting elements 1 through 5 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  1024   a . Additionally, cutting elements 4 and 5 in the second blade group may have an under-exposure (δ) with respect to cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 in the first blade group such that the bit profile associated with the two groups is stepped. In the illustrated embodiment, the amount of under-exposure may be approximately the same for each of the cutting elements in the second blade group. In other embodiments, the amount of under-exposure may vary for each of the cutting elements in the second blade group. As a result of the under-exposure between the cutting elements in the first and second blade groups, the drilling tool may form groves at the end of a wellbore (e.g., wellbore  114  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ), which improve the stability of the drilling tool during drilling of the wellbore. Further, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 , cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4)] may be levels one through four force balanced. 
       FIGS. 10C and 10D  illustrate one example of a six-bladed downhole drilling tool including multiple layers of cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 10C , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a two blade group having the configuration (1,3,5) (2,4,6). Blades  1004 ,  1006  and  1008  may be primary blades and may form the first blade group. Blades  1005 ,  1007  and  1009  may be secondary blades and may form the second blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on primary blades  1004 ,  1006  and  1008  and cutting elements 4, 5 and 6 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on secondary blades  1005 ,  1007  and  1009 . These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4,6)]. Cutting elements 4, 5 and 6 in the second blade group may be under-exposed with respect to cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 in the first blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, the cutting elements in both blade groups may be single-set. In other embodiments, the cutting elements in the first blade group may be single-set and the cutting elements in the second blade group may be track-set as illustrated in  FIG. 8C . In further embodiments, the cutting elements in both blade groups may be track-set as illustrated in  FIG. 9C . 
     As shown in  FIG. 10D , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4,6)] are neighbor cutting elements because each of cutting elements 1 through 6 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  1024   b . Additionally, cutting elements 4, 5 and 6 in the second blade group may have an under-exposure (δ) with respect to cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 in the first blade group such that the bit profile associated with the two groups is stepped. In the illustrated embodiment, the amount of under-exposure may be approximately the same for each of the cutting elements in the second blade group. In other embodiments, the amount of under-exposure may vary for each of the cutting elements in the second blade group. As a result of the under-exposure between the cutting elements in the first and second blade groups, the drilling tool may form groves at the end of a wellbore (e.g., wellbore  114  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ), which improve the stability of the drilling tool during drilling of the wellbore. Further, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 , cutting element set [(1,3,5) (2,4,6)] may be levels one through four force balanced. 
       FIGS. 10E and 10F  illustrate one example of an eight-bladed downhole drilling tool including multiple layers of cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 10E , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a pair blade group having the configuration (1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8). Blades  1004 ,  1006 ,  1008  and  1010  may be primary blades such that blades  1004  and  1008  form the first blade group and blades  1006  and  1010  form the second blade group. Blades  1005 ,  1007 ,  1009  and  1011  may be secondary blades such that blades  1005  and  1009  form the third blade group and blades  1007  and  1011  form the fourth blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1 and 2 may be respectively laid out in a two cutting element group on primary blades  1004  and  1008  and cutting elements 3 and 4 may be respectively laid out in a two cutting element group on primary blades  1006  and  1010 . Cutting elements 5 and 6 may be respectively laid out in a two cutting element group on secondary blades  1005  and  1009  and cutting elements 7 and 8 may be respectively laid out in a two cutting element group on secondary blades  1007  and  1011 . These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)]. Cutting elements 3 and 4 in the second blade group may be under-exposed with respect to cutting elements 1 and 2 in the first blade group. Additionally, cutting elements 7 and 8 in the fourth blade group may be under-exposed with respect to cutting elements 5 and 6 in the third blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, the cutting elements in all blade groups may be single-set. In other embodiments, the cutting elements in the first and third blade groups may be single-set and the cutting elements in the second and fourth blade groups may be track-set. In further embodiments, the cutting elements in all blade groups may be track-set as illustrated in  FIG. 9G . 
     As shown in  FIG. 10F , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)] are neighbor cutting elements because each of cutting elements 1 through 8 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  1024   d . Additionally, cutting elements 3 and 4 in the second blade group may have an under-exposure (δ) with respect to cutting elements 1 and 2 in the first blade group and cutting elements 7 and 8 in the fourth blade group may have an under-exposure (δ) with respect to cutting elements 5 and 6 in the third blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, the under-exposures for the cutting elements in the second and fourth blade groups may be approximately the same such that the bit profile associated with the blade groups has one step. In another embodiment, the under-exposures for the cutting elements in the second blade group may be either less than or greater than the under-exposures for the cutting elements in the fourth group such that the bit profile associated with the blade groups has at least two steps. In the illustrated embodiment, the amount of under-exposure may be approximately the same for each of the cutting elements in the second and fourth blade groups. In other embodiments, the amount of under-exposure may vary for each of the cutting elements in the second and fourth blade groups. As a result of the under-exposure between the cutting elements in the first and second blade groups and the under-exposure between the cutting elements in the third and fourth blade groups, the drilling tool may form groves at the end of a wellbore (e.g., wellbore  114  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ), which improve the stability of the drilling tool during drilling of the wellbore. Further, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 , cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)] may be levels one through four force balanced. 
       FIGS. 10G and 10H  illustrate another example of an eight-bladed downhole drilling tool including multiple layers of cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 10G , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a pair blade group having the configuration (1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8). Blades  1004 ,  1006 ,  1008  and  1010  may be primary blades such that blades  1004  and  1008  form the first blade group and blades  1006  and  1010  form the second blade group. Blades  1005 ,  1007 ,  1009  and  1011  may be secondary blades such that blades  1005  and  1009  form the third blade group and blades  1007  and  1011  form the fourth blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1 and 2 may be respectively laid out in a two cutting element group on primary blades  1004  and  1008  and cutting elements 3 and 4 may be respectively laid out in a two cutting element group on primary blades  1006  and  1010 . Cutting elements 5 and 6 may be respectively laid out in a two cutting element group on secondary blades  1005  and  809  and cutting elements 7 and 8 may be respectively laid out in a two cutting element group on secondary blades  807  and  811 . These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)]. Cutting elements 5 and 6 in the third blade group and cutting elements 7 and 8 in the fourth blade group may be under-exposed with respect to cutting elements 1 and 2 in the first blade group and cutting elements 3 and 4 in the second blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, the cutting elements in all blade groups may be single-set. In other embodiments, the cutting elements in the first and second blade groups may be single-set and the cutting elements in the third and fourth blade groups may be track-set as illustrated in  FIG. 8G . In further embodiments, the cutting elements in all blade groups may be track-set as illustrated in  FIG. 9G . 
     As shown in  FIG. 10H , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)] are neighbor cutting elements because each of cutting elements 1 through 8 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  1024   d . Additionally, cutting elements 5 and 6 in the third blade group and cutting elements 7 and 8 in the fourth blade group may have an under-exposure (δ) with respect to cutting elements 1 and 2 in the first blade group and cutting elements 3 and 4 in the second blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, the under-exposures for the cutting elements in the third and fourth blade groups may be approximately the same such that the bit profile associated with the blade groups has one step. In another embodiment, the under-exposures for the cutting elements in the third blade group may be either less than or greater than the under-exposures for the cutting elements in the fourth group such that the bit profile associated with the blade groups has at least two steps. In the illustrated embodiment, the amount of under-exposure may be approximately the same for each of the cutting elements in the third and fourth blade groups. In other embodiments, the amount of under-exposure may vary for each of the cutting elements in the third and fourth blade groups. As a result of the under-exposure between the cutting elements in the first and second blade groups and the cutting elements in the third and fourth blade groups, the drilling tool may form groves at the end of a wellbore (e.g., wellbore  114  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ), which improve the stability of the drilling tool during drilling of the wellbore. Further, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 , cutting element set [(1,5) (3,7) (2,6) (4,8)] may be levels one through four force balanced. 
       FIGS. 10I and 10J  illustrate one example of a nine-bladed downhole drilling tool including multiple layers of cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques. As shown in  FIG. 10I , blades of the downhole drilling tool may be divided into a three blade group having the configuration (1,4,7) (2,5,8) (3,6,9). Blades  1004 ,  1007  and  1010  may be primary blades and may form the first blade group. Blades  1005 ,  1006 ,  1008 ,  1009 ,  1011  and  1012  may be secondary blades such that blades  1005 ,  1008  and  1011  form the second blade group and blades  1006 ,  1009  and  1012  form the third blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on primary blades  1004 ,  1007  and  1010 . Additionally, cutting elements 4, 5 and 6 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on secondary blades  1005 ,  1008  and  1011  and cutting elements 7, 8 and 9 may be respectively laid out in a three cutting element group on secondary blades  1006 ,  1009  and  1012 . These cutting element groups may form cutting element set [(1,4,7) (2,5,8) (3,6,9)]. Cutting elements 4, 5 and 6 in the second blade group may be under-exposed with respect to cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 in the first blade group and cutting elements 7, 8 and 9 in the third blade group may be under-exposed with respect to cutting elements 4, 5 and 6 in the second blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, the cutting elements in all blade groups may be single-set. In other embodiments, the cutting elements in the first blade group may be single-set and the cutting elements in the second and third blade groups may be track-set as illustrated in  FIG. 8I . In further embodiments, the cutting elements in all blade groups may be track-set as illustrated in  FIG. 9I . 
     As shown in  FIG. 10J , cutting elements in the cutting element set [(1,4,7) (2,5,8) (3,6,9)] are neighbor cutting elements because cutting elements 1 through 9 are disposed immediately adjacent to each other on bit face profile  1024   e . Additionally, cutting elements 4, 5 and 6 in the second blade group may have an under-exposure (δ 1 ) with respect to cutting elements 1, 2 and 3 in the first blade group and cutting elements 7, 8 and 9 in the third blade group may have an under-exposure exposure (δ 2 ) with respect to cutting elements 4, 5 and 6 in the second blade group. In the illustrated embodiment, under-exposure δ 1  may be approximately the same amount as under-exposure δ 2 . In another embodiment, under-exposure δ 1  may be greater than or less than under-exposure δ 2 . In the illustrated embodiment, the amount of under-exposure may be approximately the same for each of the cutting elements in the second and third blade groups. In other embodiments, the amount of under-exposure may vary for each of the cutting elements in the second and third blade groups. As a result of the under-exposure between the cutting elements in the first and second blade groups and the under-exposure between the cutting elements in the second and third blade groups, the drilling tool may form groves at the end of a wellbore (e.g., wellbore  114  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ), which improve the stability of the drilling tool during drilling of the wellbore. Further, as illustrated in table  401  of  FIG. 4A  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 , cutting element set [(1,4,7) (2,5,8) (3,6,9)] may be levels one through four force balanced. 
     Modifications, additions or omissions may be made to  FIGS. 10A-10J  without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the cutting elements may be laid out in different configurations as described in  FIGS. 4 and 5  and/or the first cutting element in any given cutting element set may be disposed on a secondary blade. Additionally, the cutting element sets may be repeated on the blades such that the cutting elements are laid out in all zones of the downhole drilling tool (e.g., cone zone, nose zone, shoulder zone and gage zone as illustrated in  FIG. 2B ). 
       FIG. 11A  illustrates a schematic drawing of a bit face profile for a downhole drilling tool including multiple layers of cutting elements with under-exposures laid out in several zones of the downhole drilling tool using multilevel force balancing techniques, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. As illustrated, several groups of cutting elements laid out in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques in different zones of a downhole drilling tool may form bit face profile  1100 . For example, cutting elements  128   c  may be located in a respective cone zone of the drilling tool and may be divided into several groups of cutting elements  1102 ,  1104  and  1106 . In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements  128   c  in group  1104  may be under-exposed (δ) with respect to cutting elements  128   c  in groups  1102  and  1106  in the cone zone such that cutting elements  128   c  in groups  1102  and  1006  form base profile  1116  and cutting elements  128   c  in group  1104  form base profile  1118 . Due to the under-exposed cutting elements in the cone zone, groves may be formed at the end of a wellbore (e.g., wellbore  114  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ) proximate the cone zone of the downhole drilling tool during drilling operations to enhance stability of the downhole drilling tool. Additionally, adjacent groups of cutting elements  128   c  in base profiles  1116  and  1118  may form force balanced cutting element groups. 
     Cutting elements  128   n  may be located in a respective nose zone of the drilling tool and may be divided into several groups of cutting elements  1108  and  1110 . In the illustrated embodiment, cutting elements  128   n  in group  1110  may be under-exposed (δ) with respect to cutting elements  128   n  in group  1108  in the nose zone such that cutting elements  128   n  in group  1108  form base profile  1116  and cutting elements  128   c  in group  1110  form base profile  1118 . In other embodiments, the amount of under-exposure between cutting elements  128   n  in group  1110  and cutting elements  128   n  in group  1108  within the nose zone may be either less than or greater than the amount of under exposure between cutting elements  128   c  in group  1104  and cutting elements  128   c  in groups  1102  and  1106  in the cone zone such that cutting elements  128   n  in group  1110  may form another base profile. Due to the under-exposed cutting elements in the nose zone, groves may be formed at the end of a wellbore (e.g., wellbore  114  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ) proximate the nose zone of the downhole drilling tool during drilling operations to enhance stability of the downhole drilling tool. Additionally, adjacent groups of cutting elements  128   n  in base profiles  1116  and  1118  may form force balanced cutting element groups. 
     Cutting elements  128   g  may be located in a respective gage zone of the drilling tool and may be divided into several groups of cutting elements  1112  and  1114 . As illustrated, cutting elements in the gage zone may be laid out using one base line such that no groves are formed at the end of a wellbore proximate the gage zone during drilling operations. Although not expressly shown, cutting elements  128   s  may be laid out in several groups of the shoulder zone and some groups may be under-exposed with respect to other groups. In some embodiments, the amount of under-exposure for cutting elements in the shoulder zone may be approximately the same as the amount of under-exposure in either of the cone and nose zones. In other embodiments, the amount of under-exposure for the cutting elements in the shoulder zone may be greater than or less than the amount of under-exposure in either of the cone and nose zones such that cutting elements  128   s  may form another base profile. 
       FIG. 11B  illustrates a graphical user interface displaying a perspective view of the results of a simulation for drilling a wellbore using a force balanced downhole drilling tool including under-exposed cutting elements, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. The simulation may be performed by IBitS™ design software designed and manufactured by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (Houston, Tex.). 
     As illustrated, cutting elements  128   c  of drill bit  101  illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2A-2B  may form grooves  1122  at a downhole end of a wellbore (e.g., wellbore  114  as illustrated in  FIG. 1 ). Additionally, cutting elements  128   c  of drill bit  101  may form grooves  1124  at a downhole end of the wellbore. These grooves enhance the stability of a downhole drilling tool during drilling operations. Additionally, a downhole drilling tool designed in accordance with multilevel force balancing techniques removes material from a formation more efficiently. 
       FIGS. 12A and 12B  illustrate a flow chart of a method for designing rotary drill bits and other downhole drilling tools to substantially reduce or eliminate undesired bit imbalance forces during non-uniform downhole drilling conditions, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. The steps of method  1200  may be performed by various computer programs, models or any combination thereof, configured to simulate and design drilling systems, apparatuses and devices. The programs and models may include instructions stored on computer readable media and operable to perform, when executed, one or more of the steps described below. The computer readable media may include any system, apparatus or device configured to store and retrieve programs or instructions such as a hard disk drive, a compact disc, flash memory or any other suitable device. The programs and models may be configured to direct a processor or other suitable processing device to retrieve and execute the instructions from the computer readable media. Collectively, the computer programs and models used to simulate and design drilling systems may be referred to as a “drilling engineering tool” or “engineering tool.” 
     Method  1200  may begin at step  1202  by inputting various characteristics of a downhole drilling tool, such as rotary drill bit  101 , and drilling conditions (e.g., characteristics and drilling conditions included in Appendix A) into a general purpose computer or special purpose computer executing an engineering tool. In addition to computer readable media and a processing device, the computer may further include memory and communication ports for communicating with external devices and various input and output (I/O) devices, such as a keyboard, a mouse and/or a video display. At step  1204 , various design parameters (e.g., drilling tool design parameters included in Appendix A) related to the cutting elements of the downhole drilling tool (e.g., cutting elements  128  of drill bit  101 ) may also be inputted into the general purpose computer or special purpose computer. 
     At step  1206 , the engineering tool may determine specific parameters associated with a bit face profile or cutting face profile for the downhole drilling tool. For example, the parameters may include, but are not limited to, location of the nose point, starting radii of secondary blades from an associated rotational axis, location of primary blades, angular position of primary blades and secondary blades relative to each other and initial layout for installing cutting elements on exterior portions of associated blades based on the nose point of the composite bit face profile or composite cutting face profile. In some embodiments, determination of the initial layout for installing cutting elements may include determining whether certain cutting element groups will be laid out in a single-set or track-set configuration as described in  FIGS. 8A-8J and 9A-9J . In other embodiments, determination of the initial layout for installing cutting elements may include determining the amount of under-exposure between cutting elements in different layers as described in  FIGS. 10A-10J . In some embodiments, the under-exposure between cutting elements may be between approximately 0.01 inches and approximately 0.15 inches. 
     At step  1208 , the engineering tool may select the blade group algorithm as shown in table  401  of  FIGS. 4A and 4B  and table  501  of  FIG. 5 . Additionally, the engineering tool may further determine cutting element sets as shown in tables  401  and  501  for use in multilevel force balancing and define blade order for selecting locations to install cutting elements relative to an associated nose segment. At step  1210 , the engineering tool may determine the layout locations for inner cutting elements starting from the nose point based on initial composite bit face profile and initial blade design. At step  1212 , the engineering tool may select layout locations for additional groups of cutting elements using pre-defined cutting element groups beginning with group k 0  (the initial group). The engineering tool may further lay out additional cutting element groups (k 0 +1) at step  1214 , and apply an overlapping rule to each cutting element in the group and calculate the position of each cutting element at step  1216 . For single-set cutting element groups, the amount of overlap between cutting surfaces of neighbor cutting elements or cutting element groups on a bit face profile may be less than approximately 100%. In other embodiments, the overlap between respective cutting surfaces of neighbor single-set cutting elements may be between approximately 30% and approximately 90%. For track-set cutting element groups, the amount of overlap between cutting surfaces of neighbor cutting elements or cutting element groups may be approximately 100%. 
     At step  1218 , the engineering tool may determine if a cutting element was previously installed on the blade. If a cutting element was previously installed, the engineering tool may evaluate the overlap between the cutting element being considered (cutting element K) and the cutting element previously installed on the blade. At step  1220 , the engineering tool may compare overlaps or gaps between the cutting element being installed and the previously installed cutting element and determine if the overlap meets design criteria for the downhole drilling tool. If the overlap does not meet the design criteria, the method returns to step  1216 . If the overlap does meet the design criteria, the engineering tool determines if the last cutting element in each cutting element group is located proximate an associated last gage cutting location on the associated gage pad. If the last cutting element in each cutting element group is not located proximate the last gage cutting location, the method returns to step  1214 . 
     If the last cutting element in each group is located proximate the last gage cutting location, the engineering tool may lay out the inner cutting elements using predefined cutting element groups beginning with group K i  at step  1224 . At step  1226 , the engineering tool may continue laying out the inner cutting elements (e.g., k i +1) until the cutting elements in each inner cutting element group have been disposed on exterior portions of the associated blades. In some embodiments, inner cutting elements may be laid out in a direction starting proximate the nose point and ending proximate the bit rotational axis. At step  1228 , the engineering tool may apply the overlap rule to each cutting element in the inner group and calculate each cutting element position on the associated blade. If sufficient space is not available on the blade to install the desired cutting element, the engineering tool may move to the next blade in rotation relative to the associated bit rotational axis. 
     At step  1230 , the engineering tool may determine if a cutting element was previously installed on the blade. If a cutting element was previously installed, the engineering tool may calculate the overlap between the cutting element being added and the previously installed cutting element. At step  1232 , the engineering tool may determine if the overlap between the cutting element being added and the previous cutting element on the blade meets the design criteria. If the overlap does not meet the design criteria, the method returns to step  1228 . If the overlap does meet the design criteria, the engineering tool may determine if the edge of the last cutting element in the cutting element group being considered is located proximate the bit rotational axis at step  1234 . If the last cutting element in the cutting element group is not located proximate the bit rotational axis, the method returns to step  1226 . 
     If the last cutting element in the cutting element group is located proximate the bit rotational axis, the engineering tool may generate three-dimensional (3-D) visualization of the cutting elements disposed on exterior portions of all blades at step  1236 . In some embodiments, the 3-D visualization may be displayed on a video display of a computer. At step  1238 , the engineering tool may conduct a drilling simulation to estimate imbalance forces created by each cutting element group, each neighbor cutting element group, each cutting element set and each three or four neighbor cutting element groups on the associated composite bit face profile and all cutting elements. Imbalance forces may be evaluated as a function of drilling distance. Additionally, the engineering tool may use the simulation to evaluate downhole drilling performance with other criteria such as a wear curve and a diamond curve. In some embodiments, the drilling simulation may be performed in accordance with method  1300  as described with respect  FIG. 13 . 
     At step  1240 , the engineering tool may determine if the downhole drilling tool meets desired design requirements. In some embodiments, the downhole drilling tool designed using multilevel force balancing techniques may meet design requirements if the magnitude of the imbalance forces associated with N (N=3 or N=4) consecutive neighbor cutting elements is smaller than the maximum imbalance forces associated with each cutting element of the N consecutive cutting elements. In other embodiments, the downhole drilling tool designed using multilevel force balancing techniques may meet design requirements if associated bit forces including bit lateral force, bit axial force and bit axial moment are limited. For example, the downhole drilling tool may be designed based at least in part on simulations using multilevel force balancing techniques to limit: 
     (a) maximum transient lateral imbalance force is less than approximately 8% (and often preferably less than approximately 6%) of associated transient axial force; 
     (b) lateral imbalance force, when all cutters are engaged with a general uniform downhole formation, is less than approximately 4% of bit actual force; 
     (c) maximum transient radial lateral imbalance forces is less than approximately 6% (preferably less than approximately 4%) of associated transient axial force; 
     (d) radial lateral imbalance force, when all cutters are engaged with a generally uniform downhole formation, is less than approximately 2.5% of associated bit axial force; 
     (e) maximum transient drag lateral imbalance force is less than approximately 6% (and often preferably less than approximately 4%) of associated transient axial force; 
     (f) drag lateral imbalance force while all cutters are engaged with a general uniform downhole formation is less than approximately 2.5% of associated bit axial force; 
     (g) maximum axial movement is less than approximately 15% of associated transient torque; and 
     (h) axial moment, when all cutters are engaged with a general uniform downhole formation, is less than approximately 4% of associated bit torque. If the downhole drilling tool does not meet the design requirements, the method may return to step  1204 . If the downhole drilling tool meets the design requirements, the method may end and the design data inputted in steps  1202 ,  1204  and  1206  may be used to manufacture an associated downhole drilling tool. 
     Modifications, additions, or omissions may be made to method  1200  without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the order of the steps may be performed in a different manner than that described and some steps may be performed at the same time. Additionally, each individual step may include additional steps without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. 
       FIG. 13  illustrates a flow chart of example techniques or procedures that may be used to design rotary drill bits and other downhole drilling tools based at least in part on multilevel force balancing to substantially reduce and/or eliminate imbalance forces acting on a rotary drill bit and other downhole drilling tools, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention. The steps of method  1300  may be performed by various computer programs, models or any combination thereof, configured to simulate and design drilling systems, apparatuses and devices. The programs and models may include instructions stored on a computer readable medium and operable to perform, when executed, one or more of the steps described below. The computer readable media may include any system, apparatus or device configured to store and retrieve programs or instructions such as a hard disk drive, a compact disc, flash memory or any other suitable device. The programs and models may be configured to direct a processor or other suitable processing device to retrieve and execute the instructions from the computer readable media. Collectively, the computer programs and models used to simulate and design drilling systems may be referred to as a “drilling engineering tool” or “engineering tool.” 
     Method  1300  may begin at step  1302  by inputting various characteristics of a downhole drilling tool (e.g., characteristics included in Appendix A), such as drill bit  101 , into a general purpose computer or special purpose computer executing an engineering tool. In addition to a computer readable medium and a processing device, the computer may further include memory and communication ports for communicating with external devices and various input and output (I/O) devices, such as a keyboard, a mouse and/or a video display. 
     At step  1304 , various downhole drilling conditions (e.g., conditions included in Appendix A) may be inputted into the computer. At step  1306 , a drilling simulation using the engineering tool may start with initial engagement between one or more cutters of a fixed cutter drill bit or other downhole drilling tool and a generally flat surface of a first downhole formation layer at the downhole end of a wellbore. A standard set of drilling conditions may include one hundred twenty (120) revolutions per minute (RPM), rate of penetration (ROP), thirty (30) feet per hour, first formation strength 5,000 psi and second formation strength 18,000 psi. 
     Respective forces acting on cutting elements  128  disposed on drill bit  101  or other downhole drilling tool may be evaluated during initial contact between each cutting element and the first downhole formation. Respective forces acting on each cutting element may be evaluated versus depth of penetration of the rotary drill bit or other downhole drilling tool into the first downhole formation. The resulting forces acting on the associated rotary drill bit or other downhole drilling tool may then be calculated as a function of drilling depth at step  1310 . Various computer models and computer programs, such as those listed in Appendix A, are available to evaluate and calculate forces acting on each of cutting elements  128 . 
     The drilling simulation may continue to step  1312  corresponding with forming the wellbore through the first downhole formation and into a second downhole formation. Respective forces acting on each cutting element engaged with the first downhole formation and respective forces acting on each cutting element engaged with the second downhole formation may then be evaluated at step  1314 . Resulting forces acting on the fixed cutter rotary drill bit or other downhole drilling tool may then be evaluated as a function of drilling depth in step  1316 . At step  1318 , resulting forces acting on the fixed cutter rotary drill bit or other downhole drilling tool may be displayed as a function of drilling depth. 
     If the resulting forces acting on the fixed cutter rotary drill bit or other downhole drilling tool meet design requirements for a multilevel force balanced drilling tool at step  1320 , the simulation may stop. The downhole drill tool characteristics may then be used to design and manufacture drill bit  101  or other downhole drilling tool. 
     If the resulting forces acting on drill bit  101  or other downhole drilling tool do not meet design requirements for a multilevel forced balance drilling tool at step  1320 , the simulation may proceed to step  1322  and at least one downhole drilling tool characteristic may be modified. For example, the location, orientation and/or size of one or more cutting elements may be modified. The configuration, dimensions and/or orientation of one or more blades disposed on exterior portions of the downhole drilling tool may be modified. 
     The simulation may then return to step  1302  and method  1300  may be repeated. If the simulation based on the modified downhole drilling tool characteristics is satisfactory at step  1320 , the simulation may stop. If the conditions for a multilevel force balanced drilling tool are not satisfied at step  1320 , further modifications may be made to at least one downhole drilling tool characteristic at step  1322  and the simulation continued starting at step  1302  and method  1300  repeated until the conditions for a multilevel forced balanced downhole drilling tool are met at step  1120 . 
     Modifications, additions, or omissions may be made to method  1300  without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the order of the steps may be performed in a different manner than that described and some steps may be performed at the same time. Additionally, each individual step may include additional steps without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. 
     Although the present disclosure and its advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alternations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the following claims. For example, the cutting elements in the cutting element groups and cutting element sets may be laid out in either a spiraling direction following the direction of rotation of the downhole drilling tool relative to the associated bit rotational axis or a spiraling direction opposite from the direction of rotation. Additionally, the cutting elements may be laid out from a point near bit rotational axis and extend radially outward. Further, the cutting elements may be laid out from a point near a nose point of the downhole drilling tool in a direction extending radially outward or in a direction extending radially inward. 
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                 DOWNHOLE DRILLING TOOL CHARACTERISTICS 
               
               
                 DESIGN PARAMETERS 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 bit face profile 
                 cutting depth 
                 cutting face 
                 cutter phase 
               
               
                   
                   
                 profile 
                 angle 
               
               
                 bit geometry 
                 cutting structure 
                 bit face geometry 
                 gap between 
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 cutters 
               
               
                 cutter diameter 
                 cutting element 
                 cutting face 
                 cutter overlap 
               
               
                   
                 groups 
                 geometry 
                 ratio 
               
               
                 cutter radial 
                 force balanced 
                 worn (dull) bit 
                 nose point 
               
               
                 position 
                 cutting element 
                 data 
               
               
                   
                 groups 
               
               
                 blade (length, 
                 neighbor cutters 
                 cutter length 
                 start radii 
               
               
                 number, spiral, 
                   
                   
                 of secondary 
               
               
                 width) 
                   
                   
                 blades 
               
               
                 bottom hole 
                 neighbor cutting 
                 cutter type 
                 bit size 
               
               
                 assembly 
                 element groups 
               
               
                 cutter (type, 
                 level three force 
                 cutter length 
                 hydraulic flow 
               
               
                 size, number) 
                 balanced 
                   
                 areas 
               
               
                 cutter density 
                 level four force 
                 back rake angle 
                 hydraulic flow 
               
               
                   
                 balances 
                   
                 rate 
               
               
                 cutter location 
                 cutting element 
                 side rake angle 
               
               
                 (cone, nose, 
                 sets 
               
               
                 shoulder, gage 
               
               
                 pad) 
               
               
                 cutter orientation 
                 force balanced 
                 IADC Bit Model 
               
               
                 (back rake, side 
                 cutting element 
               
               
                 rake) 
                 sets 
               
               
                 cutting face 
                 blade groups 
                 impact arrestor 
               
               
                 surface area 
                   
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                 number) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     APPENDIX A (CONTINUED) 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 DRILLING CONDITIONS 
               
               
                 OPERATING PARAMETERS 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 axial penetration 
                 weight on bit 
                 torque on bit 
                 tilt rate 
               
               
                 rate 
                 (WOB) 
                 (TOB) 
               
               
                 rate of penetration 
                 revolutions per 
                 lateral or side 
               
               
                 (ROP) 
                 minute (RPM) 
                 penetration rate 
               
               
                 rotational speed 
                 straight hole 
               
               
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                 drilling 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 DRILLING CONDITIONS 
               
               
                 WELLBORE PROPERTIES 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 bottom hole 
                 inside diameter 
                 straight hole 
               
               
                   
                 configuration 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
                 DRILLING CONDITIONS 
               
               
                 FORMATION PROPERTIES 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 compressive 
                 formation 
                 porosity 
                 shale plasticity 
               
               
                   
                 strength 
                 strength 
               
               
                   
                 down dip angle 
                 inclination 
                 rock pressure 
                 up dip angle 
               
               
                   
                 layer thickness 
                 lithology 
                 rock strength 
                 hard stringers 
               
               
                   
                 formation 
                 number of 
                 first layer 
               
               
                   
                 plasticity 
                 layers 
                 second layer 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     EXAMPLES OF COMPUTER MODELS TO EVALUATE CUTTER FORCES AND DRILL BIT IMBALANCE FORCES 
     
         
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         3. Clayton R., Chen S. and Lefort G., “New Bit Design, Cutter Technology Extend PDC Applications to Hard Rock Drilling,” SPE/IADC 91840, February 2005 
         4. Chen S., Arfele R., Glass K., “Modeling of the Effects of Cutting Structure, Impact Arrestor, and Gage Geometry on PDC Bit Steerability,” paper AADE-07-NTCE-10 presented at 2007 AADE Technical Conference held in Houston, Tex., Apr. 10-12, 2007. 
         5. Chen S., Collins G. J., Thomas M. B., “Reexamination of PDC Bit Walk in Directional and Horizontal Wells,” IADC/SPE 112641, March 2008.