Patent ID: 8622155

Claim:
A drill bit for drilling into a formation, said drill bit comprising: a shank; a body having opposite ends with one of said opposite ends connected to said shank; a working face at the other of said opposite ends, said working face having a center and a perimeter; the working face comprising a plurality of blades extending outwardly there from from proximate a bit center to a gauge portion proximate said perimeter of said working face, at least one blade having a cone, nose, flank, and gauge portion; and at least one cutting element attached to each blade of said plurality of blades, each of said cutting elements having a carbide substrate bonded to a diamond working end, said diamond working end being formed to have a pointed end having a radius ranging from 0.050 inch to 0.200 inch, and each of said cutting elements having a central axis oriented between a 25 degree and an 85 degree positive rake angle.