Tracking shearing cutters on a fixed bladed drill bit with pointed cutting elements

A fixed bladed drill bit, comprising:

• a working face comprising a plurality of blades converging at a center of the working face and diverging towards a gauge of the bit;
• each blade comprising a leading face and a trailing face;
• and
• at least one row of cutting elements disposed on at least one of the plurality of blades proximate to the leading face of the blade, where the row of cutting elements comprises:
• at least one pointed cutting element having a cutting end with a rounded apex;
• and
• at least one shearing cutter, the at least one shearing cutter comprising a first shearing cutter positioned proximate to a periphery of the working face.

A fixed bladed drill bit, comprising:

• a working face comprising:
• a plurality of blades converging at a center of the working face and diverging towards a gauge of the bit, each blade comprising a leading face and a trailing face;
• and
• a plurality of cutting elements disposed on the plurality of blades, at least two of the plurality of cutting elements positioned in a row along at least one of the plurality of blades proximate the leading face of the blade, the row of at least two cutting elements comprising:
• at least one pointed cutting element having a cutting end with a rounded apex, the at least one pointed cutting element including a first pointed cutting element positioned proximate to a periphery of the working face;
• and
• at least one shearing cutter, where the at least one shearing cutter is radially inward the first pointed cutting element.