Improving the Performance of a Drilling Bit - PDC

Improving the Performance of a Drilling Bit - PDC

The best way to extract the best performance out of a drilling bit, or any tool for that matter, is to reduce the damage. As far as working with a PDC drill bit is concerned, reducing the PDC cutter damage can go a long way.

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Steel Body Vs. Matrix Body Drill Bits

Steel Body Vs. Matrix Body Drill Bits

As far as the metallurgical properties of the two materials is concerned, steel and matrix are complete opposites of one another. Tungsten carbide grains in matrix are metallurgically bonded to form a hard and brittle composite material which is a lot more resistant than steel and is preferred in high solid-content drilling mud.

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An Overview of Roller Cone Drill Bit Design Goals

An Overview of Roller Cone Drill Bit Design Goals

A drill bit is counted among the most important and best oil & gas drilling tools. Drill bits can either be categorized as roller cone bits or fixed cutter bits. In the following write-up, we will be talking particularly about roller cone drill bits and their design goals.

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An Overview of Drill Bits Available For Oil and Gas Industry

An Overview of Drill Bits Available For Oil and Gas Industry

When we talk about drill bits for oil and gas industry, these can be defined as tools designed to produce a generally cylindrical hole (wellbore) in the earth’s crust by the rotary drilling method. This process is carried out for the discovery and extraction of hydrocarbons such as crude oil and natural gas. Drill bits are often referred to as rock bits or simply bits as well.

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