Lateral-jet hydraulics and oval-cutter technology combine to improve PDC performance, North Sea Scott Field

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-143

  Lewis, J P ^a,c,d   Begbie, R J ^a,b,e   Simpson, Neil ^a,f,g  

^a SPE   (United Kingdom)

^b HESS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Fairweather Technologies LLC   (United States)

^d Henley Alumni Assn   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f Astec Developments Ltd

^g Inst of Petroleum

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATERAL JET HYDRAULICS;

DIAMOND DRILLS; HYDRAULICS; JET DRILLING; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 0031168870     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/29400-PA     Document Type: Article

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