PDC bit durability - Defining the requirements, vibration effects, optimization medium, drilling efficiencies and influences of formation drillability

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn , Issue A, 2000, Pages 857-867

  Mensa Wilmot, Graham ^a   Bits GeoDiamond, Smith ^a   Calhoun, Bill ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIT HOLDERS; DIAMOND CUTTING TOOLS; DURABILITY; OFFSHORE DRILLING; OPTIMIZATION;

DURABILITY MAXIMIZATION (DM);

ROCK DRILLING;

EID: 0034589677     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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