Cost reduction of polycrystalline diamond compact bits through improved durability

Geothermics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 245-262

  Ohno, Tetsuji ^a   Karasawa, Hirokazu ^a   Kobayashi, Hideo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cost reduction; Cutter life; Drilling; Durability test; Geothermal well; PDC bit

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CUTTING MACHINES (MINING); DURABILITY; GRAPHITE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; WELL DRILLING;

POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMONDS;

DIAMONDS;

COST REDUCTION; DRILL BIT; DRILLING; GEOTHERMAL POWER; WELL;

DRILL BIT; DRILLING; DURABILITY; GEOTHERMAL POWER; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036534133     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6505(01)00033-5     Document Type: Article

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