Hard-rock drilling performance of a conventional PDC drag bit operated with and without benefit of real-time downhole diagnostics

Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council

Volumn 27, Issue , 2003, Pages 197-205

  Wise, Jack L ^a   Finger, John T ^a   Mansure, Arthur J ^a   Knudsen, Steven D ^a   Jacobson, Ronald D ^a   Grossman, James W ^a   Pritchard, Wyatt A ^b   Matthews, Oliver ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Drilling; Hard rock; Impact; PDC bits; PDC cutters; Wear

Indexed keywords

HARD ROCK; IMPACT; PDC BITS; PDC CUTTERS;

ABRASION; CONTRACTS; COSTS; DATA ACQUISITION; DRAG; DYNAMIC LOADS; ENGINEERS; LITHOLOGY; RESEARCH; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ROCK DRILLING;

EID: 1142283071     PISSN: 01935933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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