Polycrystalline diamond thrust bearings for down-hole oil and gas drilling tools

Wear

Volumn 267, Issue 5-8, 2009, Pages 1041-1045

  Sexton, T N ^a   Cooley, C H ^a  

^a US Synthetic Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Down hole drilling tools; PCD; Polycrystalline diamond; Thrust bearings

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE FLUIDS; BEARING FAILURES; BEARING MATERIALS; BEARING WEAR; DOWN-HOLE DRILLING; DOWN-HOLE DRILLING TOOLS; DOWN-HOLE TOOL; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; HIGH LOAD; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LABORATORY TEST; LABORATORY TESTING; LONG LASTING; OIL AND GAS; OIL AND GAS WELL; PCD; POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND; POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMONDS; THERMAL DAMAGE;

BEARING CAPACITY; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); CLADDING (COATING); DIAMOND DEPOSITS; DIAMOND DRILLING; DIAMONDS; DRILLING FLUIDS; NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELLS;

THRUST BEARINGS;

EID: 65949096106     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2009.01.016     Document Type: Article

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