High penetration rates and extended bit life through revolutionary hydraulic and mechanical design in pdc drill bit development

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Taylor, M R ^a   Murdock, A D ^a   Evans, S M ^a  

^a Hycalog   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITS; DRILLS; FATIGUE TESTING; INFILL DRILLING;

BLADE STRENGTH; DRILL BIT DEVELOPMENT; EROSION RESISTANCE; HYDRAULIC DESIGNS; LABORATORY TESTING; MECHANICAL DESIGN; PENETRATION RATES; VIBRATION LEVEL;

HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 85088067661     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/36435-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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