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Title: Progress in the Advanced Synthetic-Diamond Drill Bit Program

Abstract

Cooperative research is currently underway among five drill bit companies and Sandia National Laboratories to improve synthetic-diamond drill bits for hard-rock applications. This work, sponsored by the US Department of Energy and individual bit companies, is aimed at improving performance and bit life in harder rock than has previously been possible to drill effectively with synthetic-diamond drill bits. The goal is to extend to harder rocks the economic advantages seen in using synthetic-diamond drill bits in soft and medium rock formations. Four projects are being conducted under this research program. Each project is investigating a different area of synthetic diamond bit technology that builds on the current technology base and market interests of the individual companies involved. These projects include: optimization of the PDC claw cutter; optimization of the Track-Set PDC bit; advanced TSP bit development; and optimization of impregnated-diamond drill bits. This paper describes the progress made in each of these projects to date.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5]
  1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Dennis Tool Co., Houston, TX (United States)
  3. Security DBS, Houston, TX (United States)
  4. Maurer Engineering, Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
  5. Hughes Christensen Co., Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
127986
Report Number(s):
SAND-95-2616C; CONF-960104-1
ON: DE96002237
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 19. annual energy sources technology conference, Dallas, TX (United States), 28 Jan - 1 Feb 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; DRILLING EQUIPMENT; DRILL BITS; COST; US DOE; ROCK DRILLING; ROCKS; DIAMONDS; PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Citation Formats

Glowka, D A, Dennis, T, Le, Phi, Cohen, J, and Chow, J. Progress in the Advanced Synthetic-Diamond Drill Bit Program. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Glowka, D A, Dennis, T, Le, Phi, Cohen, J, & Chow, J. Progress in the Advanced Synthetic-Diamond Drill Bit Program. United States.
Glowka, D A, Dennis, T, Le, Phi, Cohen, J, and Chow, J. 1995. "Progress in the Advanced Synthetic-Diamond Drill Bit Program". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/127986.
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abstractNote = {Cooperative research is currently underway among five drill bit companies and Sandia National Laboratories to improve synthetic-diamond drill bits for hard-rock applications. This work, sponsored by the US Department of Energy and individual bit companies, is aimed at improving performance and bit life in harder rock than has previously been possible to drill effectively with synthetic-diamond drill bits. The goal is to extend to harder rocks the economic advantages seen in using synthetic-diamond drill bits in soft and medium rock formations. Four projects are being conducted under this research program. Each project is investigating a different area of synthetic diamond bit technology that builds on the current technology base and market interests of the individual companies involved. These projects include: optimization of the PDC claw cutter; optimization of the Track-Set PDC bit; advanced TSP bit development; and optimization of impregnated-diamond drill bits. This paper describes the progress made in each of these projects to date.},
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