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:
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- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Dennis Tool Co., Houston, TX (United States)
- Security DBS, Houston, TX (United States)
- Maurer Engineering, Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
- 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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title = {Progress in the Advanced Synthetic-Diamond Drill Bit Program},
author = {Glowka, D A and Dennis, T and Le, Phi and Cohen, J and Chow, J},
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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year = {Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
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