Proper nozzle location, bit profile, and cutter arrangement affect PDC-bit performance significantly
During the past 20 years, the drilling industry has looked to new technology to halt the exponentially increasing costs of drilling oil, gas, and geothermal wells. This technology includes bit design innovations to improve overall drilling performance and reduce drilling costs. These innovations include development of drag bits that use PDC cutters, also called PDC bits, to drill long, continuous intervals of soft to medium-hard formations more economically than conventional three-cone roller-cone bits. The cost advantage is the result of higher rates of penetration (ROP's) and longer bit life obtained with the PDC bits. An experimental study comparing the effects of polycrystalline-diamond-compact (PDC)-bit design features on the dynamic pressure distribution at the bit/rock interface was conducted on a full-scale drilling rig. Results showed that nozzle location, bit profile, and cutter arrangement are significant factors in PDC-bit performance.
- OSTI ID:
- 7090416
- Journal Information:
- SPE Drilling and Completion (Society of Petroleum Engineers); (United States), Journal Name: SPE Drilling and Completion (Society of Petroleum Engineers); (United States) Vol. 9:3; ISSN 1064-6671; ISSN SDCOE5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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