Baker Hughes: Launches TerrAdapt Adaptive Drill Bit
Baker Hughes announced today the commercial release of its TerrAdapt™ adaptive drill bit, which can deliver dramatic improvements in drilling economics by using automation to mitigate downhole dysfunctions that cause inefficient drilling and costly tool failures. With the industry’s first self-adjusting depth-of-cut (DOC) control elements, the TerrAdapt bit automatically changes …
Smith Bits: Launches AxeBlade Ridged Diamond Element Bit
AxeBlade – A drill bit with unique ridge-shaped cutting elements reduces drilling costs by improving Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, announced today the release of the AxeBlade* ridged diamond element bit, which incorporates new-geometry Axe* ridged diamond elements across the bit face. AxeBlade bits improve rate of penetration (ROP) in …
Smith Bits Introduces Next Generation of Spear Bits for Unconventional Shale Plays
Steel-body PDC bits optimized for curve and lateral drilling performance Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, today released its next-generation Spear* shale-optimized steel-body PDC (polycrystalline diamond compact) drill bit tailored for unconventional shale plays. “With the introduction of the Spear PDC bits into the shale plays in 2011, our customers saw …