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IPC BitSchool Intro

This document provides an overview of an introductory course on oil and gas drilling bits. The course covers the fundamentals of different types of drill bits, including roller cone bits, PDC bits, impregnated and natural diamond bits, IADC dull grading systems, and bit selection guides. It introduces common drill bit types and subcategories, describes early drill bit designs and their limitations, and summarizes the module on drill bit introductions.

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IPC BitSchool Intro

This document provides an overview of an introductory course on oil and gas drilling bits. The course covers the fundamentals of different types of drill bits, including roller cone bits, PDC bits, impregnated and natural diamond bits, IADC dull grading systems, and bit selection guides. It introduces common drill bit types and subcategories, describes early drill bit designs and their limitations, and summarizes the module on drill bit introductions.

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OIL & Gas Drilling Bits

fundamentals

© 2009 Baker Hughes


All rights reserved
Introduction and Ground Rules
Introductions
Name
What you hope to take away from this class

Cell phones must be turned off or silent

Smoking allowed at designed areas outside


IPC facilities only

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Course Overview
This course will provide you with a foundation of drill bit technology and a
basis for effective bit selection.

This course consists of six modules:


 Introduction of Drill Bits.
 Rollercone Bits.
 PDC Bits.
 Impregnated / Natural diamond bits.
 IADC dull grading system.
 Bit selection guide.

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Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Identify different type of drill bits .
Discuss PDC and Tricone bits in terms of their
manufacturing process, the materials used and the
rationale for their design.
Discuss Impregnated / Natural diamond bits in
terms of their manufacturing process, the materials
used and the rationale for their design.
Discuss IADC dull grading system.
Discuss key point of bit selection.
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OIL & Gas Drilling Bits
fundamentals
Module 1 - introduction of Drill Bits

© 2009 Baker Hughes


All rights reserved
What is Drill Bit ?
• A drill bit is what actually cuts into the rock when
drilling an oil or gas well. Located at the tip of the
drillstring, below the drill collar and the drill pipe, the
drill bit is a rotating apparatus that usually consists of
two or three cones made up of the hardest of materials
(usually steel, tungsten carbide, and/or synthetic or
natural diamonds) and sharp teeth that cut into the
rock and sediment below.

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Drill Bit Types.
Drill bits can be divided in two main categories & sub categories

Roller Cone Bits


Fixed Cutters Bits
(Tricone)

PDC Bits
Steel Tooth Bit

Impregnated Bits
Insert bits
Natural Diamond Bits

TSP Bits
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Bit Types
Tungsten Carbide Insert (TCI) PDC Impreg

Steel Tooth (ST) Natural Diamond

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Early Bit Design
• 1900 – And This Was
History…
• Successfully drilled soft
formations but incurred
excessive wear
• Would not drill hard rock
• Commonly known as
fishtail bit

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Early Roller cone Bits
1909, Howard Hughes, Sr.
introduced the two cone
rolling bit and the
revolution in drilling began.

The Hughes Tool Co. built on


that technological
foundation to make many
more improvements to the
cutting structures and
bearing seals.

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Early Diamond Bits
• the introduction of the first
surface set diamond bit for
an oilfield application in
1952.
• In that same light of Howard
Hughes Sr. the Diamond /
impregnated bit business
was revolutionized by Frank
and George Christensen
• This first diamond bit was
desing for core drilling.

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Early PDC Bits
• Christensen introduction of
the first PDC bit in 1976 new
bit and the revolution in
drilling began.

• In that same light of Howard


Hughes Sr. the PDC bit
business was revolutionized
by Frank and George
Christensen

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Drill Bit Companies.
• Baker Hughes (Hughes Christensen)

• – Schlumberger (Smith Bits)

• – NOV (ReedHycalog Bits)

• – Halliburton (HDBS Bits)

• – Ulterra Drilling Technologies

• – Varel

• – etc

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Module Summary
In this module, we discussed and covered fa
topics:

• How to define drill bits.


• Describe Type of drill bits and there sub categories.
• History of drill bits the drilling bits revaluation.

In the next module, we will discuss Diamond (PDC)


Bits.
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