Unconventional Polycrystalline-Diamond-Bit Design Allows Significant Performance Gains

摘要

This paper discusses the design, manufacture, and application of a contiguous blade of polycrystalline diamond (PCD). This bit has full-length, contiguous PCD coverage, without gaps between cutters on each blade, as in a conventional PCD-compact (PDC) bit design. The implementation of this bit represents a step change in bit design.