Ulterra Drilling Technologies has introduced its latest advancement in PDC bit engineering. The patent-pending SplitBlade™ breakthrough design improves cuttings evacuation as much as 200% faster than conventional PDC bits. In Lavaca County, Texas, an Ulterra SplitBlade demonstrated outstanding face control and speed, in addition to cuttings evacuation, drilling an 11 652 ft curve and lateral in under 68 hrs. This bit’s ability to rapidly and efficiently evacuate cuttings is based on a combination of design and hydraulic performance. One factor is the bit’s rotated blade shoulder design. The primary blades separate past the cone to free more area for the junk slot and prevent cuttings recirculation. SplitBlade’s second design enhancement is its high-velocity, focused nozzles. The nozzles increase the maximum hydraulic dispersal rate, and the advanced bit hydraulics improve bit tool face cleaning. The dedicated hydraulic flow sweeps the junk slot for reliable cuttings evacuation. SplitBlade is a solution to cuttings clogging the bit and reduced cutter performance. Standard drill bits, accumulate cuttings around the cutters and junk slot. Tool face cuttings accumulation wastes drilling energy. By preventing cutting recirculation SplitBlade focuses all energy to making the hole. Operators can increase ROP by pushing beyond the previous performance limitation. Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/drilling-and-production/11042018/new-pdc-bit-design-evacuates-cuttings-200-faster/ A Rystad Energy analysis shows that Canada is the oil producer most affected so far by the slump in global oil demand, with the damage estimated to reach above 1.1 million bpd in shut-in production in 2Q20. Embed article link: (copy the HTML code below):
Ulterra Drilling Technologies has unveiled Ulterra Drilling Technologies , a PDC bit that it says improves cuttings evacuation as much as 200% faster than conventional bits. In a demonstration in Lavaca County , Lavaca County , an Ulterra SplitBlade drilled an 11,652 ft curve and lateral in under 68 hours , Ulterra Drilling Technologies said. Design features include "rotated blade shoulder design", which prevents cuttings recirculation, while its high-velocity, focused nozzles increase the maximum hydraulic dispersal rate.