Browsing by Subject "PDC bit"

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Experimental study of layouts of PDC cutters in core bit drilling
(2016) Buitrago Gomez, Lewis A.; Miska, Stefan Z.; Ziaja, Małgorzata
Over the past two decades, various single cutter force models have been developed that consider formation properties and bit characteristics. These models have been extensively used to describe the interaction of a Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) bit with formation rocks; however, their use to predict bit drilling efficiency is usually inadequate. There is an ample of field evidence that the density and layouts of PDC cutters affect drilling efficiency. Still, however, there is no reliable model of the PDC bit performance allowing determination of these bit design features for a specific bit's applications. In order to better understand the relationship between rock properties and PDC cutter layouts for different bit applications, laboratory drilling tests were performed with PDC core bits. The concept of an eight-blade PDC core bit was used to build a bit with a common body and replaceable heads. Core-bit design features such as: bit, cutter size, and cutter geometry were constant. In this study, the full-scale test rig facility at the University of Tulsa was used to obtain consistent data for six different layouts of PDC cutters. Operating parameters, such as the rate per minute (RPM) and weight on bit (WOB), were varied and performance parameters (rate of penetration (ROP) and bit torque (TQB)), were measured at each time step with the frequency of 10 Hz. The ROP were calculated as a function of bit displacement over time. All operating parameters were recorded as part of the data acquisition platform. Depth of Cut (DOC) was calculated from ROP, and the average WOB and TQB were estimated at each depth of cut. Tests were performed on two different rocks: Bedford and Carthage Limestones. For the purpose of comparing performance among different cutter layouts, we experiment with a maximum of four different depths of cut, which corresponded to four different weights on bit. The tested layouts allowed a constant maximum DOC per cutter of 0.25 in. Water was the drilling fluid for the entire experimental phase. The results showed that under the same drilling parameters, the cutter layout plays a key role in drilling efficiency. Strong linear relationships were found between DOC, WOB and TQB at different conditions that were characteristic of the specific bit design. Also, the PDC cutter layouts affected the relative drilling performance differently for different rock properties.
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Modelling of PDC drill bit whirling
(2007) Prigorovska, Tania O.
At this work it was made the attempt to explain the process of PDC drill bit whirling as an integral part of drilling in real conditions. It was shown that the causes of PDC whirling are not only the rock mass heterogeneity, but drill bit mass misbalance too and it is impossible to obtain absolutely stable drilling system. PDC drill bit previous models were based on the assumption all cutting forces are stable and that PDC drill bit oscillation is self appearable or stochastic. Based on the theory of probability it was defined the value of cutting forces on every PDC cutter and generalized drill face reaction and it was drill bit oscillation and whirling were analyzed.
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PDC single cutter : the effects of depth of cut and RPM under simulated borehole conditions
(2011) Majidi, Reza; Miska, Stefan; Tammineni, Sandeep
While the weight on bit (WOB) and rotary speed (RPM) are perhaps the most important drilling parameters affecting the rate of penetration, limited information are available about the fundamental mechanisms of rock destruction and the effect of cutting speed and the depth of cut during the cutting process. Experiments were carried out in a high-pressure facility with a 13 mm single PDC cutter to cut Carthage Marble and Indiana Limestone samples with depths of cut in the range of 0.02-0.12 inch and rotary speeds from 30 to 180 RPM at atmospheric and pressurized conditions. Our previous experimentations showed that an increase in the confining pressure as small as 150 PSI could significantly increase the Mechanical Specific Energy (MSE) of the cutting process and reduce the efficiency by half. Recently performed atmospheric and pressurized single cutter tests, showed that a minimum depth of cut was required to efficiently drill the rock samples. MSE required to cut the rock, reached a minimum at depths of cut greater than 0.08 inches for both Indiana Limestone and Carthage Marble samples. Most promising were the results that showed a decrease in MSE at high rotational speeds (RPM 100) and atmospheric pressure, possibly indicating a change in rock failure mechanism. A mathematical model was derived from the balance of forces acting at the PDC cutter that constitutes a single linear relation between the cutting force and the normal force. The characteristic line acts as an indication of bit-rock interaction and can be used to detect the formation and cutter dullness. The model was verified using the experimental data from the single cutter tests. Such observations and analysis provide useful insights into the physics of cutter-rock interaction and are valuable to the improvements of drilling practices selection (WOB, rotary speed, etc) and the rates of penetration.