Business Wire

Varel International Announces Patent Pending PDC Cutter Testing Technologies

CARROLLTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Varel International, a leading manufacturer of drill bits and global supplier to the drilling industry, announces the development and deployment of two patent ...
Business Wire

Baker Hughes Introduces Long-Life PDC Bit to Reduce Trips in High Horsepower Drilling Operations

Dynamus bit reduces damage risks to the bit and BHA HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today the commercial release of its Dynamus™ extended-life polycrystalline ...
Science Daily

Polycrystalline diamond drill bits open up options for geothermal energy

Nearly two-thirds of the oil we use comes from wells drilled using polycrystalline diamond compact bits, originally developed nearly 30 years ago to lower the cost of geothermal drilling. Scientists ...
Oil

USE OF BICENTER PDC BIT REDUCES DRILLING COST

Robert G. Casto, Maurizio Senese Agip Petroleum Co. Inc. Houston The use of bicenter polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bit technology, dual-power-head down-hole motors, and oil-based drilling ...