Development and application of hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit

Abstract In order to solve the problems of low ROP and short service life of the bit drilling in deep and hard formation, a new technology of hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit which has combined the advantages of conventional PDC bit and the hobbing-cone is proposed in this paper. The bit is developed and...

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Main Authors: Lian Chen, Qiang Cao, Qingliang Qi, Shiwei Niu, Yingxin Yang, Xu Chen, Zhijie Zhao, Bin Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2023-10-01
Series:Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40948-023-00679-0
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author Lian Chen
Qiang Cao
Qingliang Qi
Shiwei Niu
Yingxin Yang
Xu Chen
Zhijie Zhao
Bin Wu
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Qiang Cao
Qingliang Qi
Shiwei Niu
Yingxin Yang
Xu Chen
Zhijie Zhao
Bin Wu
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description Abstract In order to solve the problems of low ROP and short service life of the bit drilling in deep and hard formation, a new technology of hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit which has combined the advantages of conventional PDC bit and the hobbing-cone is proposed in this paper. The bit is developed and applied on basis of the structure design and the contrast experiment between the hobbing-cone bit and the conventional roller-cone hybrid PDC bit. The indoor drilling experiments show that the hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit can form groove-shaped crushing pits in the bottom-hole. The teeth on the roller have high circumferential coverage on bottom-hole rock and an obvious pre-fracture effect on the rock. The experiment result shows that ROP of the hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit is 20–30% lower in soft rock but 15–20% higher in hard rock, indicating that the bit is more suitable for hard rock drilling. Moreover, in the field application, average ROP of the hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit is 126.1% higher and the footage is 89.6% longer than the comparisons, while wear status of the bit after drilling is quite good. Field application results show that the hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit has good drilling effect in directional and hard formations, which can be well adapted to the drilling of applied wells (blocks) and directional sections with good steering performance, making it an optimization to improve the working performance in complex and hard-to-drill formations.
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spelling doaj.art-d8e30a43b34140d7b88d97bbbd2c18a22023-10-22T11:30:48ZengSpringerGeomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources2363-84192363-84272023-10-019111610.1007/s40948-023-00679-0Development and application of hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bitLian Chen0Qiang Cao1Qingliang Qi2Shiwei Niu3Yingxin Yang4Xu Chen5Zhijie Zhao6Bin Wu7School of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum UniversitySchool of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum UniversityAbstract In order to solve the problems of low ROP and short service life of the bit drilling in deep and hard formation, a new technology of hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit which has combined the advantages of conventional PDC bit and the hobbing-cone is proposed in this paper. The bit is developed and applied on basis of the structure design and the contrast experiment between the hobbing-cone bit and the conventional roller-cone hybrid PDC bit. The indoor drilling experiments show that the hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit can form groove-shaped crushing pits in the bottom-hole. The teeth on the roller have high circumferential coverage on bottom-hole rock and an obvious pre-fracture effect on the rock. The experiment result shows that ROP of the hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit is 20–30% lower in soft rock but 15–20% higher in hard rock, indicating that the bit is more suitable for hard rock drilling. Moreover, in the field application, average ROP of the hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit is 126.1% higher and the footage is 89.6% longer than the comparisons, while wear status of the bit after drilling is quite good. Field application results show that the hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit has good drilling effect in directional and hard formations, which can be well adapted to the drilling of applied wells (blocks) and directional sections with good steering performance, making it an optimization to improve the working performance in complex and hard-to-drill formations.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40948-023-00679-0Hobbing-coneHybrid bitPre-crushingBottom-hole coverageRock-breaking
spellingShingle Lian Chen
Qiang Cao
Qingliang Qi
Shiwei Niu
Yingxin Yang
Xu Chen
Zhijie Zhao
Bin Wu
Development and application of hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit
Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources
Hobbing-cone
Hybrid bit
Pre-crushing
Bottom-hole coverage
Rock-breaking
title Development and application of hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit
title_full Development and application of hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit
title_fullStr Development and application of hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit
title_full_unstemmed Development and application of hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit
title_short Development and application of hobbing-cone hybrid PDC bit
title_sort development and application of hobbing cone hybrid pdc bit
topic Hobbing-cone
Hybrid bit
Pre-crushing
Bottom-hole coverage
Rock-breaking
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s40948-023-00679-0
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