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 ...

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 ...

About 30 years ago Sandia Labs developed polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits for geothermal drilling. Today nearly two-thirds of the oil we use comes from wells drilled using the (PDC) bits.

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 ...

THE demand for energy, in particular by the oil and gas sector, is pushing the drilling and exploration industry to continuously innovate and create solutions that optimise resources, address ...

Baker Hughes has announced that its new drill-bit manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia is fully operational, and delivering industry-leading polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits to the Saudi ...

A new adaptive PDC drillbit from Baker Hughes can adjust the depth of cut without intervention from the surface. The technology introduces a moving element to the standard PDC drillbit. The TerrAdapt ...