Security DBS Drill Bits

™
HyperCut Hard Rock Bits
Beyond the PDC drilling and heat thresholds where others fail.

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ABRASIVE FORMATIONS INTER-BEDDED FORMATIONS SLOW DRILLING COSTLY SECTIONS

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 What is Hard Rock?
Hard rock, and hard-to-drill formations, may be any of these conditions,
or a combination.
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Z3 COMPETITOR

GLOBAL FORCE
BALANCING . Security
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L1

DBS Drill Bits adjusts all

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three key forces, torsional,

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lateral, and bending
moment in global force
balancing. Only Security
DBS Drill Bits adjusts the
bending moment to limit Abrasive Formations Slow Drilling
tilting, a significant issue
for directional control High rock abrasivity requires special cutters Slow drilling, because of hard, abrasive, or
and vibration.
with high resistance to wear and heat without inter-bedded formations, requires bits that
losing resistance to impact damage. are long lasting and dependable.
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TRANSITIONAL
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MODELING (patented)
20% OF 80% OF
simulates drilling through FOOTAGE BUDGET
layers of hard and soft
rock, calculating torques
for each cutter to reduce Inter-bedded Formations Costly Sections
impact damage in
transitional zones. Rapid strata changes, in formation strength, In most drilling budgets, 20% of the
is challenging for bits. For example, in the footage requires 80% of the cost because
Travis Peak and Cotton Valley formations, of problem areas such as tough drilling at the
rock sequences can go from 2,000 psi to bottom of a well, or abrasive, inter-bedded,
40,000 psi instantaneously, and back again. or hard rock formations.
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ALBERTA, CANADA TEXAS, USA

ENERGY BALANCED® RED ROCK FIELD HARRISON COUNTY, TRAVIS PEAK/COTTON VALLEY
BIT TECHNOLOGY
(patent pending) controls
broad force distributions 2975 6500
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over cutter and blades 3000

7000
by analyzing the work 3025
and drilling forces acting 3050 7500
METERS

FEET

on each cutter, avoiding 3075 8000

overloads to help prevent 3100
impact damage and 8500
3125
uneven wear. 9000
3150
3175 9500
1 Z 5 3 7 6 1 7 5 2 7 5 3 7 5 2 7 5 2 7 rage Z C C C C
354 C DC C C C C ve 953 PD PD PD PD
FM IAD IA IAD IAD IAD IAD A H3 MP OMP OMP OMP
FM CO C C C
• 222mm FM3000™ • Good dull condition
• 7 7/8” FMH3000 • Savings: one bit
Bit with Z3™ • Double previous
Bit with Z3 Cutters and one trip
2 Cutters best ROP offset • Record depth • Drilled entire Travis
• Replaced two roller • Three times the
• One single run Peak, through the
cone bits in roller field average in • Blocker Field, transition and 743
cone territory meters first performance feet of Cotton Valley
What Is Success in Hard Rock?

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It’s the leading bit optimization science, plus the tough Z3™ Cutters, R1 Z3
only from Security DBS Drill Bits.
Z3 CUTTER WITH R1
In hard rock challenges, Security DBS Drill Bits provides your best answers from a worldwide CUTTER BACK-UPS. The
Z3 cutter is the industry
network of bit design specialists based near you, optimization experts who know your formations benchmark, the first to
and your needs. The result is a customized, high performance bit right for your formation. achieve superiority in all
categories, abrasion, impact
Our HyperCut bit model for hard rock features the best performing cutter in the industry, the resistance, and Thermal
Mechanical Integrity™ (TMI)
Z3 Cutter offering 20 times the abrasion resistance of the industry premium cutter just two years qualified cutter technology.
ago, our Elite Series Ring Claw™ Cutter. The sharp R1™ back-up cutter maximizes ROP and The R1 back-up cutter helps
prevent over-engagement
efficiency by adding diamond volume and optimizing depth-of-cut. Our HyperCut FMH3000™ by the primary cutter during
bit package, customized for each application, is leading PDCs into formations thought impossible moments of high instanta-
neous ROP, optimizing
for fixed cutter bits, well beyond the traditional thresholds of heat, abrasion and mechanical limits. depth-of-cut and minimiz-
ing vibration.

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The unique, nonplanar
geometry of the R1 back-up
cutter creates a plowing
effect which adds restorative
forces, like a rudder, to
resist lateral influences.
This shape can also curl
shale ribbons, breaking
them up for higher cleaning
efficiency. The added dia-
mond volume allows for a
more aggressive cutting
structure, often with fewer
blades and cutters,
for faster ROP.
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Z3 ABRASION RESISTANT
Drilling-By-Design SM is the key. It means customizing a bit that’s ideal for your hard rock, and hard-to-drill applications. CUTTER. Studies show
Only Security DBS Drill Bits provides a worldwide network of bit design specialists working at the customers’ location. the Z3 Cutter is the most
Your point person, an ADE™ (Application Design Evaluation) service specialist, knows your formation in-depth. He’s abrasion resistant cutter
supported by an organization of design support specialists, all part of the DatCI SM (Design at the Customer Interface) in the industry, without
service platform, a team that created the patented systems to predict rock strength and geology from well logs to optimize loss of resistance to impact
your rig parameters and bit selection. damage.

VERACRUZ, MEXICO OMAN

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COPITE FIELD

7700 1750
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1950 THERMAL MECHANICAL

7900
2150 INTEGRITY (TMI). The
8100 2350 Z3 Cutter minimizes heat
2550 effects in hard and
METERS

8300
FEET

2750 abrasive rock to maintain

8500 2950 diamond integrity.
8700 3150
Security DBS Drill Bits
3350
8900 was the first to identify
3550
9100 3750
thermal degradation as
ZR 517 DC 437 DC DC 437 DC ZR 37 27 27 C a measure of cutter
643 DC MP P DC MP P MP P DC MP P 655 C 5 DC 6 DC 6 P PD
H3 IA CO IA CO CO IA CO H3 IAD IA IA COM toughness.
FM FM
• 6” FMH3000 Bit • Good dull condition
• 12-1/4” FMH3000 • Repairable
with Z3 and R1 • Savings: $184 per
Bit with Z3 and • Replaced three
Cutters foot drilled 3
R1 Cutters insert bits
• Doubled ROP ($68.89/ft vs. • Best Footage (627 territory)
• Most footage, $252.92/ft. average • ROP improved 31% and part of PDC
replaced four bits
HyperCut Hard Rock Bits Nomenclature
Fast Application Technology Blade Cutter Profile Optional Optional
Matrix Platform 3000 Count Size Shape Premium Back-Up SHALLOW CONE DEEP CONE
(HyperCut) Series Cutter Cutter (25°) (≥25°)

> 6 = Short

FMH3000ZR
1 2

5-6 = Medium
■ Gray Letters are optional HyperCut features.
3 4

APPLICATION PLATFORM CUTTER SIZE DESCRIPTION PROFILE SHAPE DESCRIPTION

H: HyperCut™ (Hard Rock) The cutter size digit describes the size The profile shape digit describes 4-5 = Long
of the PDC cutters on the bit. On bits with the profile length and cone depth.
R: Rotary Steerable (non-FullDrift™) 5 6
multiple cutter sizes, the predominant
F: FullDrift™ (GeoPilot™ & SlickBore™) size is described. Bit Diameter
Profile Length =
There is one letter for application platform. Profile Height < 4 = Long

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2 = 8 mm / 3/8" Taper/Ballistic
If there is a FullDrift or Rotary Steerable
application that is also Hard Rock, the F 3 = 10.5 mm / 13/32" Cone Depth = Function of Cone Angle 7 8
or the R will take precedence over the H. 4 = 13 mm / 1/2"
BLADE COUNT DESCRIPTION 5 = 16 mm / 10/16"
The blade count digit describes 6 = 19 mm / 3/4"
the number of blades on the bit. 8 = 25 mm / 1"
3 = Three Blades
OPTIONAL PREMIUM CUTTER GENERAL BIT PROFILE CHARACTERISTICS
4 = Four Blades
5 = Five Blades Z: Z3 Cutters 1 PROFILE 3 PROFILE 5 PROFILE
6 = Six Blades OPTIONAL BACK-UP CUTTER + Aggressiveness -
7 = Seven Blades R: R1 PDC Cutter + Directional Response -
8 = Eight Blades i: Synthetic Diamond - - Durability/Cutter Density +
9 = Nine Blades Z: Dual Row Z3 Cutter In general, bit profile affects aggressiveness, directional response, and
0 = Ten Blades
durability. However, other features such as backrake, blade spiral, and
1 = Eleven Blades cutter size influence performance. Your regional ADE specialist is available
2 = Twelve or More Blades to design the most effective bit for your hard rock application.

SECURITY DBS DRILL BITS HEADQUARTERS

The Woodlands, Texas

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