4.6.

1 Drill Collar

The term drill collar derived from the short sub originally

used to connect the bit to the drill pipe. A modern drill collar is about 30 ft long, and the total length of
the string of

drill collars may range from about 100 to 700 ft or longer.

The purpose of drill collars is to furnish weight to the bit.

However, the size and length of drill collars have an effect

on bit performance, hold deviation, and drill pipe service life.

Drill collars may be classified according to the shape of their

cross-section as round drill collars (i.e., conventional drill