The document discusses downhole motors and drill bits. It describes how a downhole motor works by using drilling fluid pressure to power the rotor and transmit rotation to the drill bit. Signs of downhole motor failure include frequent stalling, pressure fluctuations while rotating, abnormally high surface pressure, and reduced rate of penetration. The document also notes that polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits account for over 90% of drilling footage and discusses the six most common modes of damage seen in PDC bits: smooth wear, normal fracture, tangential fracture, thermal damage, erosion, and corrosion.
The document discusses downhole motors and drill bits. It describes how a downhole motor works by using drilling fluid pressure to power the rotor and transmit rotation to the drill bit. Signs of downhole motor failure include frequent stalling, pressure fluctuations while rotating, abnormally high surface pressure, and reduced rate of penetration. The document also notes that polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits account for over 90% of drilling footage and discusses the six most common modes of damage seen in PDC bits: smooth wear, normal fracture, tangential fracture, thermal damage, erosion, and corrosion.
The document discusses downhole motors and drill bits. It describes how a downhole motor works by using drilling fluid pressure to power the rotor and transmit rotation to the drill bit. Signs of downhole motor failure include frequent stalling, pressure fluctuations while rotating, abnormally high surface pressure, and reduced rate of penetration. The document also notes that polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits account for over 90% of drilling footage and discusses the six most common modes of damage seen in PDC bits: smooth wear, normal fracture, tangential fracture, thermal damage, erosion, and corrosion.
Plan Downhole motor How to determine downhole motor failure? Drill bits Modes of PDC Damage Downhole motor Downhole motor (PDM drill) is a volumetric downhole power drilling tool that uses drilling fluid as power and converts liquid pressure energy into mechanical energy. When the mud pumped by the mud pump flows into the motor through the Dump Assembly, a certain pressure difference is formed between the inlet and the outlet of the motor, pushing the rotor to rotate about the axis of the stator, and transmitting the speed and torque to the drill through the universal shaft and the transmission shaft To achieve drilling operations. How to determine downhole motor failure? The following signs indicate that you may be faced with downhole mud motor breakdown. Frequent Mud Motor Stall Pressure fluctuation while rotating Abnormally high surface pressure Reduction in Rate of Penetration Drill bit Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) drill bits account for approximately 90+% of the global footage drilled, and are widely used across all of the North American land operations (Scott, 2015). PDC bit and cutter manufactures observe dull grades post run to determine and evaluate the effectiveness of certain cutters and design features, but most operators still treat bit grading and forensics as an afterthought. More often than not, the decision of which bit to run next has already been made prior to the previous being pulled. This is often done with minimal quantitative or qualitative analysis performed on the damage incurred in previous bit runs. Modes of PDC Damage Six modes of damage most commonly encountered: Smooth wear Normal fracture (aka. spalling and delamination, normal to the profile) Tangential fracture (fracture in the cutting direction) Thermal damage Erosion Corrosion THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION