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Title: The Importance Of Drill Bit Selection And Design In Horizontal Drilling Applications
Author: Richard J. Gentges
Source: American Gas Association 1993
Year Published: 1993
Abstract: In 1991, ANR Pipeline Company contracted Slimdril International Inc. to conduct a series of laboratory tests to determine the drilling performance of various types of drill bits being considered for use in ANRs 1991 horizontal well drilling program. The test results were used as a basis for selecting the drill bit best suited for drilling the formation used by ANR for gas storage purposes at ANRs Reed City gas storage reservoir. The laboratory test results and actual field data were used to develop a matrix body natural diamond bit, and later modify the design to that of a matrix body-blade type PDC bit which provided excellent penetration rates and abrasion resistance. As a result of this effort, overall drilling penetration rates improved nearly three-fold over the course of a seven-well drilling program.

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