Deep leach cutters give directional drillers the edge
COMMERCE CITY, Colorado -- Directional drillers have a new edge for developing the deep, long boreholes associated with unconventional oil and gas wells.
Atlas Copco Secoroc PDC bits feature deep leach cutters created with MegaDiamond’s proprietary, patented deep leaching technology.
Internal lab testing has been confirmed by field tests in demanding areas, such as North Dakota. Atlas Copco's Curtis Larson, applications engineer, Oil & Gas, said, “We have been seeing good results from many of our customers after multiple runs in deep drilling applications.”
In a “Williston drill-out” between a bit with MegaDiamond cutters and another, the MegaDiamond cutter sharpness outlasted the non-MegaDiamond bit 2 to 1.
The MegaDiamond cutters have also shown similar results in West Texas, South Texas, and Oklahoma through additional competitive runs, often outperforming standard deep leach cutters.
