Improving rate of penetration for PDC drill bit using reverse engineering

• Main Authors: Abdul-Rani, A.M., Ismail, M.Z., Zaky, M.A., Noor, M.H.M., Zhun, Y.Y., Ganesan, K., Rao, T.V.V.L.N., Kamal, S., Ginta, T.L.
• Format: Article
• Published: Trans Tech Publications Ltd 2014
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84905822947&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fAMM.607.153&partnerID=40&md5=2a1f576069c75478724cca685e034f5c; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/32182/

In petroleum industry, drilling is one of the most important aspects due to its economics. Reduction in drilling time is desired to minimize operations cost. This work focus on Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) drill bit which is categorized as a fixed cutter drilling bit. Problem such as wear a...