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Characterisation of the Wear of the Roller Cone Drill Bit Caused by Improperly Chosen Drilling Regime Cover

Characterisation of the Wear of the Roller Cone Drill Bit Caused by Improperly Chosen Drilling Regime

By: Jurij Šporin  
Open Access
|Mar 2021

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Characteristic dull of the roller cone bit after drilled interval.

Figure 2

Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of tip of the bit tooth. Position 1 – carbide material; Positions 2 and 3 – carbide coating matrix; Position 4 – tooth body and Position 5 – mixed zone.

Figure 3

DSC heating curve of the steel of the tooth body.

Figure 4

DSC heating curve of carbide coating.

Figure 5

Dilatometric heating curve of the steel of the carbide coating and the steel of the tooth: 1 – tooth steel material (blue), 2 – carbide coating (black).

Figure 6

Display of measurement positions of Vickers hardness tests.

Figure 7

Microscopic photo of the tip of the tooth.

Figure 8

A view at the tip of tooth that was in contact with the rock.

Figure 9

Photography of tooth steel material. Position 1 – carbide coating; Position 2 – mixed zone and Position 3 – tooth steel (body).

Figure 10

Photography of cracks through carbide coating.

Figure 11

Erosion channels at the top of the tooth.

Drilling regime parameters

ParametersUnitsValueValue
Depthm1535.15–1600.001600.00–1623.04
Rotary speedrpm3545
Load on drill bitkN3040
Pump pressureMPa5.55.5
Pump capacitym3/min0.8450.845

Results of the rock properties – limestone

ParametersUnitsValue
CohesionMPa5.50
Elastic moduleMPa28125
Angle of internal friction°38.42
Compressive strengthMPa75

The elemental composition of carbide coating material (Figure 2 – Position 1)

ElementsConcentration
at.%wt.%
W55.41579.539
Co42.38019.500
Fe0.8070.962

The elemental composition of the tooth body (Figure 2 – Position 4)

ElementsConcentration
at.%wt.%
Fe95.42795.385
Ni3.1643.323
Mn0.6600.649
Mo0.2180.375
Si0.5310.267

Chemical analysis of the tooth material – body

ElementsMas. %
Mn0.79
Ni0.74
Cr0.60
Mo0.50
Cu0.27
Si0.26
C0.17
S0.016
P0.011

The properties of drilling fluid

ParametersUnitsValue
Densitykg/m31150–1170
Viscosity (Fann Funnel)s45–48
Plastic viscosity (Fann Viscosimeter)mPas16–18
pH9.5
FiltrationmL/30 min9.8–10

Results of the rock properties – carbonatic siltstone

ParametersUnitsValue
CohesionMPa0.722
Elastic moduleMPa9375
Angle of internal friction°20.94
Compressive strengthMPa25

The elemental composition of the carbide coating matrix (Figure 2 – Position 2)

ElementsConcentration
at.%wt.%
Fe86.09668.599
W1.70929.094
Ni1.9211.608
Mn0.8920.699

Results of the Vickers hardness test

Diagonals (mm)Hardness (HV0.5)AverageNote
d1d2
37.2346.24532.3198594.5670Tip of the tooth
36.2237.55681.5125
36.440.81622.1374
37.9941.33589.4786
37.5441.66591.2662
37.4339.54626.0232
37.5739.86618.6071
36.3342.41598.1947
38.8742.45560.8396
38.4842.45566.2580
39.0142.84553.6000
44.9947.95429.3664433.5184Tooth body
44.4448.37430.5701
44.6147.78434.4937
44.0947.10446.0042
45.1448.04427.1575
33.2837.13748.1087784.1543Carbide coating—matrix
31.7334.04857.3887
33.6436.53753.2349
34.5836.51733.8654
30.4136.51828.17391458.984Carbide coating—base
24.6725.961446.830
24.4325.781471.137

The elemental composition of the carbide coating matrix (Figure 2 – Position 3)

ElementsConcentration
at.%wt.%
Fe86.11768.616
W11.10329.124
Ni1.5111.265
Mn1.2690.995
Language: English
Page range: 91 - 102
Submitted on: Dec 7, 2020
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Accepted on: Dec 11, 2020
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Published on: Mar 23, 2021
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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