Longer life, higher penetration rates and cleaner holes are among the benefits of a new generation of Sandvik GT60 button bits called RT300. Thanks to a new super-grade of cemented-carbide called XT48 ...

A drill bit is what actually cuts into the rock when drilling an oil or gas well. Located at the tip of the drillstring, below the drill collar and the drill pipe, the drill bit is a rotating ...

Solving a problem a customer experienced when drilling in abrasive rock conditions has led to a groundbreaking new design for drill bits. The resulting Sandvik top center drill bits, which incorporate ...

Drillbit manufacturers are adding multidimensional cutter technologies and small moving parts to fixed diamond-cutter bits to create what they call smarter, stronger bits that recognize different rock ...

A novel drill that is inspired by a jet engine and uses super-heated water to carve through rock could help make clean energy from underground rocks more economically viable, according to its backers ...

Rock mechanics and drilling operations constitute a dynamic field that bridges fundamental geoscience with practical engineering applications. This area focuses on understanding the mechanical ...

It’s often said that you don’t need a drill bit; what you need is a hole. How you make that hole is up to you, but it’s a given that you want to make it as efficiently as possible. The drill bit, ...