Security DBS Drill Bits

The DART Concept

(Directional Application ROP-Effective Technology)
Enhancing Fixed Cutter Design to Optimize Directional Applications

S ecurity DBS Drill Bits has significantly improved the

product development and manufacturing cycle for
directional drill bit designs. No other manufacturer has
matched this commitment to eliminating extraneous lines
of communication and improving response time for
job-specific design solutions and delivery to the rig.
The Security DBS Design at the
Customer Interface (DatCISM)
process allows rapid response
to the tough demands imposed
by directional drilling
applications. With this design
philosophy, DART directional
application objectives can be
achieved through the
implementation of
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job-specific design criteria.

By applying these criteria,
Security DBS is able to:
• Minimize tool face fluctuation
• Achieve the desired level of directional responsiveness
• Improve borehole quality

• Optimize rate of penetration (ROP) and bit life
Application Design Evaluation (ADE ) SM
Service Specialists are the Key to the
DART Directional Application Concept
The focal point of the design process is the ADESM service
specialist. The decentralization of the bit design function
involves placing these highly trained and field-savvy ADE
service specialists in locations around the world. Each ADE
service specialist is equipped with the latest hardware and
software and is connected to a network of other ADE
service specialists with direct links to Security DBS primary
manufacturing facilities.
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Scientific Planning and Real-Time Application (SPARTATM) software is the
industry’s most accurate predictor of rock strength and geology from well logs.
The SPARTA™ Process Allows Security
DBS to Select and Optimize Bit
Performance for Wells or Drilling Rigs
In addition to the ADE service specialist, each geographic
area is supported by a SPARTA process analyst, using our
SPARTA drilling simulator – one of the most powerful
predictive and prescriptive tools in the drill bit industry.
SPARTA tools provide Security DBS customers with a
reliable, highly useful analysis of subsurface drilling
conditions for selecting drill bits and for providing a
reliable roadmap for optimized wellbore construction.

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Blade Layout
Bit blade layout is recognized as having a significant
effect on directional drilling behavior. Security DBS
offers application-specific geometries, from straight
radial blades to highly spiraled blades and gauge pads.
The optimum geometry is chosen for the application
based upon the trade-offs of torque generation, ROP,
stability and bit cleaning.
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Directional Cutter Layout
In addition to blade geometry, cutter selection and
orientation play a major role in the performance and
directional behavior of the bit. During the design process,
ADE service specialists employ directional cutter layout
design criteria that include cutter size selection, back rake
and distribution.
While larger cutters and more aggressive back rakes can
increase penetration rates, they must be selected to optimize
the trade-offs between ROP, torque generation and
directional response. By applying extensive knowledge and
experience to the specific directional requirements, ADE
service specialists design the cutter layout best suited
to optimizing bit performance while achieving the desired
directional requirements.
Bit Profile
Bit profile is another key factor affecting the steerability of
PDC bits. Experience shows that the flatter the profile the
more steerable the bit will be. The trade-offs can include
reduced bit life due to fewer cutting elements and poorer bit
cleaning because of inadequate hydraulic configuration.
Formation evaluation, bottomhole assembly (BHA)
considerations and hydraulic capabilities play an important
role in choosing the best bit profile. A combination of
experience in designing directionally responsive drill bits,
plus proprietary SPARTA software and the availability
of thousands of bit run records, enables our ADE service
specialists to engineer the best solution.
Cutting Efficiency
For demanding problems, ADE service specialists use
trac-set or single-set cutter configurations to optimize
stability, steerability and performance. All Security DBS
PDC bits can be designed either with the single-set or
trac-set feature. By carefully considering this design feature,
ADE service specialists optimize the cutter layout for specific
directional application and maximize penetration rates
through improved directional control of the bit.
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 Force Balancing
Bit stability is a key factor in achieving acceptable
performance and meeting directional expectations.
The quality of the wellbore also plays a significant part
in how the bit reacts with the BHA to achieve the desired
results. Transfer of energy to the bit and the performance
of the BHA are optimized when the wellbore is smooth
and in gauge.
Achieving a low ImBalanced Force (IBF) during bit design
helps to ensure that bit vibrations do not adversely affect bit
performance and borehole quality. Proprietary Interactive
Bit Solutions (IBitS™) software provides ADE service
specialists with the capability to achieve low IBF while
incorporating directional design features.
Mud Motor Applications –
FullDrift® Technology
The DART concept is applicable to the full range of
conventional mud motor drilling applications, as well as
all FullDrift® applications, including the Geo-Pilot®
rotary steerable system, SlickBore® and SlickBore Plus™
matched drilling systems. It is commonly believed that the
shorter the gauge and overall bit length, the better a bit
steers; but short-gauge bits have also shown a tendency to
produce a tortuous well path. Because short-gauge bits have
Rotary Steerable System Applications
Using the DART directional application concept,
Security DBS can design and provide specific bit designs
to optimize performance for the full range of “push-the-bit”
systems, as well as “point-the-bit”systems, such as the
Geo-Pilot rotary steerable system.
The Geo-Pilot “point-the-bit” rotary steerable system
is unique in that it uses extended-gauge bits to serve as
near-bit stabilizers. As a result, it provides a smoother
wellbore, minimizing well spiraling and tortuosity.
“Push-the-bit” systems, on the other hand, typically
require a shorter gauge area than PDC bits used on motor
applications. This reduction in lateral area affords greater
directional responsiveness when a side force is applied by
the steering unit.
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a reduced amount of gauge contact with the borehole,
micro-ledging and hole spiraling can occur. Field tests C
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have proven that longer gauge bits can produce a superior “Push-the-Bit” Fixed Cutter Bit
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With this understanding, Security DBS offers the new DD

SlickBore matched drilling system integrated package for

directional applications. It combines a specially developed E
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bit design from Security DBS to deliver excellent directional
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a matched bit and mud motor
combination depicted with optional
logging-while-drilling (LWD) sensors

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 Let Security DBS Drill Bits help you hit the target with our DART directional
application concept. For more information, talk to your local representative.

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Halliburton Energy Services
Security DBS Drill Bits
16548 Donwick Drive
Conroe, Texas 77385
Phone: 936-442-4700
Fax: 936-442-4792

Manufacturing:
Conroe, Texas
Phone: 936-442-4700
Fax: 936-442-4792

Brussels, Belgium
Phone: 32-2-348-36-99
Fax: 32-2-348-35-84
Halliburton Technology described in this brochure is further delineated in the following United States Patents:

5,704,436; 5,767,399; 5,794,720; 6,044,327; 6,052,649; 6,109,368; 6,131,673; 6,169,967; 6,269,892; 6,374,926; 6,408,953; 6,470,977; 6,581,699; 6,612,382; 6,695,073

Other Patents Pending

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