SPE General Meeting: Developing Polycrystalline Diamond Cutter (PDC) For Hard Rock and Geothermal Drilling
Abstract: The invention of diamond synthesis in the 1950s led to polycrystalline diamond cutters (PDC) that revolutionized oil and gas drilling. Early PDCs worked only for short intervals in soft formations, but technological advances extended their reach in harder rock, boosting U.S. shale drilling efficiency almost threefold over the last two decades. Effective problem-solving at […]