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W200 DRILL BIT Quiz

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW

YOUR BITS?
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Simulated data
1. What is the principle method a roller cone bit
uses for cutting rock?
1 shearing
19%
2 ploughing
43%
3 crushing
25%
4 grinding
13%

Simulated data
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2. What is the cost per foot equation?

1 Cost/ft = [bit cost + (drilling hrs + tripping hrs) x Rig cost] / footage

2 Cost/ft = [rig cost + (drilling hours + tripping hours) * bit cost]/foota

3 Cost/ft = Years as a roughneck* Number of toes on left foot

4 Cost/ft = {[bit cost + (drilling hrs) * Rig cost] + Labour}/Footage

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3. What is 'breaking in the bit'?

1 Rotating the cones whilst the bit is on the drill floor

to make sure they are not stuck or jammed

2 Placing max WOB or RPM on the bit immediately

to see how long the bit will last

3 Allowing the bit to establish its own bottom hole

pattern by not putting full WOB or RPM on it
immediately

4 A test used to established the optimum WOB

and RPM to be used which provides the best ROP
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4. Which factor does NOT effect ROP?

1 Bit selection

2 Mud weight

3 Bit Hydraulics

4 Bearing type
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5. What is the primary function of the

ball bearings within a bearing package
of a roller cone bit?
1 Sealing

2 Lubrication

3 Cone retention system

4 To crush rock
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6. What are the two distinct types of cutting elements

and two distinct types of bearings used in roller cones?

1 Steel milled tooth and insert bits, roller and

friction(journal) bearings
2 Natural diamond bits, insert bits,
ball and chain bearings
3 Steel milled tooth and insert bits, roller and
smooth diamond bearings
4 Steel milled tooth and diamond bits,
roller and friction (journal) bearings
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7. What is the advantage of 2-cone or 1-cone bit

compared to 3-cone bits?
1 More effective in maintaining a
full gauge hole
2 Inserts are placed under
lower loading conditions

3 A durable cutting structure results

4 Deflect easily in soft formations, hence
for good directional work
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8. Gauge protection is most commonly required in formation

displaying what sort of characteristic? Give the name of
a rock type that commonly displays this characteristic.

1 Brittle, Shale

2 Abrasive, Diamond

3 Soft/Sticky, Clay

4 Abrasive, Sandstone
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9. Why do sealed bearing bits have a pressure equalisatio

system?

1 So that ROP is improved

2 Used to maintain an overbalance on
the formation

3 To prevent premature seal/bearing failure

4 To stop " Bit bouncing"

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10. Which bearing type is most suitable for

high WOB applications?
1 Friction ( Journal ) bearing

2 Roller bearing

3 Smooth Diamond bearing

4 Copper bearing
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11. Which bearing type is most suitable for

high RPM applications?
1 Friction ( Journal ) bearing

2 Roller bearing

3 Smooth Diamond bearing

4 Copper bearing
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12. Which is NOT a type of nozzle retention system

1 Screw thread

2 Snap ring

3 Soft nail

4 Hard nail
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13. What is an undesirable drilling fluid condition wh

optimising ROP?

1 Large overbalance

2 Low viscosity

3 Low solid content

4 Minimum overbalance
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14. What sort of test is done to establish the optimum WO

and RPM to be used which provides the best ROP?

1 Leak off test

2 Drill off test

3 BOP test

4 "Breaking in the bit" test

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15. What temperature (°C) and pressure (psi) is require

in the production of 'man made' diamond?

1 2,000psi and 1000C

2 200,000psi and 1500C

3 1,500,000psi and 1500C

4 20,000,000psi and 1500C

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16. What is PDC short for?

1 Polycrystalline Diamond Compact

2 Polypropylene Diamond coating

3 Phosphorus Dynamite cones

4 Polycrystalline Diamond Coating

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17. What is TSP short for?

1 Totally stable polycrystalline diamond

2 Thermally stable polycrystalline diamond

3 Thermally strong polycrystalline diamond

4 Thermally stable polypropylene diamond

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18. The formation of TSP requires the binder to be leache

out using acid. What is the most common binder used

1 Super Glue

2 Mercury

3 Copper

4 Cobalt
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19.There are two broad categories of diamond bits base

on the material of the bit body. What are they?

1 Matrix and steel bodied

2 Roller and Journal bodied

3 Matrix and stainless steel bodied

4 Matrix and diamond bodied

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20. Which type of diamond bit body material is

more erosion resistant?
1 Journal

2 Steel

3 Diamond

4 Matrix
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21. Which type of diamond bit body material

is more impact resistant?
1 Journal

2 Steel

3 Diamond

4 Matrix
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22. What cutting actions do natural diamond bits promote

1 Crushing and grinding

2 Ploughing and grinding

3 Shearing and ploughing

4 Crushing and ploughing

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23. What is cutter backrake?

1 The angle from the vertical of the PDC cutter
as it attacks the formation
2 Technique used to clear the land
before the rig arrives
3 The angle from the horizontal of the
PDC cutter as it attacks the formation
4 The angle from the vertical of the Insert bit
as it attacks the formation
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24.In terms of aggressiveness and durability,

what is the effect of increasing the backrake angle
1 a. Aggressiveness will decrease and
durability will increase
2 b. Aggressiveness will increase and
durability will increase
3 c. Aggressiveness will increase and
durability will decrease
4 d. Aggressiveness will decrease and
durability will decrease
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25. What is bit whirl,

and what problems does it cause?
1 When a roughneck jumps onto a drill pipe and holds on
for a spin, Dizziness

2 The bit is revolving around a point other than its designed centre
of rotation caused by bit induced vibrations,a non-circular hole

3 A test used to established the optimum

WOB and RPM to be used which provides the best ROP

4 The bit is not drilling any further, and just "whirls" at the bottom,
you have to pull out of hole
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26. What is the most common method of fixing PDC cutters

onto the blades?

1 Brazing

2 Sticking with Super Glue

3 Using Diamonds heated to 1500C

4 Leaching
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THAT’S ALL,
FOLKS!