SIDEPORTS TESTS IN TUNGSTEN CARBIDE BITS
SWIFT ENERGY IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LOUISIANA
123 BIT RUNS, ALL WHERE 8 3/4 EBXSC1S INSERTS
86 HAD SIDEPORT NOZZLES, 37 HAD STANDARD NOZZLES
INTERVAL WAS 6,000 TO 10,000 FEET
86 BITS WITH SIDEPORT NOZZLES AVERAGED 36.23 FEET PER HOUR
37 BITS WITHOUT SIDEPORTS AVERAGED 33.10 FEET PER HOUR
RESULT:
EVEN WITH TUNGSTEN CARBIDE BITS RATE OF PENETRATION IS IMPROVED BY 10 %
SIDEPORT TEST OF 6 1/2 THREE CONE BITS
TEPCO INC, HALL BAYOU RANCH, GALVESTON COUNTY TEXAS
INTERVAL - 12,000 TO 13,000 FEET, 17.5 POUND MUD
BITS 1 & 2 WITH SIDEPORTS AVERAGED 697 FEET AT 31.7 FEET PER HOUR
BITS 3 THRU 8 ON OFFSETS AVERAGED 486 FEET AT 19.2 FPH
RESULT:
HIGHER RATE OF PENETRATION - LOWER COST PER FOOT
SIDEPORT TEST OF THREE CONE BITS - GALVESTON, TX
TEPCO, INC - HALLS BAYOU FIELD
8 1/2 JOURNAL BEARING - INTERVAL 10,000 TO 13,000 FEET
BITS 1 & 2 WITH SIDEPORTS AVERAGED 1068 FEET EACH AT 38 FEET PER HOUR
BITS 3,4,5,6,7,8 ON DIRECT OFFSETS AVERAGED 978 FEET AT 22.5 FPH
RESULT:
HIGHER RATE OF PENETRATION - LOWER COST PER FOOT