FastMax
FastMax technology drills
139% faster than competitor’s offset
Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The 12 1/4" MXL-1V FastMax
cutting structure was run on a rotary assembly and
compared with a competitor’s and our standard steel
tooth product line. In all of these directional runs, of
approximately the same in-and-out depth, the FastMax bit
ROP was dramatically better: 68.5 ft/hr compared with
the competitor’s offset of 28.7 ft/hr. In this onshore
sand-and-shale application, our newest steel tooth
technology continues to set a new standard for faster,
more efficient drilling.
FastMax bit increases ROP 52%
An operator working onshore in Calcasieu Parish,
Louisiana, drilled a 4,320 ft sand-and-shale section in
73 hrs with 8 3/4" elastomer-sealed FastMax technology. ROP of 59
ft/hr was faster than the closest competitor offset of
3,200 ft at 50 ft/hr in this shorter section. The same
competitor, using the same standard steel tooth bit,
drilled an even shorter section at just 39 ft/hr. The FastMax aggressive design and pyramid-shaped teeth
enabled the operator to increase ROP by 18% and 52%,
respectively.
High ROP Technology
As the industry’s first significant steel tooth ROP
enhancement in more than a decade, FastMax technology on
our GX and MXL product lines delivers
- higher ROP
- fewer bits per section
- better dull condition
- lower drilling cost.
The cones have nine rows instead of seven and all the
inner rows have our novel pyramid-shaped teeth with our
proprietary Endura™ II hardfacing. These
powerful pyramid-shaped teeth enable a higher contact load with
longer wear life and less balling tendencies for faster
drilling.
Additional Information
» FastMax
brochure (PDF 1MB)
» SPE paper 92318—Technical Limit Specific Energy–An Index
to Facilitate Drilling Performance Evaluation
» SPE paper 24584—Quantifying Common Drilling Problems
with Mechanical Specific Energy and a Bit-Specific
Coefficient of Sliding Friction
» FastMax video (9 MB)
» FastMax technology reduces bit balling. Learn more
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