Case Study: a large deep gas field operating company achieves 42% higher ROP with SLB’s AxeBlade ridged diamond element bit

ROP Improved 42% Using AxeBlade Ridged Diamond Element Bit in a Single Run

SLB worked with a large deep gas field operating company in Oman that needed to maintain cutter sharpness while drilling a historically challenging 12¼-in hole section in a single bit run and improve the benchmark rate of penetration in a deep, abrasive formation.

SLB introduced the AxeBlade ridged diamond element bit, customized for the application using offset-well analysis and the IDEAS integrated dynamic design and analysis platform. The six-bladed bit drilled the full section in one run at 27.5 m/h, breaking multiple field records and delivering a 42% improvement over the field-normalized ROP and an 18% improvement over the existing field-best ROP.