TorkBuster_brochure

OftenwhendrillingdifficultformationswithPDCbits,thebitdoesnothavesufficienttorqueappliedtofailtheformation.Thiscausesthebittomomentarilystoprotating(1).Thedrillstringwindsupastorsionalenergyisstoredinitslength(2).Oncethetorquerequiredtosheartheformationisgenerated,thedrillstringreleaseswithhigherthannormalimpactloadsonthePDCcutters(3).Thiseventuallybreaksdownthediamondinserts,resultinginbitfailure.Onetoolhasbeenengineeredtocombatthestick-slipphenomenon:(4)TheTorkBusterTMfromUnitedDiamond.UNITEDDIAMONDLTD.CUTTINGEDGEENGINEERING.GROUNDBREAKINGTECHNOLOGY.UD513,assistedbyTorkbusterTM.OtherPDCbitcompaniesclaimtheyhavea“full”suiteoftoolsbackinguptheirbits...OnlyUNITEDDIAMONDhastheTTorkBuusstterTMTheCompanyUnitedDiamondhashadmoresuccessthananyotherbitcom-panyatmakin'holeinformationsnotconsideredPDCdrillable.BecomingaleaderinprogressivePDCdrillingdoesn'thappenbychance.Mostcompetitor’sPDCbitsaredefinedbytheirlimita-tions-UnitedDiamonddefinesitselfbyexceedingallexpecta-tions.THECOURSEanatomyofthestick-slipphenomenonCRASHKEYEDBITSUBHIGHSPEEDMUDTURBINEHAMMERSTheToolTheTorkBusterTMisrundirectlyaboveaPDCbitinrotaryordirec-tionalassemblies.Itappliesahighfrequencytorsionalimpacttothebitthat,combinedwithsteadystatedrillstringtorque,resultsinadramaticincreaseinhorsepoweratthebit.Thisdrasticallyreducesstick-slip,andincreasesratesofpenetrationandbitlife.2003UnitedDiamondLtd.Allrightsreserved.TorkBusterTMisatrademarkofUnitedDiamondLtd.Patentpending.CNormaldrilling(1)(2)(3)(4)DrillingwithouttheaidoftheTorkBuster.DrillingwithTorkBuster.TorkBusterstartshere...cuuttinngedgeennginneerrinnggrrouunndbrreakinngtechnnologyCalgarySales4100,150-6thAve.S.W.Calgary,AlbertaT2P3Y7Tel:[phone]Fax:[phone]LeducManufacturing/Operations7010-45thStreetLeduc,AlbertaT9E7E7Tel:[phone]Fax:[phone]TollFree:1-866-955-2500TIMESAVINGStwoyearsintodevelopmentAfteroneyearofdevelopmentandoneyearoffieldtests,theTorkBusterTMhasrackedupseventy-fiverunstotaling17,000metersand2100hours.Thetoolaveragesthreetimesfasterpenetrationratesthanroller-conebits(dependingonformation)inboththe4-3/4and6-1/2sizes,withlargersizesindevel-opmentforthebusyseasonsahead.TheTorkBusterTMcanalsoberunslicksoitcanbeusedinanyholesize.Anysizeofstabilizercanbefabricatedquickly.Thinkofitthisway...Youhaveapipewrenchonatightconnection.Pullingthepipewrenchwon'tmaketheconnec-tionbreak.Hitthepipewrenchwithasledgehammer-yourchancesofbreakingtheconnec-tionincreasedramatically.ThisistheconceptthatdrivestheTorkBusterTM...1600timesperminute!TorkBusterTM,UD513unitedNowimaginearockshattering,multiplerecordsettingUD513bitbitingintotheformation-theTorkBusterTMappliesmultiplehitsandbreaksrockawayuni-formly.Andhere'stheultimateiningenuity:theTorkBusterTMcontainsakeyedbitsubsoifitstopsworking,drillingcanstillcontinue!4-3/46-1/2It’snotadrillingmotor,itdoesnotrotatethebit!Thesetoolsincorporateamud-driventurbinedrivingarotatinghammermechanismattachedtoakeyedbitsub.GettheTorkBuusterTMinyournextdrillingproject!CallyourUUNNIITTEEDDDDIIAAMMOONNDDrepresentative.2003UnitedDiamondLtd.Allrightsreserved.TorkBusterTMisatrademarkofUnitedDiamondLtd.Patentpending.CBENEFITSOFTHETORKBUSTERTM$Eliminationofdamageassociatedwithstick-slip$Higherrateofpenetrationinharderformations$Increasedreliabilityofdrillstringcomponents-SteadytorquetransferfromthedrillstringtothePDCdrillbit-HigherstrengthformationsbecomedrillablebyPDCdrillbits-Eliminationoferratictool-faceindirectionalapplications-Eliminationofmotorstallduetohightorque