Teams should be aware that the competition drill bit provided by Baker Hughes GE has a provision to adjust its steerability (as mentioned in the bit information sheet). For more clarity, they are providing details on how to achieve it: Bit anisotropy is a ratio of bit’s aggressiveness in axial …
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Tubing for Drillpipe
Several schools asked about the quantity of aluminum tubing furnished by DSATS per section 3.8.1 of the Guidelines. DSATS will only furnish three (3) lengths of tubing. Teams should modify them as needed prior to the tests in Houston and Celle. Add connections, telemetry systems or …
Rock Strength – Updated with test results
This is an update to the previous post. The sandstone samples for the Group B tests in 2019 were all cut from the same stone used in previous tests. The analysis follows below. Six samples were taken, three in each direction. For the Group A tests in 2019, the samples were cut in 2019 from …
