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    The document discusses the IADC roller cone bit classification system. It provides details on the 4-character code used to categorize bits based on design, application, series, type, bearing/gage, and features. It also notes some limitations of the system and cautions that additional sources should be considered for application decisions.

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    The document discusses the IADC roller cone bit classification system. It provides details on the 4-character code used to categorize bits based on design, application, series, type, bearing/gage, and features. It also notes some limitations of the system and cautions that additional sources should be considered for application decisions.

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    The key takeaways are that the IADC classification system is used to categorize roller cone rock bits based on design, application and drilling limitations. It divides bits into series, types, bearing/gage categories and available features.

    The IADC classification system is used as a method of categorizing roller cone rock bits based on their design and intended application.

    The IADC system categorizes roller cone bits into a 4-character code indicating the series, type, bearing/gage category and available features. The series indicates formation characteristics. The type indicates hardness. The bearing/gage indicates bearing design and protection. The fourth character indicates features available.

    IADC

    Roller Cone Bit Classification System


    Objectives
    • Understand the IADC Classification System
     International Association of Drilling Contractors

    • Apply the System to Smith Tool Bits

    • Use the Rock Bit Comparison Chart

    • Know its Limitations


    IADC System
    • Operational since 1972

    • Method of Categorizing Roller Cone Rock Bits

    • Design and Application related coding

    • Most Recent Revision - 1992


    IADC Classification

    • 4-Character Design/Application Code


     First 3 Characters are NUMERIC
     4th Character is ALPHABETIC
    • Examples
    135M 447X 637Y
    IADC Roller Bit Classification Chart
    Sequence

    • Numeric Characters are defined:


     Series 1st
     Type 2nd
     Bearing & Gage 3rd

    • Alphabetic Character defined:


     Features Available 4th
    Classification Chart: Series
    Series
    • First Character

    • General Formation Characteristics


     Compressive Strength
     Abrasivity

    • Eight (8) Series


     Milled Tooth Bits : Series 1, 2 and 3
     Insert Bits : Series 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
    Classification Chart: Type
    Type
    • Second Character

    • Degree of Hardness
    • Each Series divided into 4 ‘Types’

    • Type 1 Softest Formation in a Series

    Increasing Rock Hardness

    • Type 4 Hardest Formation in a Series


    Hardness Definition

    Hardness UCS (psi) Examples


    Ultra Soft < 1,000 gumbo, clay

    unconsolidated sands, chalk,


    Very Soft 1,000 - 4,000 salt, claystone

    Soft 4,000 - 8,000 coal, siltstone, schist, sands

    sandstone, slate, shale,


    Medium 8,000 - 17,000 limestone, dolomite
    quartzite, basalt, gabbro,
    Hard 17,000 - 27,000 limestone, dolomite

    Very Hard > 27,000 marble, granite, gneiss

    UCS = Uniaxial Unconfined Compressive Strength


    Classification Chart: Bearing & Gage
    Bearing & Gage
    • Third Character

    • Bearing Design and Gage Protection

    • Seven (7) Categories


     1. Non-Sealed (Open) Roller Bearing
     2. Roller Bearing Air Cooled
     3. Non-Sealed (Open) Roller Bearing Gage Protected
     4. Sealed Roller Bearing
     5. Sealed Roller Bearing Gage Protected
     6. Sealed Friction Bearing
     7. Sealed Friction Bearing Gage Protected
    Example - Milled Tooth

    MSDGH IADC 135


    Example - TCI

    F2 IADC 517
    Classification Chart: Features Available
    Features Available

    • Fourth Character

     Features Available (Optional)

     Sixteen (16) Alphabetic Characters

     Most Significant Feature Listed


    IADC Features Available
    • A - Air Application • L - Lug Pads
    • B - Special Bearing/Seal • M - Motor Application
    • C - Center Jet • S - Standard Milled Tooth
    • D - Deviation Control • T - Two-Cone Bit
    • E - Extended Nozzles • W - Enhanced C/S
    • G - Gage/Body Protection • X - Chisel Tooth Insert
    • H - Horizontal Application • Y - Conical Tooth Insert
    • J - Jet Deflection • Z - Other Shape Inserts
    Limitations
    • Manufacturer’s Responsibility

    • Exact Position?

    • Drilling Limitations

    • Varying Tooth Count & Geometry


    Variable Count
    • 7⅞ Insert Bits
    • IADC 437
     F10T 50
     F12T
     F14T 40

    • Inner Row Insert Count 30


    Insert
     20% Increase Count
    20
     Same IADC Code!!

    10
    • Application Issues?
    0
    F10T F12T F14T
    Summary
    • Convenient Categorization System

    • Design and Application Code

    • Know its Limitations

    • Use Carefully in Application Decisions


     Consider additional sources: offset bit records; dull
    grading reports; performance analysis and DBOS™

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