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Polycrystalline diamond drill bits open up options for geothermal energy

Nearly two-thirds of the oil we use comes from wells drilled using polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits, originally developed nearly 30 years ago to lower the cost of geothermal drilling. Sandia ...
Oil

USE OF BICENTER PDC BIT REDUCES DRILLING COST

Robert G. Casto, Maurizio Senese Agip Petroleum Co. Inc. Houston The use of bicenter polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bit technology, dual-power-head down-hole motors, and oil-based drilling ...
Business Wire

Baker Hughes Introduces Long-Life PDC Bit to Reduce Trips in High Horsepower Drilling Operations

Dynamus bit reduces damage risks to the bit and BHA HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) announced today the commercial release of its Dynamus™ extended-life polycrystalline ...
JD Supra

ITC Determines Claims to Diamond Drill Bits with Certain Physical Measures Are Not Patent-Eligible Under § 101

On October 26, 2022, in In the Matter of Certain Polycrystalline Diamond Compacts, the International Trade Commission (ITC) affirmed in part an Initial Determination (ID) that various respondents did ...
KXAN

Cool Edge Bits Secures Groundbreaking Patent for Revolutionary PDC Drill Bit Technology

Cool Edge Bits announced the grant of US Patent US11988046B1 for its cutting-edge drill bit design milestone in the oil and gas exploration drilling solutions This patent is a testament to our team's ...
JD Supra

ALJ Finds Polycrystalline Diamond Compact Claims Patent Ineligible Because They Recite Conventional Structure Combined with Abstract Results

Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Cameron Elliot recently found no violation of Section 337 in part because the claims recite patent-ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The patents are ...