Using the same technology used in guided missiles, newer drill bits fashioned with synthetic diamonds and sensors have optimized operations in the Mancos play. WPX Energy uses polycrystalline diamond ...

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

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Boart Longyear announces the new line of Longyear™ diamond drilling bits with the release of the first bit in the line, the Longyear™ Green Bit. The Longyear Diamond Bit Color ...

Howard Hughes Sr. revolutionized the drill bit more than 100 years ago to accelerate the oil boom that made Houston and Texas the nation's energy capital. Today, his legacy company is aiming to make ...

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 ...