IADC DULL GRADING

CHART
IADC Dull Bit Grading
Cutting Structure Bearings Other Dull
Gauge Reason Pulled
Inner Outer Dull Characteristic Location & Seals Characteristics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 Inner cutting structure 3 Dull characteristic 4 Location 6 Gauge

(Use only cutting structure Roller Cone (measure in 1/16 of an inch)
related codes) Cone no.
2 Outer cutting structure N - nose row
1 I - in gauge
BC - broken cone M - middle row 1 - 1/16 in / out of gauge
G - gauge row 2
In columns 1 and 2, a linear scale BF - bond failure 3 2 - 2/16 out of gauge
from 0 to 8 is used to describe the A - all rows
BT - broken teeth/cutters
condition of the cutting structure BU - balled up bit Fixed Cutter
according to the following: CC - cracked cone C - cone S - shoulder
CD - cone dragged N - nose G - gauge 7 Other dull characteristics
Steel tooth bits CI - cone interference A - all areas
T - taper
A measure of lost tooth height CR - cored Refer to number 3 codes
resulting from abrasion and/or CT - chipped teeth/cutters
damage.
0 - no loss of tooth height
ER - erosion Location on Fixed Cutter Bits
FC - flat crested wear
8 - total loss of tooth height HC - hear checking Reason pulled or run
JD - junk damage 8 terminated
Insert bits LC - lost cone Gauge
Gauge
A measure of total cutting structure LN - lost nozzle Shoulder Shoulder
reduction resulting from lost, LT - lost teeth/cutters Cone Taper Taper BHA - change bottom hole assembly
worn and/or broken inserts. OC - off-center wear Nose Cone Nose DMF - downhole motor failure
0 - no lost, worn and/or broken PB - pinched bit DTF - downhole tool failure
inserts PN - plugged nozzle Gauge DSF - downhole string failure
8 - all inserts lost, worn and/or RG - rounded gauge DST - drill stem test
broken Gauge
LOG - run logs
RO - ring out Shoulder
SD - shirttail damage Shoulder LIH - left in hole
Fixed cutter bits Taper Cone
Nose RIG
SS - self-sharpening wear - rig repair
A measure of lost, worn and/or Cone Nose CM - condition mud
broken cutting structure. TR - tracking
WO - washed out bit CP - core point
0 - no lost, worn and/or broken DP - drill plug
cutters WT - worn teeth/cutters 5 Bearings / seals
8 - all of cutting structure lost, NO - no dull characteristic FM - formation change
worn and/or broken HP - hole problems
Show cone number under location Non-sealed bearings HR - hours on bit
A linear scale estimating bearing PP - pump pressure
Roller Cone Fixed Cutter life used. (0 - no life used, 8 - all PR - penetration rate
life used, i.e., No bearing life remaining.) TD - total depth/casing depth
(O) Outer Rows (O) Outer Rows TQ - torque
(I) Inner Rows TW - twist off
Sealed bearings WC
(I) Inner Rows - weather conditions
E - seals effective
F - seals failed
(I) Inner 2/3 N - not able to grade
(O) Outer 1/3 X - fixed cutter bit (bearingless)

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