Security DBS Drill Bits

Roller Cone Bits - IADC Dull Grading

CUTTING STRUCTURE
INNER OUTER DULL BEARINGS/ OTHER DULL REASON
LOCATION
ROWS ROWS CHAR. SEALS GAUGE CHAR. PULLED

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 Inner Cutting 3 Dull • Cones two and three 7 Other Dull

Structure Characteristics follow in a clockwise Characteristics
(All inner rows) (Use only cutting structure orientation as viewed (Refer to column 3 codes)
related codes) looking down at the
cutting structure with
2 Outer Cutting BC - Broken Cone* 8 Reason Pulled or
the bit sitting on the pin.
Structure BF - Bond Failure Run Terminated
(Gauge row only) BT - Broken Teeth/Cutters BHA - Change Bottom
4 Location
In columns 1 and 2, a linear BU - Balled Up Bit Hole Assembly
scale from 0 to 8 is used to CC - Cracked Cone* Roller Cone
describe the condition of the CD - Cone Dragged* N - Nose Row Cone # CM - Condition Mud
CI - Cone Interference M - Middle Row 1 CP - Core Point
cutting structure according
CR - Cored G - Gauge Row 2 DMF - Downhole Motor
to the following:
CT - Chipped Teeth/Cutters A - All Rows 3 Failure
Steel Tooth Bits ER - Erosion DP - Drill Plug
A measure of lost tooth FC - Flat Crested Wear 5 Bearings/Seals DSF - Drill String Failure
height due to abrasion HC - Heat Checking DST - Drill Stem Test
and/or damage. JD - Junk Damage Non-Sealed Bearings DTF - Downhole Tool
LC - Lost Cone* A linear scale estimating Failure
0 - No loss of tooth height. bearing life used.
LN - Lost Nozzle FM - Formation Change
8 - Total loss of tooth 0 - No life used
LT - Lost Teeth/Cutters HP - Hole Problems
height. 8 - All life used,
NO - No Dull Characteristic HR - Hours on Bit
NR - Not Rerunnable i.e., no bearing life LIH - Left In Hole
OC - Off Center Wear remaining. LOG - Run Logs
PB - Pinched Bit Sealed Bearings PP - Pump Pressure
PN - Plugged Nozzle/ E - Seals Effective PR - Penetration Rate
Flow Passage F - Seals Failed RIG - Rig Repair
RG - Rounded Gauge N - Not Able To Grade TD - Total Depth/
RO - Ring Out Casing Depth
RR - Rerunnable TQ - Torque
6 Gauge TW - Twist Off
Cutter Wear for Steel Tooth Bits SD - Shirtail Damage
SS - Self Sharpening Wear (Measure in fractions of an WC - Weather
TR - Tracking inch) Conditions
WO - Washed Out Bit I - In Gauge WO - Washout -
Insert Bits Drill String
WT - Worn Teeth/Cutters 1 - 1/16" Out of Gauge
A measure of total cutting
2 - 1/8" Out of Gauge For additional information,
structure reduction due to * Show cone # or #’s 4 - 1/4" Out of Gauge contact your local
lost, worn and/or broken under location 4. Cone
inserts. numbers are identified as Security DBS representative.
0 - No lost, worn and/or follows:
broken inserts. • The number one cone
8 - All inserts lost, worn contains the centermost
and/or broken. cutting element.

HALLIBURTON
Roller Cone Bits - Ring Gauging

Dull Three Cone Bits Sharp Bits

1 Obtain a nominal size ring
gauge. A nominal ring gauge is
one that is exact in size. For
example, a 12-1/4-in. ring gauge is
12-1/4 in. exactly.
HAL9087
1 When ring gauging a sharp (new) roller cone bit, a
nominal ring gauge may not fit over the cones due to
the “plus” tolerances. Obtain the appropriate “go” and
“no go” gauges for each bit size.
2 The “go” gauge is manufactured to the maximum roller

* 2 Rotate all cones so that one of cone bit tolerance (see API Standard Roller Cone Rock
the gauge teeth on each cone is at Bit Tolerances) plus its own tolerance +.003 to -0 inches
* Maximum Gauge Point the maximum gauge point. for clearance.
(Remember, soft formation bits
3 The “no go” gauge is manufactured to the minimum
with large offsets have the
roller cone bit tolerance, which is nominal bit diameter,
maximum gauge points on each
plus its own tolerance +0- to -.003-in.
cone located towards the leading
side of the cone).
3 Place the ring gauge over the bit and locate it at the API Standard Roller Cone Bit Tolerances
maximum gauge point. Bit Size 3-3/8 to 13-3/4 14 to 17-1/2 17-5/8
In. and Larger
4 Pull the ring gauge tight against the gauge points of
two cones(*). Tolerance - inches +1/32, -0 +1/16, -0 +3/32, -0

5 Measure the gap between the third cone’s gauge point

and the ring gauge.
6 Multiply this measurement by 2/3 for accuracy.
This result is the amount the bit is under gauge.
7 Report this amount to the nearest 1/16th of an inch.

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