Blade Family

Blade family bits are unique because we begin the design process by asking one crucial question: “what best improves bit performance in specific situations?” This approach led to our creating the first bits in the Blade family, using elements with specialized, 3D shapes to optimize performance well beyond conventional fixed and flat cutters. The immediate benefit was reduced wear that meant fewer bit trips, which lowered NPT and costs.

But this is really just the tip of the iceberg. We are advancing better bit performance every day because of our continuing work to understand customers' drilling challenges, and answering those challenges with something not quite as small as it seems—cutting elements. Cutting elements are small, but their effect is huge. In fact, that’s how Schlumberger reshaped cutting performance—by studying the behavior of cutting elements in key drilling applications.

The result is two classes of innovative cutters—the rolling cutting element and the 3D cutting element. Each possesses proprietary characteristics developed for specific applications and are the basis for each bit in our Blade family.

Hart Energy awards for drillbit innovation

• AxeBlade bits: 2017 Special Meritorious Award for Engineering Innovation
• StingBlade bits: 2015 Special Meritorious Award for Engineering Innovation
• Enduro 360 element: 2014 Special Meritorious Award for Engineering Innovation