Agile and responsive
Saudi Aramco recently deployed its first bit purchased from the Smith Bits manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia—a 5 7/8-in matrix PDC bit drilled 1,570 ft with an average ROP of 14.6 f/h, and dull grading after the run showed minimal wear.
Located in the Modon Industrial Area of Dharan, the 2,000-m2 facility enables Smith Bits to be more agile and responsive to regional market demand by improving global manufacturing capacity that better aligns with the increased local drilling activities. In fact, manufacturing includes crucial technologies to area drilling activities, such as AxeBlade ridged diamond element bits and FireStorm wear-resistant high-impact PDC cutter technology.
