Application
Tricone bits, which some may also call roller cone bits or tri-cone bits, have three cones. Each cone can be rotated individually when the drill string rotates the body of the bit. The cones have roller bearings fitted at the time of assembly. The rolling cutting bits can be used to drill any formations if the proper cutter, bearing, and nozzle are selected.
Characteristics
1. The strength and wear resistance of inserts are improve by using carbide inserts with high strength and high wear resistance.
2. Surface of the high precision bearing heat treated by using advanced heat treatment process to improve the load capacity and service life of the bearing.
3. The service life of the bearing is further extended by adopting harder and more wear resistant material for thrust bearing.
4. This series oil well rock bit use sealed roller bearing structure. With rollers arranged in grooves recessed in the cone body, the size of the bearing journal is increased.
6. Thrust bearing surfaces are hard faced and treated with friction reducing technology.
7. Rotary drill bits use journal bearing. Hard faced head bearing surface. Cone bearing inlaid with friction reducing alloy and then silver-plated. The load capacity and seizure resistance of the bearing is greatly improve.
Tricone bits Structure
Guidance of Tricone Bit Choice
| IADC | WOB(KN/mm) | RPM(r/min) | APPLICABLE FORMATIONS |
| 114/116/117 | 0.3~0.75 | 180~60 | Very soft formations with low compressive strength and high drillability, such as clay, mudstone, chalk, etc. |
| 124/126/127 | 0.3~0.85 | 180~60 | Soft formations with low compressive strength and high drillability, such as mudstone, gypsum, salt, soft limestone, etc. |
| 134/135/136/137 | 0.3~0.95 | 150~60 | Soft to medium formations with low compressive strength and high drillability, such as medium soft shale, hard gypsum, medium soft limestone, medium soft sandstone, soft formation with harder interbed, etc. |
| 214/215/216/217 | 0.35~0.95 | 150~60 | Medium formations with high compress strength, such as medium soft shale, hard gypsum , medium soft limestone, medium soft sandstone, soft formation with harder interbed, etc. |
| 227 | 0.35~0.95 | 150~50 | Medium hard formations with high compressive strength, such as abrasive shale, limestone, sandstone, dolomite, hard gypsum, marble,etc |
| Note: The upper limits of WOB and RPM in above table should not be used simultaneously. | |||
Guidance of tricone Bits ChoiceTricone Bits Tooth Type
Bits Size
| Bit Size | API REG PIN | Torque | Weight | |
| Inch | mm | Inch | KN.M | Kgs |
| 3 3/8 | 85.7 | 2 3/8 | 4.1-4.7 | 4.0-6.0 |
| 3 1/2 | 88.9 | 4.2-6.2 | ||
| 3 7/8 | 98.4 | 4.8-6.8 | ||
| 4 1/4 | 108 | 5.0-7.5 | ||
| 4 1/2 | 114.3 | 5.4-8.0 | ||
| 4 5/8 | 117.5 | 2 7/8 | 6.1-7.5 | 7.5-8.0 |
| 4 3/4 | 120.7 | 7.5-8.0 | ||
| 5 1/8 | 130.2 | 3 1/2 | 9.5-12.2 | 10.3-11.5 |
| 5 1/4 | 133.4 | 10.7-12.0 | ||
| 5 5/8 | 142.9 | 12.6-13.5 | ||
| 5 7/8 | 149.2 | 13.2-13.5 | ||
| 6 | 152.4 | 13.6-14.5 | ||
| 6 1/8 | 155.6 | 14.0-15.0 | ||
| 6 1/4 | 158.8 | 14.4-18.0 | ||
| 6 1/2 | 165.1 | 14.5-20.0 | ||
| 6 3/4 | 171.5 | 20.0-22.0 | ||
| 7 1/2 | 190.5 | 4 1/2 | 16.3-21.7 | 28.0-32.0 |
| 7 5/8 | 193.7 | 32.3-34.0 | ||
| 7 7/8 | 200 | 33.2-35.0 | ||
| 8 3/8 | 212.7 | 38.5-41.5 | ||
| 8 1/2 | 215.9 | 39.0-42.0 | ||
| 8 5/8 | 219.1 | 40.5-42.5 | ||
| 8 3/4 | 222.3 | 40.8-43.0 | ||
| 9 1/2 | 241.3 | 6 5/8 | 38-43.4 | 61.5-64.0 |
| 9 5/8 | 244.5 | 61.8-65.0 | ||
| 9 7/8 | 250.8 | 62.0-67.0 | ||
| 10 | 254 | 68.0-75.0 | ||
| 10 1/2 | 266.7 | 72.0-80.0 | ||
| 10 5/8 | 269.9 | 72.0-80.0 | ||
| 11 1/2 | 292.1 | 79.0-90.0 | ||
| 11 5/8 | 295.3 | 79.0-90.0 | ||
| 12 1/4 | 311.2 | 95.0-102. | ||
| 12 3/8 | 314.3 | 95.0-102.2 | ||
| 12 1/2 | 317.5 | 96.0-103.0 | ||
| 13 1/2 | 342.9 | 105.0-134.0 | ||
| 13 5/8 | 346.1 | 108.0-137.0 | ||
| 14 3/4 | 374.7 | 7 5/8 | 46.1-54.2 | 140.0-160.0 |
| 15 | 381 | 145.0-165.0 | ||
| 15 1/2 | 393.7 | 160.0-180.0 | ||
| 16 | 406.4 | 200.0-220.0 | ||
| 17 1/2 | 444.5 | 260.0-280.0 | ||
| 26 | 660.4 | 725.0-780.0 | ||
Production Process
