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bit whirl: a standalone construct

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bit whirl1 CONSTRUCTBit whirlBRETT · PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

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Petroleum engineering

off-center rotation of a drill bit around the hole, which causes impact loads and early cutter damage on PDC bits.

In petroleum engineering, bit whirl refers to off-center rotation of a drill bit around the hole, which causes impact loads and early cutter damage on PDC bits. This meaning comes from Brett (1990) in SPE Drilling Engineering.[1]

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References

  1. Brett, J. F., Warron, T. M., & Bohr, S. M. (1990). Bit Whirl: A New Theory of PDC Bit Failure. SPE Drilling Engineering, 5(04), 275-281. https://doi.org/10.2118/19571-pa

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