Smith Stingblade, hybrid PDC bits recently drilled to a depth of 3800 feet in half the hours typically required to drill to that depth. The Stingblade Bits are being run on Steerable Motor assemblies and are doubling the rate of penetration of conventional roller cone bits.

In the Mary’s River Field of eastern Nevada, an 8 3/4 Smith Stinger-on-Blade PDC Bit Type MDZi616BPX recently drilled 3501 feet in 89.5 hours for a ROP of 39.1 feet per hour. The well was drilled in 14 days under AFE allowance.