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Drill Bit
Smith tool type F2 Drill Bit
Drill Bit
Drill Bit

Smith tool type F2 Drill Bit

Associated (Edinburgh, Scotland, 1976 - 1998)
Date1980
Object NameDrill Bit
MediumSteel
ClassificationsNorth Sea Oil and Gas Industries
Dimensions21cm x 24cm x 104 including stand
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS025264
About MeDrill bits are the 'business end' of creating an oil well. They come in various sizes and types, depending upon the geology, the depths being drilled as well as the reason for the actual drilling. This could be exploratory (in which case the drill will be hollow allowing a column of material to be extracted to the surface for examination), or exploitative as in the case of this bit.
Drill heads such as these rotate while the geared teeth. Or perhaps exploitative. Th as in this case which basically pulverises the rock allowing the mud pumped in the centre to force the cuttings out of the borehole.





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