BlueFire Equipment Corporation revealed that a Wyoming exploration company signed a purchase order for BlueFire's polycrystalline diamond cutter (PDC) drill bit. Along with this deal, BlueFire has the opportunity to provide the operator additional equipment for up to three more wells. In order to improve performance and reduce drilling costs per foot, BlueFire bits employ large cutter face volumes for rapid drilling of shales, sandstones, limestones and sticky clays.

These bits utilize premium PDC cutters for improved rates of penetration and are designed using directed ports to accelerate cleaning and optimize cooling. Company findings indicate a decrease of more than 30% in temperature on the cutting surfaces, drastically reducing cutter wear and extending the life of the bit. Conventional bits use nozzles that eject drilling fluid into the well bottom resulting in a general application and uneven distribution at the point of contact.

BlueFire's bit design employs strategically aligned nozzles to concentrate high-pressure jet steams directly on the cutting edge, lubricating the interface between the cutters and the rock formation being drilled. Furthermore, improved cleaning and scouring action facilitates removal of cuttings. The result is a bit that runs cleaner and cooler.