Smith Bits World Drilling Records Smith Bits World Drilling Records
Smith Bits World Drilling Records Smith Bits World Drilling Records
Smith Bits World Drilling Records Smith Bits World Drilling Records
ROP
Size, in. Bit style Type Footage ROP, ft/hr Location Year Field Operator Manufacturer
3.5 Insert MA15 358 32.3 Denmark 1994 Kraka Maersk Sii Smith Tool
3.75 PDC M09BQPX 591 112.6 North Slope, AK 1999 Prudhoe Bay BP Exploration Sii GeoDiamond
3.875 Milled tooth QM 354 30.8 Alberta, Canada 1993 Mitsue Chevron Sii Smith Tool
4 Nat. diamond/Impreg DM620 382 4.4 Blaine Co., OK 1989 De Watonya Cont. Trend Resources Sii GeoDiamond
4.125 Nat. diamond/Impreg K33CTPX 341 50.5 Dutch North Sea 1999 K/17 Block NAM Sii GeoDiamond
4.125 Insert MF3 1657 70.7 Qatar 2002 Dukhan Qatar Petroleum Sii Smith Tool
4.375 PDC M09BQPX 564 7.4 UK North Sea 2002 Bruce, Block 9 BP Sii GeoDiamond
4.5 Nat. diamond/Impreg D54BH 176 12.8 Sweetwater Co., WY 1996 Sii GeoDiamond
4.5 PDC M20 2829 514.4 Lee Co., TX 1997 Giddings UPRC Sii GeoDiamond
4.5 Hammer H41R4S2PD 116 8.9 Edwards Co., TX 2000 E. Vinegrove EEX (Tesoro) Sii Smith Tool
4.5 Insert MF3P 5757 173.1 North Dakota 2000 Wiley Westport Sii Smith Tool
4.5 Milled tooth V2 900 37.5 Plaquemines Parish, LA 1982 Bay Batiste Pend Orielle Sii Smith Tool
4.625 Nat. diamond/Impreg D54 748 13.1 Roger Mills Co., OK 2001 Strong Cit Key Production Sii GeoDiamond
4.625 PDC XS251 2136 41.9 Jim Wells Co., TX 1989 Ben Bolt Coastal Management Sii GeoDiamond
4.625 Insert MF5DP 1755 42.5 Williams Co., ND 1997 Bay Batiste Pend Orielle Sii Smith Tool
4.625 Milled tooth OFM 310 21.4 Jim Wells Co., TX 1989 Ben Bolt Coastal Management Sii Smith Tool
4.75 Bicenter, 3.125 in. BC25QPX 1716 28.2 Alberta, Canada 2000 Areial Marathon Oil Sii GeoDiamond
4.75 Nat. diamond/Impreg DM620 945 65.2 Roger Mills Co., OK 1988 S. Cheyenne Standard Oil Sii GeoDiamond
4.75 Hammer H75R4 494 89.8 Crockett Co., TX 1995 Ozona UPRC Sii Smith Tool
4.75 Milled tooth MFDSH 897 57.9 Kern Co., CA 1997 McKittrick Torch Operating Sii Smith Tool
4.875 Insert MF3P 659 13.2 Upper Volga, Russia 2001 Utshansk Agip Petroleum Sii Smith Tool
5.25 Nat. diamond/Impreg XTG48CTPX 292 1.7 Kazakhstan 2001 Tengiz TengizChevroil Sii GeoDiamond
5.5 Nat. diamond/Impreg XTG48CTPX 3500 36.1 Leon Co., TX 2002 Hilltop Re Anadarko Sii GeoDiamond
5.5 PDC M09PX 591 15.4 Offshore Norway 2000 Statfjord Statoil Sii GeoDiamond
5.625 Nat. diamond/Impreg D71H 1225 7.2 Vermilion Parish, LA 1986 Vermilion 28 McMoran Sii GeoDiamond
5.625 PDC M33PX 627 75.5 UK North Sea 1998 Franklin Elf Sii GeoDiamond
5.75 Nat. diamond/Impreg DM610 883 18.4 Gulf of Mexico 1988 South Timbalier CNG Producing Sii GeoDiamond
5.75 PDC M79 2313 31.7 Gulf of Mexico 1999 Eugene Island Vastar Resources Sii GeoDiamond
5.875 PDC M40PX 463 84.2 Dutch North Sea 1998 Block 10/34 Trans-Canada Sii GeoDiamond
5.875 Hammer H55R6S2 2745 61.7 La Plata Co., CO 1999 South Ute Sierra Sii Smith Tool
5.875 Insert MF15P 938 163.2 South Oman 1998 Nimr PDO Sii Smith Tool
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SMITH BITS WORLD DRILLING RECORDS
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Size, in. Bit style Type Footage ROP, ft/hr Location Year Field Operator Manufacturer
5.875 Milled tooth V2 785 71.4 Lake Maracaibo, 1989 Ceuta, Block VII Maraven-PDVSA Sii Smith Tool
Venezuela
6 Nat. diamond/Impreg K35CTPXX 1866 63.3 UK North Sea 1999 Clipper Shell/Santa Fe Sii GeoDiamond
6 PDC M97PX 9452 341.2 Offshore Malaysia 2000 Sarawak Shell Berhad Sii GeoDiamond
6 Hammer H55R6S2PD 4346 82.8 San Juan Co., NM 1998 Basin Dakota Conoco Sii Smith Tool
6 Insert XR15T 2155 187.4 Abu Dhabi 2004 Asab ADCO Sii Smith Tool
6 Milled tooth XR+ 1,872 180.0 Offshore China 2003 Liu Hua BP Amoco Sii Smith Tool
6.125 Hammer H52R6R2 2355 99.2 Rio Arriba Co., N.M. 1999 Blanco Mesa Verde Energen Resources Sii Smith Tool
6.125 Insert MF15GRP 1827 332.2 Oman 1997 Amin PDO Sii Smith Tool
6.125 Milled tooth FDS+P 1410 282 Oman 1998 Amin PDO Sii Smith Tool
6.25 Nat. diamond/Impreg DM610 2956 15.6 Gulf of Mexico 1988 Matagorda Island Amoco Sii GeoDiamond
6.25 PDC M75QPX 1729 864.5 Alberta, Canada 2003 Countess Encana Corporation Sii GeoDiamond
6.25 Insert ER6310 2188 324.2 Alberta, Canada 2003 Suffield Encana Corporation Sii Smith Tool
6.375 Bicenter, 5.625 in. QDS59PX 1762 36.8 Offshore Tunisia 2002 El Amal North Nimir Sii GeoDiamond
6.375 PDC M8OBPX 3435 232.9 Offshore Brunei 1999 Champion Brunei Shell Sii GeoDiamond
6.5 Nat. diamond/Impreg D72HT 728 83.7 Bay of Campeche, Mexico 1993 Caan Pemex Sii GeoDiamond
6.5 PDC M80 9368 398.6 McMullen Co., TX 1996 AWP Swift Energy Sii GeoDiamond
6.5 Hammer H41R6R2 2090 116.1 Mingo Co., WV 2001 CNR Sii Smith Tool
6.5 Insert F4 1810 301.7 Chautauqua Co., NY 1998 Stow Dest Exploration Sii Smith Tool
6.5 Milled tooth FDT 2122 128.6 McMullen Co., TX 1997 AWP Swift Energy Sii Smith Tool
6.625 Nat. diamond/Impreg DM610 1649 7.9 Brooks Co., TX 1988 Wildcat/Hopper Bass Enterprises Sii GeoDiamond
684
6.625 Insert F2 655 11.5 Gulf of Mexico 1984 Matagorda Island Phillips Sii Smith Tool
6.625 Milled tooth FDT 734 73.4 Gulf of Mexico 1983 Eugene Island Pennzoil Sii Smith Tool
6.75 PDC S98PX 6315 526.3 Gulf of Thailand 2002 Funan Unocal Sii GeoDiamond
6.75 Insert MF15PS 2766 167.6 North Slope, AK 1998 Milne Point Prudhoe Bay Sii Smith Tool
6.75 Milled tooth DTJ 1422 237.0 Ouachita Parish, LA 1979 Sii Smith Tool
6.875 PDC MGR84YPX 3706 44.9 Offshore Zulia, Venezuela 2001 Lagunillas Chevron Sii GeoDiamond
7.375 Bicenter, 6.375 in. QDG54PX 981 11.7 Kleberg Co., TX 2001 Yeary Wildcat El Paso Production Sii GeoDiamond
7.375 Insert F2 863 27.0 Offshore Norway 1989 Ekofisk Phillips Sii Smith Tool
7.5 Insert F2 2960 61.7 Finney Co., KS 2000 Chess Oil Sii Smith Tool
7.5 Milled tooth SVH 138 23.0 St. Bernard Parish, LA 1977 Lake Borne Exxon Sii Smith Tool
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SMITH BITS WORLD DRILLING RECORDS
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Size, in. Bit style Type Footage ROP, ft/hr Location Year Field Operator Manufacturer
7.625 PDC M87HQ 6576 106.1 Elbert Co., CO 1998 Wattenburg Narco Sii GeoDiamond
7.625 Milled tooth FDT 1430 317.8 Kern Co., CA 1990 Midway Sunset Shell Sii Smith Tool
7.75 PDC MA32BEYPX 468 24.0 Gulf of Mexico 2002 Green Canyon 248 Shell Sii GeoDiamond
7.875 Nat. diamond/Impreg D12ST 328 48.6 Andrews Co., TX 1995 Andrews Unocal Sii GeoDiamond
7.875 Hammer H42R8R3 3420 126.7 Terrell Co., TX 1997 Deer Canyon Conoco Sii Smith Tool
7.875 Insert MF15HT 2146 209.3 Saskatchewan, Canada 2000 Wapella Elk Exploration Sii Smith Tool
8 Insert ER5662 2070 86.3 Sublette Co., WY 2002 Stud Horse Butte Encana Oil & Gas Sii Smith Tool
8.375 Bicenter, 7.0 in. QDS27PX 1149 13.1 Gulf of Mexico 2002 Mississippi Canyon Shell E&P Sii GeoDiamond
854
8.375 Nat. diamond/Impreg KGR50CTPXX 1637 35.6 Oman 2004 Saih Rawl PDO Sii GeoDiamond
8.375 PDC M50P 4330 279.3 Chiapas, Mexico 1997 Catedral Pemex Sii GeoDiamond
8.375 Milled tooth SDS 1500 230.8 Zulia, Venezuela 1996 Bloque 1 Maraven Sii Smith Tool
8.5 Nat. diamond/Impreg K35CTPX 2123 42.1 Netherlands North Sea 1998 Block P Clyde Sii GeoDiamond
8.5 Hammer H42R8R3PD 2005 115.9 Terrell Co., TX 1998 UPRC Sii Smith Tool
8.5 Insert 05MFGP 3376 482.3 Queensland, Australia 1999 Stag Apache Sii Smith Tool
8.5 Milled tooth MFDGHR 1433 679.4 Offshore Malaysia 2002 Beranang Petronas Carigali Sii Smith Tool
8.625 Hammer H28M8 2260 46.8 Alberta, Canada 1990 Jumping Pond Shell Canada Sii Smith Tool
8.625 Insert 4JS 2547 40.4 Manistee Co., MI 1984 Schmude Oil Sii Smith Tool
8.75 Nat. diamond/Impreg KGR48BPX 302 11.4 Freestone Co., TX 2003 Dowdy Ranch Anadarko Sii GeoDiamond
8.75 PDC M91BPX 6230 461.5 Kampangpetch, Thailand 2000 Lan Krabu Thai Shell Sii GeoDiamond
8.75 Hammer H42R8R3 1397 199.6 Pike Co., KY 1998 Coon Creek J W Kinzer Sii Smith Tool
8.75 Insert MF27DL 5780 263.9 Offshore Denmark 1994 Maersk Sii Smith Tool
8.875 Hammer H40R8S3 2382 78.1 Perry Co., KY 2001 Allen Township Equitable Resources Sii Smith Tool
8.875 Milled tooth SDS 3504 51.5 San Tome, Venezuela 1997 Melones Corpoven Sii Smith Tool
9 Bicenter, 8.75 in. BC75PX 7576 79.1 Oman 2000 Al Noor PDO Sii GeoDiamond
9 PDC PS970 3250 130.0 Gulf of Mexico 1989 Chandelier Arco Sii GeoDiamond
9 Insert F7 563 62.6 Wise Co., VA 1985 Roaring Forks ANR Production Sii Smith Tool
9 Milled tooth DTJ 1578 121.4 Saskatchewan, Canada 1988 Pikes Peak Husky Sii Smith Tool
9.25 PDC MA32PX 658 73.1 Kuwait 2000 AH-102 Kuwait Oil Co. Sii GeoDiamond
9.375 PDC M50P 3561 66.5 Webb Co., TX 2002 El Gato Chevron Sii GeoDiamond
9.375 Insert F47A 107 2.4 Kern Co., CA 1993 Elk Hills Bechtel Exploration Sii Smith Tool
9.5 Hammer H45R8R3 5456 69.7 Alberta, Canada 1998 Cordel Talisman Energy Sii Smith Tool
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SMITH BITS WORLD DRILLING RECORDS
ROP
Size, in. Bit style Type Footage ROP, ft/hr Location Year Field Operator Manufacturer
9.5 Insert F3 1785 210 Jackson Co., WV 1986 Boggess KEM Gas Sii Smith Tool
9.5 Milled tooth FDS 1086 289.6 Saskatchewan, Canada 1996 Celtic Mobil Sii Smith Tool
9.625 Insert F2 2284 58.6 Rooks Co., KN 1984 Rostocil Sohio Sii Smith Tool
9.625 Milled tooth SDS 4819 224.1 Zulia, Venezuela 1984 Bachaquero Lagoven Sii Smith Tool
9.75 PDC M94KP 2589 336.2 Offshore Malaysia 1994 Seligi Esso Malaysia Sii GeoDiamond
9.875 Nat. diamond/Impreg D71H 449 7.2 St. Mary Parish, LA 1990 E. Cote Blanche Union Texas Sii GeoDiamond
9.875 PDC M91P 4501 664.7 Offshore China 1999 Bohai Bay Bohai Oil Sii GeoDiamond
9.875 Hammer H45R8 3379 107.3 British Columbia, Canada 1992 Bubries Unknown Sii Smith Tool
9.875 Milled tooth FDSH+ 1978 439.6 Alberta, Canada 1997 Cold Lake Imperial Oil Sii Smith Tool
10.375 Insert F4 1098 84.5 Knott Co., KY 1983 Schmidt Inland Gas Sii Smith Tool
10.5 Insert FG40YD2OD1 249 6.1 Salta, Argentina 2002 Aguarague Tecpetrol Sii Smith Tool
10.625 Nat. diamond/Impreg DM610 144 5.6 Bee Co., TX 1988 Holzmark Santa Fe Energy Sii GeoDiamond
10.625 Hammer H45M1 4265 61.1 LeFlore Co., OK 1991 Calhoun Esco Exploration Sii Smith Tool
10.625 Insert F2 1108 221.6 Tuscarawas Co., OH 1983 Zoaville M&B Sii Smith Tool
10.625 Milled tooth FDT 1230 447.3 Saskatchewan, Canada 1996 Seniac Dorset Exploration Sii Smith Tool
10.75 Milled tooth DSJ 1850 112.1 Acadia Parish, LA 1983 IOTA Petrus Sii Smith Tool
10.875 Insert 7JA 923 42.9 Jefferson Parish, LA 1984 Snyder Bros Sii Smith Tool
11 Hammer H42N1R3 2765 83.8 Terrell Co., TX 1998 South Park Conoco Sii Smith Tool
11 Insert F47A 1055 191.8 Holmes Co., OH 1993 Hanna Buckeye Oil Sii Smith Tool
11 Milled tooth FDS+ 1210 372.3 Limestone Co., TX 1995 SE Farrar Herd Production Sii Smith Tool
11.25 Insert F3 1329 44.3 Crockett Co., TX 1990 Clara Couch Beach Exploration Sii Smith Tool
11.25 Milled tooth DSJ 1550 78.5 Yoakum Co., TX 1984 Greene Petro Western Sii Smith Tool
11.375 Bicenter, 9.875 in BC27 426 6.7 Pointe Coupee Ph., LA 2002 Judge Digsby BP Sii GeoDiamond
11.5 PDC S94HPX 1145 572.5 Offshore Thailand 2003 Bongkot PTTEP Sii Geodiamond
11.625 Insert MF15 4,212 8.7 Ukraine 2000 Matveevskoye Ukrgazprom Sii Smith Tool
11.625 Milled tooth FDS+C 1072 536.0 Gulf of Thailand 2000 Funan Unocal Thailand Sii Smith Tool
11.75 Insert F37 755 10.8 Oman 1997 Al-Shomou PDO Sii Smith Tool
11.75 Milled tooth SDG 2227 131.0 Martin Co., TX 1990 Sprayberry Trend Parker & Parsley Sii Smith Tool
12 PDC S99BPV 4301 341.3 Offshore Malaysia 1997 Lawit Esso Malaysia Sii GeoDiamond
12 Insert 4JS 1212 62.2 Chaves Co., NM 1983 ABO Mesa Pet Sii Smith Tool
12 Milled tooth DSJ 780 135.7 Lincoln Co., AR 1986 Burns Pond Rogers Drilling Sii Smith Tool
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SMITH BITS WORLD DRILLING RECORDS
ROP
Size, in. Bit style Type Footage ROP, ft/hr Location Year Field Operator Manufacturer
12.125 PDC S99K 3772 141.3 Malaysia 1995 Guntong Esso Malaysia Sii GeoDiamond
12.25 Insert MA1JSL 1443 360.8 North Slope, AK 1997 Prudhoe Bay Arco Alaska Sii Smith Tool
12.25 Milled tooth MFDSH 1360 453.3 Lake Maracaibo, 1999 Lamar, Block V PDVSA Sii Smith Tool
Venezuela
12.375 Insert M1SOD 2670 67.3 UK North Sea 1992 Scott Amerada Hess Sii Smith Tool
12.5 PDC M75SVX 2919 70 Bass Strait, Australia 1997 West Tuna Esso Sii GeoDiamond
12.5 Hammer H45R2 5348 25.1 Latimer Co., OK 1988 Anadarko Petroleum Sii Smith Tool
12.5 Insert MA1JSL 6493 115 North Slope, AK 1991 Conoco Sii Smith Tool
12.75 PDC M73BSV 4979 70.6 Duval Co., TX 1999 Canales Saxet Petroleum Sii GeoDiamond
13.25 Bicenter, 12.25 in. QDR75PX 2684 42.6 Kazakhstan 2002 Tengiz TengizChevroil Sii GeoDiamond
13.25 Insert F3 470 85.5 Jackson Co., WV 1984 KEM Gas Sii Smith Tool
13.25 Milled tooth DSJ 3023 84.0 Iberia Parish, LA 1984 Weeks Island Shell Sii Smith Tool
13.5 PDC MRS89PX 6680 153.6 Trinidad 2003 Kapok BP Trinidad LLS Sii GeoDiamond
13.5 Hammer H45R2R3 2862 55.0 Latimer Co., OK 2002 Red Oak BP America Sii Smith Tool
13.5 Insert A1JSL 3102 288.6 North Slope, AK 1992 Prudhoe Bay SSP Sii Smith Tool
13.5 Milled tooth DSJC 1084 309.7 North Slope, AK 1991 Prudhoe Bay BP Exploration Co. Sii Smith Tool
13.625 Hammer H45M2 974 51.3 Australia 1994 Santos Petroleum Sii Smith Tool
13.75 PDC S91BHPX 3412 517.0 Malaysia 1999 Terrengganu Esso Malaysia Sii GeoDiamond
13.75 Hammer H45S2R3 1860 28.5 Terrell Co., TX 1996 Wildcat Conoco Sii Smith Tool
13.75 Insert 3JS 1500 300.0 Zulia, Venezuela 1984 Urdaneta Lagoven Sii Smith Tool
13.75 Milled tooth DSJ 1610 402.5 Zulia, Venezuela 1999 Bloque V PDVSA Sii Smith Tool
14 Milled tooth DSJ 4000 210.5 Gulf of Mexico 1969 South Timbalier Chevron Sii Smith Tool
14.25 Bicenter, 12.25 in. QDS41PX 5578 54.4 Gulf of Mexico 2002 Green Canyon Shell Sii GeoDiamond
14.25 Milled tooth DSJ 888 104.5 Otsego, Mich. 1985 Yule King Tree Terra Eng Sii Smith Tool
14.5 PDC M16PX 3800 113.4 Green Canyon, LA 2002 Aspen/Green BP EXPL CO. Sii GeoDiamond
Canyon
14.5 Insert F45 1158 29.3 Eddy Co., NM 1996 Indian Basin Yates Petroleum Sii Smith Tool
14.5 Milled tooth DSJ 1200 200.0 Jefferson Ph, LA 1988 Lafitte Sii Smith Tool
14.75 Hammer H45R2R3 1828 77.8 Terrell Co., TX 1997 Pakenham Conoco Sii Smith Tool
14.75 Insert 05M 2859 195.8 Offshore Australia 2003 Whitetail Woodside Energy Sii Smith Tool
14.75 Milled tooth DSJ 2500 312.5 Cameron Ph, LA 1985 W. Johnson Bayou Forman Petr. Corp. Sii Smith Tool
15 Hammer H45R2R3 1795 64.1 Terrell Co., TX 1998 Deer Canyon Conoco Sii Smith Tool
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SMITH BITS WORLD DRILLING RECORDS
ROP
Size, in. Bit style Type Footage ROP, ft/hr Location Year Field Operator Manufacturer
15 Insert F2 426 60.9 Macomb Co., MI 1984 Sun Sii Smith Tool
15 Milled tooth DSJ 2203 314.7 Cameron Parish, LA 1974 Lake Mud Martin Exploration Sii Smith Tool
15.25 Milled tooth DSJC 1618 71.9 Gulf of Mexico 1989 Mississippi Canyon Shell Deepwater Sii Smith Tool
522
15.5 Hammer H45R2 2051 50.0 Pittsburg Co., OK 1991 SW Hartshorne Amoco Sii Smith Tool
15.75 Milled tooth DSJ 1908 46.0 Grady Co, OK 1982 E Alex Plains Petroleum Sii Smith Tool
15.875 Milled tooth FDT 1100 48.2 Calhoun Co., IN 1982 Total Petroleum Sii Smith Tool
16 Bicenter, 13.5 in. BC75PX 1614 293.5 Offshore Brunei 2000 Champion West Brunei Shell Petroleum Sii GeoDiamond
16 Nat. diamond/Impreg XTG48TPX 1371 4.8 Kazakhstan 2002 Tengiz TengizChevroil Sii GeoDiamond
16 PDC S91PX 2233 676.7 Trinidad 1997 Renegade, Block 2 BP Trinidad Sii GeoDiamond
16 Insert A1JSL 2134 328.3 North Slope, AK 1993 PT McIntyre Prudhoe Bay Sii Smith Tool
16 Milled tooth GXIC 2499 294.0 Offshore Indonesia 2003 Belanak Platform A ConocoPhillips Sii Smith Tool
16.25 Milled tooth MSDSSHC 1750 71.0 Gulf of Mexico 2000 Mississippi Canyon Shell Deepwater Sii Smith Tool
899
16.375 PDC MGR89 2380 75.6 Green Canyon, LA 2004 Shenzi-2 BHP Pet. Sii GeoDiamond
16.375 Milled tooth MSDSSHC 1038 76.9 Mississippi Can, LA 2003 Princess 3 Shell Sii Smith Tool
16.5 PDC M16BHPX 2003 114.5 Gulf of Mexico 2002 Green Canyon 117 Shell Sii GeoDiamond
17 Insert 2JS 1473 98.2 UK North Sea 1986 Central North Sea BP Exploration Sii Smith Tool
17 Milled tooth MSDGHC 1032 229.3 Gulf of Mexico 1997 Green Canyon BP Exploration Sii Smith Tool
17.25 Milled tooth SDS 1618 93.8 Beaver Co., OK 1984 Cates H&L Operating Sii Smith Tool
17.5 Hammer H42 1467 61.1 Pecos Co., TX 2002 Porter Ran EOG Resources Sii Smith Tool
18 PDC MGR89VPX 4686 90.1 Green Canyon, LA 2003 Green Canyon Chevron Sii GeoDiamond
18.125 PDC MGR89VPX 4039 39.6 Green Canyon, LA 2004 Green Canyon BP Expl Co. Sii GeoDiamond
18.25 PDC SRS71SVPX 4400 44.4 Campeche, Mexico 2004 Zaap Pemex Sii GeoDiamond
18.25 Hammer C45 346 49.4 LeFlore Co., OK 2003 Red Oak BP America Sii Smith Tool
18.25 Insert 3JS 215 6.1 Latimer Co., OK 1991 South Wilburton Arco Sii Smith Tool
18.5 Hammer H42S2R3PD 1002 19.6 Webster Co., WV 2000 Cleveland Columbia Nat’l Resources Sii Smith Tool
18.5 Insert M15S 1395 30.3 Masila, Yemen 2002 Al Khadrah Canadian Nexen Sii Smith Tool
18.75 Bicenter, 17.5 in. QDS91PX 1142 40.1 UK North Sea 2001 Penguin, Block Shell UK Sii GeoDiamond
211/14
19 Bicenter QDR89PX 3133 269.0 Terenngganu, Malaysia 2004 Guling Petronas Carigali Sii GeoDiamond
20 Bicenter, 17 in. BC91 3295 169.0 Gulf of Mexico 2001 West Cameron 160 Canadian Nexen Sii GeoDiamond
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SMITH BITS WORLD DRILLING RECORDS
ROP
Size, in. Bit style Type Footage ROP, ft/hr Location Year Field Operator Manufacturer
20 PDC S91VPX 4022 154.7 Newfoundland, Canada 1999 Terra Nova Terra Nova Alliance Sii GeoDiamond
20 Milled tooth DSJC 805 134.2 Gulf of Mexico 1999 Eugene Island 199 Newfield Exploration Sii Smith Tool
20.5 Insert 3JS 459 42.7 Sonoma Co., CA 1998 Geysers Unocal Sii Smith Tool
22 Milled tooth DTJC 3400 251.9 Gulf of Mexico 2000 Ship Shoal 349 Anadarko Sii Smith Tool
23 Insert MG08C 757 116.5 Dutch North Sea 2001 Block K/09 Gas de France Sii Smith Tool
23 Milled tooth MSDGHC 1230 315.4 Offshore Malaysia 2001 Kinabalu Sarawak Shell Berhad Sii Smith Tool
23.5 Milled tooth DSJC 1657 163.6 UK North Sea 2001 Dunbar TotalFinaElf Sii Smith Tool
26.5 Milled tooth DSJC 1224 87.4 Gulf of Mexico 1990 Matagorda Island Amoco Sii Smith Tool
27 Milled tooth XR+ 3395 123.5 Green Canyon, LA 2004 Myrtle Beach Union Exploration Sii Smith Tool
28 Insert MGS18 675 33.8 Saudi Arabia 2002 Hawiyah Saudi Aramco Sii Smith Tool
28.75 Milled tooth DGJC 370 63.8 Norwegian North Sea 1991 Gullfaks C Statoil Sii Smith Tool
30 Milled tooth DSJC 1109 221.7 Green Canyon, LA 2004 Aspen 2 Nexen Petroleum Sii Smith Tool
34 Milled tooth MGG 572 27.2 Bahrain 2002 Fasht Adhom Petronal Sii Smith Tool
36 Milled tooth MGSS+ 1605 642.0 Cabinda, Angola 2004 Chevron Sii Smith Tool
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