A Casing-cutter is a device used in petroleum industry to cut a complete section of a
casing, a liner or all others tubular components in a
well bore
A borehole is a narrow Shaft mining, shaft Boring (earth), bored in the ground, either vertically or horizontally. A borehole may be constructed for many different purposes, including the extraction of water (Water well#Drilled wells, drilled wa ...
.
This cutting tool is composed by several cutting blades (reinforced with
Tungsten carbide
Tungsten carbide (chemical formula: ) is a carbide containing equal parts of tungsten and carbon atoms. In its most basic form, tungsten carbide is a fine gray powder, but it can be pressed and formed into shapes through sintering for use in in ...
) pivotally mounted on support body.
During cutting operations, the cutting blades are gradually deployed outside the support body by hydraulic pressure or mechanical action
See also
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Drilling rig
A drilling rig is an integrated system that Drilling, drills wells, such as oil or water wells, or holes for piling and other construction purposes, into the earth's subsurface. Drilling rigs can be massive structures housing equipment used to ...
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Driller (oil)
The Driller is a team leader in charge during the process of well drilling. The term is commonly used in the context of an oil well drilling rig. Driller comes after the Toolpusher in the Rig crew hierarchy. Toolpusher takes the operation orders f ...
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Drag bit
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Drill bit
A drill bit is a cutting tool used in a drill to remove material to create holes, almost always of circular cross-section. Drill bits come in many sizes and shapes and can create different kinds of holes in many different materials. In orde ...
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Drilling stabilizer {{Short description, Part of a borehole drill string assembly
A drilling stabilizer is a piece of downhole equipment used in the bottom hole assembly (BHA) of a drill string. It mechanically stabilizes the BHA in the borehole in order to avoid uni ...
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Hole opener
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Roller reamer
External links
Hydraulic Casing Cutter sheet from Drillstar Industries
Hydraulic Casing Cutter sheet from PionnerOilTools
Drilling technology
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