Vanguard Directional™ Tricone Drill Bit

Increasing dependence on directional drilling has resulted in a higher demand for quality drill bits that provide high levels of reliability, steerability, and performance. Baker Hughes has addressed these needs with our Vanguard Directional™ roller-cone drill bits. Because traditional roller cones were originally designed to drill vertically, the bits did not perform at the same levels in diverse drilling environments. For example, cyclical sideloading intrinsic to directional drilling often led to leg damages and early seal failures, premature heel-rounding also gave way to early seal failures and reduced penetration rates, and back reaming damaged bit compensator systems and increased torque and drag.