Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, iteknoloji yokugrumba ihambele phambili kakhulu, kwaye enye yezona zinto ziphambili eziqhuba olu tshintsho yi-PDC cutter. I-PDC, okanye i-polycrystalline diamond compact, ii-cutters luhlobo lwesixhobo sokugrumba esisebenzisa indibaniselwano yedayimani kunye ne-tungsten carbide ukuphucula ukusebenza kunye nokuqina. Ezi cutters ziye zathandwa kakhulu kushishino lweoyile negesi nakwezinye iinkqubo zokugrumba.
Izisiki zePDC zenziwa ngokufaka amasuntswana edayimani kwi-tungsten carbide substrate kubushushu obuphezulu kunye noxinzelelo. Le nkqubo idala izinto eziqinileyo kwaye ezingagugiyo kunezixhobo zokubhola eziqhelekileyo. Isiphumo sisisiki esinokumelana nobushushu obuphezulu, uxinzelelo, kunye nokukrazuka kunezinye izixhobo zokusika, okuvumela ukubhola ngokukhawuleza nangokufanelekileyo.
Iingenelo zee-PDC cutters zininzi. Okokuqala, zinokunciphisa ixesha lokugrumba kunye neendleko ngokwenza ukuba ukugrumba kukhawuleze kwaye kube nempumelelo ngakumbi. Ii-PDC cutters nazo azigugi kakhulu, nto leyo enciphisa isidingo sokutshintshwa nokugcinwa rhoqo. Oku kusindisa ixesha nemali yenkampani ekuhambeni kwexesha.
Enye inzuzo yezixhobo zokusika zePDC kukuguquguquka kwazo. Zingasetyenziswa kwiindlela ezahlukeneyo zokugrumba, kubandakanya ukugrumba ioyile negesi, ukugrumba nge-geothermal, ukwemba, kunye nokwakha. Zikwahambelana neendlela ezahlukeneyo zokugrumba, ezifana nokugrumba ngokujikeleza, ukugrumba ngendlela ethile, kunye nokugrumba ngokuthe tye.
Ukusetyenziswa kwezicuku zePDC kukhokelele ekunciphiseni impembelelo yokusingqongileyo. Ukugrumba ngokukhawuleza nangokusebenzayo kuthetha ukuba ixesha elichithwa kwindawo leyo lincinci, nto leyo enciphisa amandla kunye nezixhobo ezifunekayo. Ukongeza, izicuku zePDC azinakwenzeka ukuba zonakalise okusingqongileyo okungqongileyo, njengokwakheka kwamatye kunye nemithombo yamanzi angaphantsi komhlaba.
Ukuthandwa kwezixhobo zokusika zePDC kulindeleke ukuba kuqhubeke nokukhula kwiminyaka ezayo. Enyanisweni, imakethi yehlabathi yezixhobo zokusika zePDC kulindeleke ukuba ifikelele kwi-$1.4 yeebhiliyoni ngo-2025, iqhutywa kukwanda kwemfuno evela kushishino lweoyile negesi kunye nezinye izicelo zokugrumba.
Ukuqukumbela, abasiki bePDC batshintshe iteknoloji yokugrumba ngokusebenza kwabo okuphezulu, ukuqina, ukuguquguquka, kunye neenzuzo zokusingqongileyo. Njengoko imfuno yezi zixhobo zokusika iqhubeka isanda, kuyacaca ukuba abasiki bePDC balapha kwaye baya kuqhubeka nokudlala indima ebalulekileyo ekuphuculeni ishishini lokugrumba.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Matshi-04-2023
