An Introduction to Our Oil & Gas Products
Element Six designs and manufactures a range of standard and customised diamond PCD cutters for use in oil and gas drill bits. The comprehensive range of standard and special products offers the widest possible drilling solutions to meet the challenging requirements of oil and gas production and exploration.
Family Overview
Polycrystalline diamond cutters – also known as polycrystalline diamond compacts (PDC) - comprise a polycrystalline diamond top layer integrally sintered to a tungsten carbide substrate using a high-pressure, high-temperature process.
This layer combination allows consistently high drilling performance to be maintained. The diamond layer offers controlled wear and the retention of a sharp cutting edge. The tungsten carbide substrate provides a strong and tough support for the diamond layer while facilitating attachment to the bit body.
This product range is under continual development to provide drilling solutions across a broad range of drilling environments. E6 Oil & Gas uses the latest advances in materials technology coupled with optimised engineering design to achieve superior drilling performance.
For all PCD Oil & Gas cutter ranges, the chamfer details on both the diamond table and the tungsten carbide layers can be manufactured to customer requirements.