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FORMATIONS Types VAREL Hughes Christensen Smith Bits ReedHycalog Security DBS VAREL Hughes Christensen Smith Bits ReedHycalog Security DBS
HR04 VG-03, VGA-02, GTX-00, GSi01B, GS01, T41, EMS41H2 XT(D)00 TO 05(D) CH04, HE04 VGA-03, GX-00, GX-03, GFSI01, GFS04, MFS04, HR-90, HR-99, STX- XS(D)00 TO 05(D),
GTX-03, RC415, VM-02, GS02B, GS03B, EBXT(D)00 TO 05(D) RC417, VMA-03, MXB-00, MFi04 90, STX-99, STR-90, EBXS(D)00 TO 05(D),
Series

1 MX-00, MX-03, MX-05H, Gi03B, G04B, MX-03, MX-05 HR-95, GX-95, MX-99 QH02, QH04, QH05
VMA-03M TCTi01
GS05, GSi06B, T42, EMS42H XT(D)06 TO 09(D) HE09 GF05, GFi05B, GFSi06, MF05B TD42H, R07A XS(D)06 TO 09(D),
Soft Formations 2 G08B EBXT(D)06 TO 09(D) EBXS(D)06 TO 09(D),
QH08, QH09
with Low Compres- CR12, HR13, ETR14, VGA-10, VGA-11M, G10B, GSi12B, T43, EMS43A, XT(D)10 TO 13(D) HE10, HE12, HE14 VGA-09C, VGA-11, VGD07C, F10, F12, GF08B, GF10B, SL43H, TD43, TD43A, XS(D)10 TO 13(D),
sive Strength and HR14 GTX-09H, GTX-11H, TCT10 EMS43H EBXT(D)10 TO 13(D) GX-09, STX-09, GX-11, GFS10B, GF12T, XR12, MF10T, TD43H, D43, HP43A, EBXS(D)10 TO 13(D),

High Drillability 3 RC435, VM-11HM, RC437, VMA-09, VMD-11, MFS10T, XR10T, TCT11, TCT12 HP43H, R09A, R12A, QH10, QH12
VMA-10M, VMA-11MH, MX-09, MX-11 RD12, R14
4 MX-09, MX-11H
CR18, HR18 GTX-11C, GTX-12H, GSi15B, G15, T44, EMS44H, XT(D)14 TO 17(D) CM18, HE18 VG-18, GX-18, STX-18, VM-18, FH16, FHi18, MF15M, F15T, , TD44, TD44H, TD44X, XS(D)14 TO 17(D),
GTX-18H, MX-11CH, GSi18B, GSi20B, EMS44A EBXT(D)14 TO 17(D) MX-18 MF19, GF15, GFS15B, XR15, D44, HP44H, HP44X, EBXS(D)14 TO 17(D),
4 MX-18, MX-11H G11Y, M15B, 15JS XRI15G R14A, RD15, R15A, QH14, QH16
R15
HR20, ETR24, HR24 VG-22, GTX-20, GTX-22, G20, G25, 2JS, T51, EMS51A, XT(D)18 TO 23(D) CM24, CH24, ETD24, VG-20, VG-22S, VGD-21S, F15H, F2, MF2, MF15H, SL51H, TD51, TD51A, XS(D)18 TO 023(D),
RC515, MX-20, VM-20G GSi20B EMS51H EBXT(D)18 TO 23(D) CH25, CM25, HE20, GX-20, STX-20, GX-22, GX-23, FHi20, FHi21, FHi23, GFi20, TD51H, TD51X, D51, EBXS(D)18 TO 23(D),
1 HE21, HE22, HE23, GX-25, RC517, VM-20, GF21, GF25, GFS20, MFS20, HP51H, P51A, HP51H, QH18, QH20, QH21,
VMD-22S, MX-20, MX-22 XR20, XR25, F25, GF20Y, HP51X, R19A, R20A, QH22
HE24, HE25
XR20Y, TCTi20 R21A, R22A, RD21
GTX-28, MX-20C, MX-28 G28B T52, EMS52H XT(D)24 TO 27(D) CH29, CM28, HE26, VG-28, VGD-25, VGD-26, GX- GF26, F27, GFS28, FHi28, TD52, TD52A, TD52H, XS(D)24 TO 27(D),
EBXT(D)24 TO 27(D) HE27, HE28, HE29 20C, STX-20C, GX-28, RC527, GFi28B, FHi29, FHi25, F26Y, TD52i, TD52X, HP52, EBXS(D)24 TO 27(D),
2 VMD-25, VMD26, VMD-28, MF26Y, FHi24Y, F27A, GF27Y, HP52X, R24A, R25A, QH23, QH24, QH25,
Soft to Medium VMD-29, MX-20CH, MX-28, XR20TY R26A, RD25, R27, QH26, QH27, QH28
R28A
Formations with
5 CR34, HR24 VG-30, VG-30HM, GTX- G30, GS30B, 3JS T53, EMS53, XT(D)28 TO 33(D) CH31, CH34, CM34, VG-30, VGD-33, VGD-34, GX- F3, F30, FH30, FHi31, FH32, SL53, SL53A, TD53, XS(D)28 TO 33(D),
Low Compressive 30, GT30H, GTX-33, EMS53A, EBXT(D)28 TO 33(D) HE30, HE31, HE34 30, STX-30, RC537, VMD-30, GF30, MF30T, XR30, XR32 TD53A, TD53B, EBXS(D)28 TO 33(D),
Strength 3 RC535, MX-30H ETS53A VMD-33, MX-30, VMG-30 TD53H, D53, HP53, QH29, QH30, QH31,
HP53A, HP53H, JA53, QH33
R30, R30A, RD33
CR35, HR35, HR38 GTX-30C, GTX-33CG, T54 XT(D)34 TO 39(D) AF35, AF37, CM35, VG-35, VG-38, VGD-30C, FHi35, GFi35, F30Y, F37Y, TD54A, TD54X, TD54, XS(D)34 TO 39(D),
RC545, EBXT(D)34 TO 39(D) CM38, CH35, CH37, VGD-35, VGD-36, GX-30C, FHi37Y, FHi38Y, F39Y, R34A, R35A, R36A EBXS(D)34 TO 39(D),
MX-33CG STX-30C, GX-33, GX-35, GFi35YG, XR30Y, XRi35, QH34, QH36, QH37,
4 HE37, HE38, HE39
STX-35, GX-38C, RC547, XR35Y QH38, QH39
VM-35G, VMD-3DC, VMD-38C,
MXB-30C, MX-35, MX-38C
HR44 RC615 G40, 4JS ETS61A XT(D)40 TO 45(D) AF45, HE44, HE45, RC617, VG-40, VG-44G, FH40, FHi45, F40, F45H, SL61, SL61A, TD61, XS(D)40 TO 45(D),
EBXT(D)40 TO 45(D) CM41, CM44, CM45 STX-40, GX-44,, MX-40, MF4H, GF40H, XR38, XR40, TD61A, HP61A, EBXS(D)40 TO 45(D),
1 XR45Y, F46Y, F47YA, FH43Y, HP61H, R40A, R40 QH40, QH41, QH 43,
GF47Y QU44, QH45

Medium Hard GTX-40C, GTX-44C, EMS62 XT(D)46 TO 51(D) AF47, CM47, CM48, VG-44C, STX-40C, GX-44C, F50, FHi50, F46HY, F47HY, SL62, SL62A, SL62X, XS(D)46 TO 51(D),
VM-40C, MX-44CG EBXT(D)46 TO 51(D) HE47, HE48 STX-44C, GX-45, VM-44C, GF45Y, GF50Y, XR40Y, XR45Y, TD62, TD62A, HP62, EBXS(D)46 TO 51(D),
Formations with 2 MX-40C, MX-44C, XR50 HP62A, HP62H, JA62, QH47, QH48, QH50
6 R44A, R45, R48
High Compressive
MX55 XT(D)52 TO 59(D) CM54, CM55, CM57, VG-50, VG-55M, STX-50, F57Y, GF50YB, F50YA, XR50Y SL63, TD63, HP63, XS(D)52 TO 59(D),
Strength 3 HE55, HE57 GX-55, STX-55, VMD-55, R50 EBXS(D)52 TO 59(D),
MX-50, MX-55, VMG-55 QH55, QH57
XT(D)61, 63, 67, CM67, HE67 VG-66, GX-66, STX-66, F59Y, F67Y, GF67Y, XRi65Y TD64, TD64H, HP64, XS(D)61, 63, 67, 69(D),
4 69(D) GX-68, VM-66, MX-66, HP64H, R60, R65 EBXS(D)61, 63, 67,
MX-68, VMD-68 69(D), QH69
XT(D)71, 73, 75(D) XS(D)71, 73, 75(D),
1 EBXS(D)71, 73, 75(D),
QH67, QH69
Hard, Semi-Abra- XT(D)77, 79, 81(D) VG-70M, STX-70, STX-77 F7, XR68Y, XR70Y SL73, HP73 XS(D)77, 79, 81(D),
7 sive and Abrasive 3 EBXS(D)77, 79, 81(D),
QH79
Formations
XT(D)83, 85, 87, XR75Y TD74, HP74, R75 XS(D)83, 85, 87, 89(D),
4 89(D) EBXS(D)83, 85, 87,
89(D)
XT(D)91, 93(D) STX-88, VM-80 F80Y, GF80Y, XR80Y TD81, HP81, R80, R85 XS(D)91, 93(D),
1 EBXS(D)91, 93(D),
QH93
Extremely Hard and XT(D)95, 97(D) GX-89 F85Y XS(D)95, 97(D),
8 2
Abrasive Formations EBXS(D)95, 97(D)
XT(D)99(D) HE85, HE95 VG-90M, STX-90, GX-95, F90Y, FHi90Y, XR90Y SL83, TD83, HP83, XS(D)99(D),
3 GX-98M, STX-99 R90, R95 EBXS(D)99(D), QH91,
QU99
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Types
Hughes Smith Reed Security Hughes Smith Reed Hughes Smith Reed Security Hughes Smith Reed Security Hughes Smith Reed Security
FORMATIONS VAREL Christensen Bits Hycalog DBS VAREL Christensen Bits Hycalog
Security DBS VAREL Christensen Bits Hycalog DBS VAREL Christensen Bits Hycalog DBS VAREL Christensen Bits Hycalog DBS

TC10,
VG-1, VG-1,
HR1G, XR+, T11, XR+, TC11, XSC1,
L111, GTX-1, GTX-G1, XT1, CH1G, STX-1,
1 RC111 DSJ Y11 XN1 L114 SDS ETR1G, GSSH+, EMS11G, FDS HP11 XS1 FDS+, SL11, EBXS1,
L3A RC114 RC115, EBXT1 DT1G RC117,
L115 TCTi+ ETS11G TCTi+ TD11, QH1
VM-1, MX-1 VM-1, MX-1
Soft D11
Formations
RC125, CH2G, RC127, SL12,
with Low 2 L121 RC121 DTJ RC124 L126 FDT HP12 QH2
1 VM-2 L127 VM-2 HP12
Compressive
Strength and STX-3,
High Durability VG-3,
VG-3, T13, XS3,
HR3G, GGH+, XT3, CH3G, RC137, MFDGH, HP13G,
3 L131 RC131 DGJ Y13 XN3 GTX-3 MGG RC135, EMS13G, ETD3 RC136 HP13 EBXS3,
ETR3G MSDGH EBXT3 DT3G VM-3, FDGH D13
VM-3, MX-3 ETS13G QH3
MX-3,
MXB-3
XS4,
Medium to HR4G, GFVH,
1 L2, L211 XN4 HR4 RC215 SVH ETD4 RC216 DT4G RC217 HP21G EBXS4,
Medium Hard L215 FVH
QH4
Formations/
2
High 2 OFM XT4
Compressive
Strength 3 XN5 RC235 DT6 RC236 RC237

1 L1
Hard, Semi-
Abrasive and 2 LH1 RC321
3
Abrasive 3 QH7
Formations
4 RC347

Indicates Bit Series

Feature Code TCI Bits Steel Tooth Bits Diamond Feature Code TCI Bits Steel Tooth Bits
Tungsten Carbide 33% Back Row D
E Optional -

HE24DMRSV
Coated Cones 50% Back Row D1
Cone Back Row 66% Back Row D2
G Standard Optional
Insert Protection 100% Back Row D3
Steel Center Air 33% Back Row +
H Optional Optional DD
Jet Nozzle 100% Gage
Number System Center Jet Nozzle J Optional1 Optional1 50% Back Row +
Shirttail D1D
One Digit: Steel Tooth Cutting Structure M Standard Standard 100% Gage
Softest-to-hardest (1-6) Hardfacing 66% Back Row +
Stabilization D2D
R Optional Optional 100% Gage
Two Digits: TCI Cutting Structure Inserts
Softest-to-hardest (00-99) 100% Back Row
Leading Edge D3D
S Optional Optional + 100% Gage
Even numbers- Predominately chisel-shaped inserts Shirttail Inserts Full Diamond
V-Jet Hydraulics V Optional1 - D3DD
Structure
Odd Numbers- Predominately conical-shaped inserts
Diamond Leading
Z Optional Optional
Edge Shirtttail

1
Optional Feature (on 7-1/2 and larger bits only)

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