Vanguard premium tricone drill bits

Engineered for excellence

Vanguard tricone drill bits continue the legacy of drilling excellence that has made Baker Hughes the industry’s leading drill bit provider for more than 100 years. Our tricone drill bits incorporate design advances that include:

• Patented elastomer high-aspect-ratio (HAR) seal technology that provides proven wear resistance for hot-hole, high-temperature applications up to 550°F (288°C)
• Engineered cutters with application-specific carbide grades and aggressive tooth shapes that protect the bit from excessive wear and allow it to finish the run with a faster rate of penetration (ROP)
• High-strength legs and enhanced outer-diameter protection to prevent severe leg wear in directional drilling applications
• Computer modeling to optimize cutter arrangements and eliminate bit tracking, reduce cutter wear, and improve ROP
• High-viscosity bearing grease to increase the bearing’s load-carrying capacity and extend bearing life

And as your drilling programs reach new extremes of complexity, depth, and temperature, Baker Hughes continues to innovate. Vanguard designs are predicated on a balance between bearing, cutters, and body integrity. Our drilling application teams continuously design, analyze, test, and improve carbide shapes and grades for the application and select the optimum combination of features to create the most efficient and durable bit for a specific formation. Essentially, the right bit for the right application.

With each new application, Vanguard tricone drill bits keep setting new standards for performance and reliability—from directional drilling in tough carbonates of the Middle East to surviving long hours in a geothermal environment.

Contact us today to put the Vanguard premium tricone drill bit’s best-in-class performance to work for you.