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Definition of Fishtail bit
1. Noun. A drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fishtail Bit
Literary usage of Fishtail bit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Rock Excavation, Methods and Cost by Halbert Powers Gillette (1916)
"50 D. fishtail bit. The pressure of the column of.muddy water holds up the walls
of the hole until it has been cased. Practically all the wells of the Gulf ..."
2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1915)
"We have at times in drilling with a fishtail bit thought the hole was partly in
... The fishtail bit usually scrapes its way through the material drilled, ..."
3. Petroleum Production Methods by John R. Suman (1921)
"This bit has thirteen times as much cutting edge as the fishtail bit, and with
the cutters constantly revolving it combines a cutting and crushing action. ..."
4. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1915)
"We have at times in drilling with a fishtail bit thought the hole was partly in
... The fishtail bit usually scrapes its way through the material drilled, ..."
5. Bulletin by Louisiana Geological Survey (1907)
"4) or a fishtail bit (No. 3), is constantly rotated by means of a rotary or ...
fishtail bit. Toothed or rotary bit. Back-pressure valve; occasionally used ..."
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