Stratex Drilling System assembly and reamer replacement

The Stratex System utilizes a one-piece reamer and pilot bit that moves outward to full open position on an eccentric shaft by rotating a half turn to the right.

This reamer pilot bit system opens a larger diameter hole than the diameter of the casing. The casing is simultaneously lowered into the hole as the reamer pilot bit drills. The pilot bit is rotated at 10 to 40 rpm while drilling with the hammer.

When the designated drilling depth is reached, the reamer pilot bit system is retracted into the casing by applying slight tension and reversing the direction of the drilling rotation. The design of the reamer pilot bit system incorporates a closed bearing method that makes the loss of the pilot bit virtually impossible. This bit system, in the closed position, is easily removed through the casing shoe and casing.

Good Flushing
Good Flushing is essential with any successful drilling operation or in using an overburden drilling system. The STRATEX system provides air jets above and below the guide device , creating a vacuum across the face of the reamer bit, removing the cuttings with greater annular velocity. The gauge carbides along the side of the pilot and reamer bit act to crush the cuttings into finer particles, the majority of which are removed from the hole. The remaining cuttings are forced back into the walls of the cavity leaving less material to be extracted from the hole.

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