In the world of geological core drilling, the drill bit often gets all the attention—but it cannot work alone. The efficiency and durability of any drilling operation depend on the precise cooperation of several components. Among them, reaming shells and stabilizers are indispensable partners that maintain borehole geometry, improve stability, and reduce premature bit wear.

Reaming Shell: Maintaining Gauge and Stability

Mounted directly behind the drill bit, the reaming shell acts as the final “quality checkpoint” of the borehole. Its two key roles are:

· Reaming the hole to its nominal diameter, ensuring it remains true to gauge.

· Stabilizing the core barrel, preventing bit jamming in a conical hole and minimizing borehole deviation.

The reaming shell maintains hole gauge and reduces side wear on the bit, allowing for straighter drilling and longer bit life.”

ROCKCODE’s reaming shells are available in different designs:

- Impregnated Reaming Shell

Impregnated reaming shell provides high quality synthetic diamond and TSP pins, wearproof matrix, good fluids passage. Therefore its service life is long, its reamer and penetration rate is high.

- Surface-set Reaming Shell

Standard surface-set reaming shells set with specially selected diamonds and TSP pins, facilitate effective flushing and contribute to long service life and good drilling economy for both reaming shells and drill bits.

- Super Heavy Duty Reaming Shell

This kind of reaming shells set with natural diamond and synthetic diamond together, therefore its service life is much longer, its reamer and penetration rate is the highest.

These tools are used in place of conventional blank or silver soldered matrix pad adapter couplings and locking couplings.

These tools are used to provide stabilization to the back end of the core barrel assembly.

Stabilizers: Keeping the Borehole Straight and Smooth

A stabilizer ensures the drill string and Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) remain centralized within the borehole. According to Atlas Copco’s drilling handbook, proper stabilization is critical to avoid unwanted vibrations and prevent hole deviation in deep or hard formations.

ROCKCODE’s stabilizers are mounted on the drill rod to ensure smooth, accurate drilling and improved bit life. They achieve this through:

· BHA Centralization: Reducing lateral vibration and drill string “whipping.”

· Trajectory Control: Maintaining consistent contact with borehole walls to ensure straight drilling.

· Optimal Weight Transfer: Distributing weight on bit (WOB) evenly for efficient rock penetration.

ROCKCODE's product line includes various stabilizer types, such as Spiral-Strand and Straight-Strand Stabilizers, designed to suit different formation characteristics and drilling fluid properties.

Why Choose ROCKCODE 

• Premium Raw Materials: ROCKCODE sources tungsten powders, natural diamonds, and synthetic diamonds from global leaders. This ensures consistent quality and reliable performance from the very beginning stage. ROCKCODE's casing reamers shells/ stabilizers are manufactured with a hard, wear-resistant matrix that provides high resistance to erosion.

• Rich Manufacturing Experience: With over 10 years of production and extensive geological exploration data, ROCKCODE continuously refines its formulations and processes. Improved production efficiency allows ROCKCODE to provide high-quality casing reamers shells/ stabilizers  with greater cost-effectiveness.

• Custom Design Capability: Our technical team can independently design and customize casing reamers shells/stabilizesr selection to meet specific geological formations and client requirements, delivering tailored drilling solutions.

• Technical Consultation: ROCKCODE is pleased to provide professional advice on casing reamers shells/stabilizers selection, application, and drilling optimization to help you improve efficiency and reduce operational costs.

Recently, ROCKCODE has optimized the matrix formulation process of its reaming shells, featuring enhanced diamond-to-matrix bonding, zero voids, and extended service life. Here is the picture of our new HQ reaming shells product.

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