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For ninety-five years, HughesChristensen has been at the forefront
of drilling technology and innovation.
From uniquely engineered and highly
reliable products, to the industry’s
most extensive and knowledgeable
service network, we constantly search

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for new ways to provide our customers
value that will enhance their business.

“FURTHER, FASTER” captures the
essence of what we are trying to do
each dayas we strive to make our bits
last longer and drill faster. As we have
for over nine decades, we will continue

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to provide our customers a ”total
value” package of knowledge, service

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and products that will enhance their
drilling operations.

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ONE FAST RUN

One Fast Run seeks to drill the interval
faster than prior offsets andcomplete
it in one bit run.

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Services
HCC - History
Research and Development
BETA
Product Evaluation Lab
FEA
Drilling Technology Laboratory
Materials Research
3D Design
Customer Services
Rock Mechanics Software
Genesis Design Application Review Process
Hydraulic Planning Software
OASIS Engineering & Consulting
Dull Bit Grading
Well Recapping
Bit Records/BitPrograms
Customer Training
HCCbits.com
Sales Offices
Terms & Conditions

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Diamond Products
Specifications
Product Nomenclature & Applications
Technical Data
Genesis XT
Genesis HC
Genesis HCR
Genesis HCM
HedgeHog
RWD2
Natural /SideTrack / Speedmill
TSP / EZCase
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Specifications
Sizes and Types
Product Nomenclature
IADC Bit Classifications
API Casing Data
Technical Data
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GX
HydraBoss
HardRok
STAR
GT / GT-1
AirXL / GTX
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HUGHES CHRISTENSEN

The roots of today's Hughes Christensen
Company go back to the turn of the 20thcentury
and embody the legacies of two pioneers of the
petroleum industry. The names of Howard
Hughes, Sr. and Carl Baker are synonymous with
Howard Hughes, Sr.

rotary drilling. Their patents for inventions in the
early 1900s launched businesses that led to the
creation of Baker Hughes Incorporated, when
Baker International and Hughes Tool merged in
1987. In the 1940s, Frank and GeorgeChristensen were the driving force behind
diamond bit development and the creation of

Carl Baker

Christensen Diamond Products. In 1990, Baker
Hughes bought Christensen and over the next
two years, the industry's first rolling cone bit
company and first diamond bit company evolved
into Hughes Christensen, a Baker Hughes
Company. Hughes Christensen's research and
development programs havebeen the key to the
systematic advancement of drill bit technology.
Drill bit performance has played a major role in
helping the petroleum industry find and produce
energy worldwide.

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1909 - Invented the first
rotary rock bit equipped with two
conical cutters that rolled on the
bottom. This bit revolutionized
rotary drilling by making it possible
to drill rockformations faster.
1910 - Established the first
research laboratory to study rock
bit performance.

1921 - Introduced the Simplex bit.
This design had a replaceable wash pipe
down the center of the bit that allowed
for the use of more powerful mud pumps
which resulted in dramatic improvement
in rates of penetration.
1925 - Developed self-cleaning
cones that more than doubled the
footage...