Eminyakeni yamuva nje, ubuchwepheshe bokubhoboza buthuthuke kakhulu, futhi enye yezinto ezintsha ezibangela lolu shintsho yi-PDC cutter. I-PDC, noma i-polycrystalline diamond compact, izicuphi ziwuhlobo lwethuluzi lokubhoboza elisebenzisa inhlanganisela yedayimane ne-tungsten carbide ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza nokuqina. Lezi zicuphi ziye zathandwa kakhulu embonini kawoyela negesi nakwezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza zokubhoboza.
Izisiki ze-PDC zenziwa ngokufaka izinhlayiya zedayimane ku-substrate ye-tungsten carbide emazingeni okushisa aphezulu kanye nokucindezela. Le nqubo idala izinto eziqinile kakhulu futhi ezingagugi kakhulu kunezinto zokubhoboza ezivamile. Umphumela uba isisiki esingamelana namazinga okushisa aphezulu, ukucindezela, kanye nokuguguleka kunezinye izinto zokusika, okuvumela ukubhoboza okusheshayo nokusebenza kahle.
Izinzuzo zezisiki ze-PDC ziningi. Okokuqala, zinganciphisa isikhathi sokubhoboza kanye nezindleko ngokwenza kube lula ukubhoboza okusheshayo nangokusebenza kahle. Izisiki ze-PDC nazo azigugi kakhulu futhi azinamonakalo, okunciphisa isidingo sokushintsha nokulungisa njalo. Lokhu kongela izinkampani isikhathi nemali ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Enye inzuzo yezisiki ze-PDC ukuthi zisebenza ngezindlela eziningi. Zingasetshenziswa ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zokubhoboza, okuhlanganisa ukubhoboza uwoyela negesi, ukubhoboza nge-geothermal, ukumbiwa kwezimayini, kanye nokwakha. Ziyahambisana futhi namasu ahlukahlukene okubhoboza, njengokugaya okujikelezayo, ukubhoboza okuqondiswe ngqo, kanye nokubhoboza okuvundlile.
Ukusetshenziswa kwezisiki ze-PDC kuholele ekunciphiseni umthelela emvelweni. Ukubhoboza okusheshayo nokuphumelelayo kusho isikhathi esincane esichithwa endaweni, okunciphisa inani lamandla nezinsiza ezidingekayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izisiki ze-PDC cishe azinawo amathuba okubangela umonakalo endaweni ezungezile, njengokwakheka kwamadwala nemithombo yamanzi angaphansi komhlaba.
Ukuthandwa kwabasiki be-PDC kulindeleke ukuthi kuqhubeke nokukhula eminyakeni ezayo. Eqinisweni, imakethe yomhlaba wonke yabasiki be-PDC kulindeleke ukuthi ifinyelele ku-$1.4 billion ngo-2025, ngenxa yokwanda kwesidingo esivela embonini kawoyela negesi kanye nezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza zokubhoboza.
Ekuphetheni, abasiki be-PDC bashintshe ubuchwepheshe bokubhoboza ngokusebenza kwabo okuphezulu, ukuqina, ukuguquguquka, kanye nezinzuzo zemvelo. Njengoba isidingo sala mathuluzi okusika siqhubeka nokukhula, kusobala ukuthi abasiki be-PDC balapha ukuze bahlale futhi bazoqhubeka nokudlala indima ebalulekile ekuthuthukiseni imboni yokubhoboza.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Mashi-04-2023
