Drill String Failure Analysis Lab

Why this service?

When a tool fails early, a warranty form isn’t enough—you need to know exactly why it broke. Send us your hammers, bits or shanks and we’ll find the root cause, fast.

How the lab works

• Visual triage & photo mapping of major wear zones.
• Micro‑fractography (SEM up to 200×) to see fatigue lines and crack growth.
• Hardness & microstructure mapping (Rockwell, Vickers, metallography) to spot heat‑treat issues.
• Elemental spectroscopy to detect contamination or wrong alloy mix.
• Hydraulic back‑analysis with CFD to recreate down‑hole pressure spikes.

What you get

• A clear report in 10 business days: failure origin, contributing factors, corrective actions and projected cost savings.
• Most clients cut repeat failures by 70%+ after applying our recommendations.

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