Sudden Impact of Rock Hardness Gradient on Drilling Efficiency-DTH drill

  1. Rock hardness gradients across layer interfaces strongly affect DTH drill efficiency. From f=3 shale to f=9 quartzite, speed drops from 50 to 8cm/min in 10 seconds.
  2. Drill pipe torque surges from 1500 to 3200N·m, risking tool jamming. Soft rock’s 350 impacts/min face 2-3sfrequency lossat hard interfaces.
  3. Hydraulic pressure needs over 22MPa to regain stability. 梯度 (>4f/m) cuts efficiency by 28% vs homogeneous rock.

 

Drill pipe fatigue damage risk triples here. Inspections should shorten to every 50 米.