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Guodong (David) Zhan

Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)

Dr. Guodong (David) Zhan is currently a science specialist and team leader in the Drilling Technology Division, EXPEC Advanced Research Center, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Zhan is a world-renowned materials scientist and drilling bit expert with an outstanding track record of advanced technologies from invention through to full commercialization. With his more than 30 years of experience in industrial R&D and managerial positions, Dr. Zhan’s influence spans academia and industry, from internationally renowned universities and laboratories such as the University of California at Davis, USA, and Japan National Institute for Materials Science to global Fortune 500 companies such as Schlumberger and Applied Materials. Dr. Zhan has received several prestigious academic and industrial awards such as the World Oil Award, World IoT Award, and OTC Distinguished Achievement Special Citation Award. He serves as an international conference section chairman and technical committee member in professional societies like SPE and is a board member and reviewer of several scientific journals. Dr. Zhan has published more than 200 technical publications and holds more than 150 filed/granted US patents. Further, Dr. Zhan’s research on the frontiers of nano-ceramic (composite) materials, ceramic superplasticity, high-pressure and high-temperature superhard materials, and atomic layer precipitation particle nanocoating is internationally influential and exhibits his extraordinary academic and industry achievements.

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Latest work with IntechOpen by Guodong (David) Zhan

This book focuses on the latest developments and applications of diamond materials. It describes and discusses different types of diamond materials, including polycrystalline diamond, diamond thin films, graphite, graphene, and nanodiamond. The book also discusses diamond cutting and drilling tools, as well as presents breakthrough technologies for physicists, materials scientists, and engineers.

Applications and Use of Diamond

Applications and Use of Diamond

Edited by Guodong (David) Zhan

Chapters authored

Applications of Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) Materials in Oil and Gas Industry

By Guodong (David) Zhan, Jianhui Xu and Duanwei He

Polycrystalline diamond possesses high hardness and wear resistance, among other superior properties, such as low coefficient of friction, high thermal conductivity, high corrosion resistance and low electrical conductivity. Some of these properties favor the application of polycrystalline diamond in oil & gas industry. PDC cutters are the primary and key components in the PDC drill bits to cut various formations. However, drilling very hard and highly abrasive formations poses a big challenge for today’s PDC drill bits. The weakness in the current technology is due to the unavoidable use of metallic catalysts to bond the diamond grains that comprise the PDC cutters in traditional high-pressure and high-temperature (HPHT) manufacturing. Development of catalyst-free PDC cutters would be a game changing technology for drill bits to potentially realize the goal of “One Run to Total Depth” in drilling technology. This chapter will cover the development and applications of both catalyst-synthesized and catalyst-free polycrystalline diamonds in oil and gas industry including latest breakthrough on ultra-HPHT manufacturing technology to make the hardest diamond on earth for drilling and completion. Besides the application of polycrystalline diamond as PDC cutters, this chapter will also cover its applications in bearing or drilling system.

Part of the book: Applications and Use of Diamond

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