Barrel Reamers

Description

Key features of a barrel reamer include:

• Full diameter compaction
• Fixed conical carbide cutters
• Critical wear areas feature carbide hard surfacing
• Replaceable fluid ports
• Specialized wear bars with carbide hard surfacing to protect fluid ports.

A barrel reamer is a type of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) tool used to enlarge the diameter of a borehole. It has a relatively flat face lined with rows of carbide cutters that allow the reamer to cut and open the hole slightly larger than the diameter of its solid body. The reamer’s teeth overcut the tool body, allowing the slurry to flow past the reamer.