Pulled Cutters
Cutters removed from retired or refurbished bits, sorted or mixed.
PDC COMPACTS • DRILL-BIT CUTTERS • OILFIELD • CARBIDE SUBSTRATE
WE BUYPDC DRILL-BIT COMPACTS
PDC cutters are the diamond-faced discs cut out of used oilfield drill bits. Under the diamond face is a tungsten carbide substrate, and that carbide is payable. If your operation pulls bits, those cutters are not trash. They are a carbide stream.
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WHAT THEY ARE
Diamond face, carbide backing. We buy the backing.
A PDC compact is a polycrystalline-diamond disc bonded to a tungsten carbide stud. When bits are retired or refurbished, the cutters come out. The diamond has no scrap value, but the carbide substrate underneath it does, and lots run to hundreds of pounds.
The Carbide Substrate
The tungsten carbide stud under the diamond face: dense, high-grade, payable.
Field Lots
Buckets to drums from rig sites and bit shops. Freight arranged on drum quantities.
WHO GENERATES THEM
Operations that pull bits
- Oil and gas drilling contractors: retired PDC bits from active rigs
- Directional drilling companies: high bit turnover per well
- Bit refurbishers and repair shops: cutters removed during rebuilds
- Oilfield service yards: accumulated dull bits awaiting disposition
- Geothermal drilling operations: PDC bits in hard-rock service
- Mining operations running PDC tooling in production drilling
DENSEHigh-grade substrate
The carbide stud is dense tungsten carbide with strong value.
FIELDRig-site lots
Buckets to drums; we coordinate around field logistics.
DIRECTOne contact
Sonny answers the phone. No oilfield procurement maze.
WHAT TO SEND
What to send for a compact quote
Compact quotes start with quantity and condition.
- PHOTOS — The cutters: loose, in buckets, or still in bit bodies.
- QUANTITY — Estimated count or weight.
- CONDITION — Pulled and sorted, or still in retired bits.
- LOCATION — Yard or field city and state.
FROM THE YARD TO SETTLEMENT
How a compact deal works.
Send Photos & Count
Photos of the cutters, estimated quantity, and yard location.
Get a Firm Quote
A written number on the carbide substrate value, valid 15 days.
Ship or Pickup
Buckets ship parcel; drums go on arranged freight from the yard.
Grade & Pay
Substrate graded for carbide content with an itemized settlement. Payment within 24 hours.
WHY IRONCREST
Why oilfield sellers work with Ironcrest
- No minimums: a bucket or a drum, every lot gets the same honest grading
- We know this stream: priced on the carbide substrate with the math shown
- Same-day quotes from photos, even from the field
- Freight arranged on drum lots from yards anywhere in the US
- Payment within 24 hours of settlement: check or wire
- One direct contact: Sonny Johns at 312-880-8174
- Material never leaves the United States: domestic processors only
ONE DIRECT CONTACT
Talk to Sonny, not a department
Every quote, pickup, and payment runs through one person who answers the phone: Sonny Johns at 312-880-8174. No portals, no ticket queues, no waiting on a committee.
- SAME-DAY QUOTES — Send photos in the morning, have a number the same day.
- 24-HOUR PAYMENT — Paid within 24 hours of settlement by check, wire, or cash.
- US ONLY — Your material never leaves the United States.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Asked by shops holding this material.
Is the diamond part worth anything?
No. The diamond face has no scrap value; the payable material is the tungsten carbide substrate underneath. Quotes and settlements are built on the substrate alone, stated openly.
Do the cutters need to be removed from the bit bodies?
No. Send them as they are. Removal labor is priced into the quote honestly, and the settlement shows how the lot was handled.
We have pallets of dull bits. Do you take whole bits?
Yes. Whole retired PDC bits are welcome; the cutters are recovered and the steel bodies handled as part of the lot. Send photos of the bit pile.
How do you handle pickup from a remote yard?
With planned freight. Drums and pallets get picked up on arranged carriers; remote locations just need a workable pickup window and site contact.
Can we set up ongoing collection as bits come off the rigs?
Yes. Contractors with steady bit turnover get a collection rhythm: accumulate, call, and the cutters move on your schedule.
Who buys PDC cutters?
Ironcrest buys PDC compacts and used drill-bit cutters from oilfield drilling contractors and bit refurbishers across the country. The tungsten carbide substrate is the payable material. Send photos and an estimated quantity for a same-day quote.
PULLED CUTTERS ARE A STREAM
Those cutters have a buyer.
Send photos, an estimated quantity, and your yard location. You will have a firm written quote back the same day.