ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Drag bit

Imagine you are playing in a sandbox and you want to make a tiny hole. You grab a stick and push it into the ground, but it's really hard to get the stick to go deep enough. This is kind of like how drilling for oil works, except instead of a stick, they use a special tool called a drag bit.

The drag bit is like a really heavy and strong cookie cutter. It has a round shape with little teeth on the edge that help it cut through the ground. When the drill pushes the bit into the ground, the teeth scrape along the dirt and rock and break it apart. The heavy weight of the bit helps it push down further and make the hole deeper.

The drag bit is also designed to spin around really fast, which helps it cut through the ground faster. As the bit spins, the teeth scrape away at the ground and create a hole. Once the drill has made the hole deep enough, they can use pumps to bring oil or other natural resources up to the surface.

So, in summary - a drag bit is a heavy, spinning tool with teeth on the edge that helps drillers make holes in the ground for oil and other resources to come up to the surface. It's like a really tough cookie cutter for the earth!