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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Michael T. Pelletier, Houston, TX (US);
Robert P. Freese, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Gary E. Weaver, Conroe, TX (US);
Shilin Chen, Montgomery, TX (US);
Michael T. Pelletier, Houston, TX (US);
Robert P. Freese, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Gary E. Weaver, Conroe, TX (US);
Shilin Chen, Montgomery, TX (US);
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a downhole drilling tool configured to engage a formation to form a wellbore includes one or more channels formed in a bit body, the channels configured to direct electromagnetic radiation. The downhole drilling tool also includes an opto-analytical device integrated with the downhole drilling tool, the opto-analytical device configured to receive electromagnetic radiation directed through the one or more channels and detect a drilling characteristic based on the received electromagnetic radiation.