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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 07, 2017
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Michael S. Bittar, Houston, TX (US);

Gary Weaver, Conroe, TX (US);

Vadim Minosyan, Conroe, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 10/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/01 (2012.01); E21B 47/10 (2012.01); G01V 3/20 (2006.01); B23P 15/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/20 (2013.01); B23P 15/28 (2013.01); E21B 10/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/01 (2013.01); E21B 47/102 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drilling assembly includes a first tubular member supporting a first transmitter antenna and a steering assembly located beneath the first tubular member. The drilling assembly also includes an earth boring device comprising a drill bit. The drill bit has a body member, a bottommost surface and a gage surface at a stabilizing section of the drill bit. The earth boring device is supported beneath the steering assembly. The earth boring device includes a second transmitter/receiver antenna supported in spaced relation to the first transmitter antenna and within 36 inches of the bottommost surface of the drill bit, and at least one electrode generally at an outer surface of the stabilizing section of the drill bit.


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