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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 12/02 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/013 (2012.01); E21B 47/13 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 12/02 (2013.01); E21B 44/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/013 (2020.05); E21B 47/13 (2020.05);
Abstract
Methods and systems are described for drilling a wellbore. A method includes: sensing electrical resistance of an insulated conductor extending from a surface of a drill bit to a sensor inside the drill bit; calculating drill bit dimensions based on the sensed electrical resistance; and transmitting sensed electrical resistance, calculated drill bit dimensions, or both uphole to a system for controlling drilling operations.