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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:
Jun. 25, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2019
Applicant:

Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Inventors:

Manoj D. Mahajan, Houston, TX (US);

Scott Richard Woolston, Provo, UT (US);

Huntington Tracy Hall, Provo, UT (US);

Jonathan D. Marshall, Springville, UT (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/04 (2006.01); E21B 10/43 (2006.01); E21B 10/62 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01); E21B 47/013 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 44/04 (2013.01); E21B 10/43 (2013.01); E21B 10/62 (2013.01); E21B 44/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/013 (2020.05);
Abstract

A bit used in a downhole environment has an active element that is movable relative to the bit. The bit is rotated in the downhole environment, and at least one downhole parameter is measured. The at least one downhole parameter is compared against a target parameter value, and when the at least one downhole parameter is beyond a threshold value of the target parameter value, the active element is selectively relative to the bit. Movement of the active element alters the proportion of the weight on the active element as compared to the other cutting structure of the bit. Changing the proportion of weight can be used to reduce the depth of cut of the cutting structure and to reduce or eliminate motor stall or stick-slip behavior.


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