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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2025
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A method for refreshing a drill bit. The method includes providing a drill bit with refreshing blades, wherein the refreshing blades are configured to move into a cutting position upon receipt of a signal, performing drilling operations within a well, and obtaining, using a computer processor, drilling data. The method further includes determining, using the computer processor, a relative aggressiveness of the drill bit, comparing, using the computer processor, the relative aggressiveness of the drill bit with a target minimum aggressiveness of the drill bit, and controlling the moving of the refreshing blades into the cutting position in the drill bit in response to a result of the comparing of the relative aggressiveness of the drill bit with the target minimum aggressiveness of the drill bit.