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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Sunil Kumar, Celle, DE;
Hendrik John, Celle, DE;
Dan Scott, Montgomery, TX (US);
Anthony Digiovanni, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Sunil Kumar, Celle, DE;
Hendrik John, Celle, DE;
Dan Scott, Montgomery, TX (US);
Anthony DiGiovanni, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 12/02 (2006.01); E21B 47/01 (2012.01); E21B 10/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for forming a wellbore in a formation may include a bit body and a sensor in the bit body. The sensor may include at least one cutting element and may be configured to generate information relating to a parameter of interest when the drill bit engages a wellbore surface.