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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2011
Tu Tien Trinh, Houston, TX (US);
Eric C. Sullivan, Houston, TX (US);
Xiaomin Chris Cheng, Houston, TX (US);
Tu Tien Trinh, Houston, TX (US);
Eric C. Sullivan, Houston, TX (US);
Xiaomin Chris Cheng, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A cutting element for an earth-boring tool includes an elongated body having a longitudinal axis, a generally planar volume of hard material attached to the elongated body, and a sensor affixed to the elongated body. The sensor may be configured to sense at least one of stress and strain. An earth-boring tool includes a cutting element disposed at least partially within a pocket of a body. Methods of forming cutting elements comprise securing a generally planar volume of hard material to an elongated body, attaching a sensor to the elongated body, and configuring the sensor. Methods of forming earth-boring tools comprise forming a cutting element and securing the cutting element within a recess in a body of the earth-boring tool. Methods of forming wellbores comprise rotating an earth-boring tool comprising a cutting element and measuring at least one of stress and strain.