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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2013
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Benjamin P. Jeffryes, Histon, GB;
Iain Cooper, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Simon H. Bittleston, Newmarket, GB;
Geoffrey C. Downton, Minchinhampton, GB;
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method is provided for drilling a wellbore including a rotary drill bit with a bit body having a plurality of mechanical cutters to cut away formation material as the wellbore is formed; and a directed energy mechanism to direct energy into the formation such that energy from the directed energy mechanism causes fracturing of surrounding material to facilitate drilling in the direction of the directed energy. The energy from the directed energy mechanism is used to enhance the cutting of the mechanical cutters by fracturing surrounding material to facilitate drilling in the direction of the directed energy.