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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2013
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Bhargav Gajji, Pune, IN;
Ankit Purohit, Barnagar, IN;
Rahul Ramchandra Gaikwad, Pune, IN;
Ratish Suhas Kadam, Pune, IN;
Abhay Bodake, Pune, IN;
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A drilling optimization collar for use proximate a drilling tool within a wellbore includes a fiber optic sensor filament that is sized and configured to fit within a groove formed within the drilling optimization collar. The drilling optimization collar may be a pipe segment that is sized and configured to be installed in a drill string proximate the drilling tool, and may have a plurality of sensor elements. All or a portion of the sensor elements may be formed by discrete segments of the sensor filament, and as such, the sensor filament includes sensor elements that are configured to sense a condition of the wellbore and a load on the drilling optimization collar.