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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2011
David P. Moran, Woodlands, TX (US);
Stuart R. Oliver, Magnolia, TX (US);
David P. Moran, Woodlands, TX (US);
Stuart R. Oliver, Magnolia, TX (US);
SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A computer-assisted method for optimizing a drilling tool assembly, the method comprising defining a desired drilling plan; determining current drilling conditions; determining current drilling tool parameters of at least two drilling tool assembly components; analyzing the current drilling conditions and the current drilling tool parameters to define a base drilling condition; comparing the base drilling condition to the desired drilling plan; determining a drilling tool parameter to adjust to achieve the desired drilling plan; and adjusting at least one drilling tool parameter of at least one of the two drilling tool assembly components based on the comparing the base drilling condition to the desired drilling plan.