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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Michael T. Pelletier, Houston, TX (US);
Robert P. Freese, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Gary E. Weaver, Conroe, TX (US);
Shilin Chen, Montgomery, TX (US);
Michael T. Pelletier, Houston, TX (US);
Robert P. Freese, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Gary E. Weaver, Conroe, TX (US);
Shilin Chen, Montgomery, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes drilling a wellbore in a formation with a drilling tool. The method further includes receiving electromagnetic radiation at an opto-analytical device coupled to the drilling tool. The method also includes determining a drilling characteristic based on the received electromagnetic radiation, and detecting an event associated with drilling the wellbore based on the determined drilling characteristic.