Method and apparatus for collecting drill bit performance data

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7987925
APP PUB NO 20110024192A1
SERIAL NO

12901172

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Drill bits and methods for sampling sensor data associated with the state of a drill bit are disclosed. A drill bit for drilling a subterranean formation comprises a bit body and a shank. The shank further includes a central bore formed through an inside diameter of the shank and configured for receiving a data analysis module. The data analysis module comprises a plurality of sensors, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured for executing computer instructions to collect the sensor data by sampling the plurality of sensors, analyze the sensor data to develop a severity index, compare the sensor data to at least one adaptive threshold, and modify a data-sampling mode responsive to the comparison. A method comprises collecting sensor data by sampling a plurality of physical parameters associated with a drill bit state while in various sampling modes and transitioning between those sampling modes.

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  • BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Glasgow,, Jr R Keith Willis, US 9 191
Lutes, Paul J The Woodlands, US 13 401
Pastusek, Paul E The Woodlands, US 44 1878
Pritchard, Daryl L Shenandoah, US 13 851
Sullivan, Eric C Houston, US 66 1431
Trinh, Tu Tien Houston, US 35 870

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