CPC E21B 47/017 (2020.05) [E21B 10/5735 (2013.01); E21B 12/02 (2013.01); E21B 47/0228 (2020.05); E21B 47/06 (2013.01); E21B 47/13 (2020.05)] | 10 Claims |
1. An instrumented cutter, comprising:
a polycrystalline diamond table;
a substrate bonded to the polycrystalline diamond table;
a sensor, for monitoring a condition of the polycrystalline diamond table, embedded in the substrate,
wherein the sensor comprises an ohmmeter for measuring an electrical resistance of each member of a plurality of electrical conductors embedded in the polycrystalline diamond table;
a wireless transmitter embedded in the substrate and attached to the sensor; and
a power supply embedded in the substrate to provide power to the sensor, and power to the wireless transmitter.
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