US 12,473,826 B1
Instrumented movable drill bit cutter
Jonathan Robert Hird, Cambridge (GB); Jonathan Dunlop, Cambridge (GB); Ashley Bernard Johnson, Milton (GB); and Andrew David Robinson, Cambridge (GB)
Assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Filed by Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/813,157.
Int. Cl. E21B 10/43 (2006.01); E21B 47/013 (2012.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 49/003 (2013.01) [E21B 10/43 (2013.01); E21B 47/013 (2020.05)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drill bit comprising:
a bit body;
a blade separate from the bit body, wherein the blade comprises a plurality of pockets, a sensor circuitry recess, and at least one coupler configured to securely mount the blade to the bit body such that the blade is rigidly attached to the bit body;
a rotatable cutter disposed in a particular pocket of the plurality of pockets of the blade, wherein the rotatable cutter is configured to rotate within the particular pocket; and
sensor circuitry disposed in the sensor circuitry recess of the blade, wherein the sensor circuitry is configured to sense rotational movement of the rotatable cutter within the particular pocket to generate sensor data.