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Method of selecting drill bits

  • US 9,790,769 B2
  • Filed: 01/30/2014
  • Issued: 10/17/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for selecting a drilling tool, the method comprising:

  • characterizing an application;

    checking for at least one drilling tool with an equivalent characterization in a data store;

    when the at least one drilling tool with the equivalent characterization exists,selecting the at least one drilling tool with the equivalent characterization; and

    when the at least one drilling tool with the equivalent characterization does not exist,recommending at least one drilling tool,making an analysis request,analyzing the at least one recommended drilling tool based on the analysis request,generating analysis results, andselecting at least one drilling tool based on the analysis results, wherein the at least one recommended drilling tool is determined concurrently with checking for the at least one drilling tool with equivalent characterization in the data store; and

    drilling a well with the selected drilling tool.

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