Apparatus and methods for real time communication between drill bit and drilling assembly
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorsTu Tien Trinh, Eric Sullivan
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of performing a wellbore operation. The apparatus includes a drill bit that has a cavity at an end thereof and a communication device placed in the cavity. The communication device includes a first section and a second section. An outer dimension of the second section is greater than an outer dimension of the first section. The second section includes a conduit configured to allow passage of a conductor from the drill bit to a location outside the drill bit so as to provide a direct connection of the conductor from the drill bit to an element outside the drill bit.
Claims19
An apparatus for use in a wellbore, comprising:
- a drill bit;
- a tool attached to the drill bit, wherein a cavity is formed between the drill bit and the tool;
- and
- a communication device in the cavity, the communication device including a first section having a flange surface and a second section have a flange surface and a bore through the flange surface of the first section and the flange surface of the second section, offset from a center of the communication device that allows passage of a conductor from the drill bit to the tool to provide direct communication between the drill bit and the tool.
A method of performing a wellbore operation, comprising:
- coupling a drill bit having a first cavity at an upper section of the drill bit to a tool having a second cavity at a lower end of the tool to form a common cavity between the drill bit and the tool;
- and
- placing a communication device in the common cavity, the communication device including a first section having a flange surface and a second section have a flange surface and a bore through the flange surface of the first section and the flange surface of the second section, offset from a center of the communication device that enables passage of a conductor between the drill bit and the tool to provide direct communication between the drill bit and the tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.