Patents by Inventor Laetitia Betsch

Laetitia Betsch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for assessing the performance of a drill bit configuration, and for comparing the performance of different drill bit configurations for drilling similar rock formations
    Patent number: 9915130
    Abstract: There is disclosed herein a method for assessing the drilling performance of a drill bit configuration used to drill at least a portion of a wellbore in a formation, comprising: determining a value of at least one drill bit performance parameter at points along the wellbore, at least including at multiple points along an interval constituting at least part of the portion drilled using the drill bit configuration; determining rock characteristics for the interval; determining the drilling performance for said drill bit configuration in the interval based on the values for the drill bit performance parameter; and assessing the effectiveness of the drill bit configuration for drilling the interval based on the determined drilling performance and the determined rock characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Laetitia Betsch, Oskar Johansen, Franck Boutot