Patent ID: 11859451
Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 13:
14. A method, comprising:
drilling a wellbore by engaging an earthen formation with a drill bit, the drill bit comprising a plurality of fixed cutters secured to blades extending from a bit body, by rotating the drill bit around a bit axis to cut the earthen formation with the plurality of fixed cutters;
limiting a depth of cut of at least one of the fixed cutters by engaging the formation with a depth of cut control (DOCC) element retained at a first exposure position in an activated state via a retention member, wherein the DOCC element is spaced from the one of the fixed cutters; and
releasing the DOCC element, via failure or disintegration of the retention member, from the activated state at the first exposure position to a deactivated state at a second exposure position.