Patent ID: 11920459
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A method for drilling a subterranean wellbore, the method comprising:
(a) rotating a drill string in the subterranean wellbore to drill, the drill string including a rotary steerable tool or a steerable drill bit including at least first and second axially spaced pads configured to extend radially outward from a tool body and engage a wall of the wellbore, the engagement operative to steer the drill string a drilling direction;
(b) measuring radial displacements of each of the first and second axially spaced pads while rotating in (a); and
(c) computing a rate of penetration of drilling in (a) by processing the radial displacements measured in (b).