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

Claim 17:
18. 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 spaced from the one of the fixed cutters while initially retaining the DOCC element at a first exposure position; and
releasing the DOCC element to move the DOCC element to a second exposure position; wherein releasing the DOCC element includes rolling the DOCC element against an outer layer of wearable material to wear though the outer layer of wearable material to an inner layer of wearable material while drilling a first portion of the wellbore and rolling the DOCC element against the inner layer of wearable material while drilling a second portion of the wellbore, and wherein the DOCC element is configured to roll relative to the bit body in response to rotation of the drill bit around the bit axis.