Patent ID: 9359823
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: E21B

Claim Text:
1. A bottom-hole assembly, comprising: a first sensor sub arranged proximate to a drill bit to monitor one or more operational parameters corresponding to the drill bit; a second sensor sub axially-offset from the first sensor sub and arranged proximate to a reamer to monitor one or more operational parameters of the reamer; a communications module communicably coupled to the first and second sensor subs to communicate one or more corrective action signals when the one or more operational parameters of the drill bit and the reamer surpass a predetermined operating threshold: and one of a hydraulic sub and a downhole propulsion system positioned between the drill bit and the reamer and communicably coupled to the communications module to receive the one or more corrective action signals and actuate in response thereto to balance a weight distribution between the drill bit and the reamer.