Patent ID: 9518450
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: E21B,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, at a computer system, a plurality of characteristic curves, each of the plurality of characteristic curves corresponding to a cutting structure, the plurality of characteristic curves including a weight on the cutting structures as a function of a rate of penetration of the cutting structures; receiving, at the computer system, a selection of a first system including a first combination of at least two selected cutting structures, the first combination including a drill bit and a reamer; receiving, at the computer system, a selection of a second system including a second combination of at least two selected cutting structures, the second combination including a drill bit and a reamer, the first combination being different from the second combination; calculating, by the computer system, a first system characteristic curve for the first system based on the characteristic curves corresponding to the selected cutting structures in the first combination, the first system characteristic curve comprising a sum of the characteristic curves for each cutting structure of the first combination; calculating, by the computer system, a second system characteristic curve for the second system based on the characteristic curves corresponding to the selected cutting structures in the second combination; generating, by the computer system, a comparison of the first system characteristic curve with the second system characteristic curve; and selecting, at the computer system, one of the first system or the second system based on the comparison.