Billing System Integrated into a Milling Machine

1 . A milling machine for degrading formations, comprising:

a rotary degradation drum disposed on the underside of the machine;

the rotary degradation drum comprises a plurality of picks; and

a measuring mechanism disposed on the machine that is configured to measure a utilization of the machine.

2 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the measuring mechanism comprises a weight sensor and is disposed on a conveyor belt disposed on the machine.

3 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the measuring mechanisms configured to record the placement of the rotary degradation drum in relation to the surface of a formation.

4 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the measuring mechanism is configured to record the difference in height between a forward propulsion mechanism and a rearward propulsion mechanism.

5 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the measuring mechanism comprises a camera disposed on the backside of a moldboard and is configured to measure the depth of cut of the rotary degradation drum.

6 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein a leading edge and a trailing edge are disposed on a milling chamber on the underside of the machine and are configured to measure the depth of cut on a pass of the machine.

7 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the measuring mechanism comprises an optical device that is disposed on the underside of the machine and is configured to measure the dimensions of a degraded formation.

8 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the measuring mechanism comprises an optical device that is disposed on the underside of the machine and is configured to measure the dimensions of at least one pick.

9 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the measuring mechanism is disposed within the rotary degradation drum and is configured to measure the force applied to the picks.

10 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the measuring mechanism is disposed within the rotary degradation drum and is configured to measure the pressure applied to the picks.

11 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the measuring mechanism is disposed on at least one pick and is configured to measure the hardness of a formation upon impact.

12 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the measuring mechanism comprises a vibration sensor with a time stamp and is disposed on the underside of the machine on the rotary degradation drum.

13 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the measuring mechanism comprises an energy consumption gauge that is disposed on a control system disposed on the machine.

14 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the measuring mechanism comprises a torque measurement device in mechanical communication with a central axis of the rotary degradation drum.

15 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the measuring mechanism comprises a rotational speed measurement device in mechanical communication with a central axis of the rotary degradation drum.

16 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein a transmitter in electrical communication with the measuring mechanism is disposed on the machine and configured to transmit processed information from the machine to a central processor.

17 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein a curved moldboard is disposed around the rotary degradation drum.

18 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein a fluid nozzle is disposed on the underside of the milling machine and is configured to remove aggregate from the plurality of picks and clean the formation.

19 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein processed information from the measuring mechanism is configured to be removed from the machine manually.

20 . The milling machine of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of picks comprises sintered polycrystalline diamond bonded to a cemented metal carbide substrate.