Coring tools enabling measurement of dynamic responses of inner barrels and related methods

1. A coring tool for procuring a core sample from an earth formation, comprising:

an inner barrel;

an outer barrel located around, and rotatable with respect to, the inner barrel;

a swivel assembly rotatably supporting the inner barrel within the outer barrel;

a coring bit affixed to an end of the outer barrel; and

a sensor module secured to, and rotatable with, the inner barrel, each component of the sensor module being suspended from the swivel assembly, the sensor module comprising:

at least one sensor configured to measure a dynamic response of the inner barrel including rotation of the inner barrel during a coring process; and

a nontransitory memory operatively connected to the at least one sensor, the nontransitory memory configured to store data generated by the at least one sensor;

wherein the sensor module is supported in a housing affixed to an end of the inner barrel opposite the coring bit and wherein the sensor module is retained within a recess in the housing, the recess having a larger average outer diameter than an average outer diameter of a bore extending through the housing between the recess and the coring bit.

2. The coring tool of claim 1 , wherein the sensor module is located proximate to an end of the inner barrel located opposite the coring bit.

3. The coring tool of claim 2 , wherein a shortest distance between the sensor module and the coring bit is between about 25 feet (˜7.6 m) and about 60 feet (˜18 m).

4. The coring tool of claim 1 , wherein the sensor module is retained within the recess by at least one of a snap ring, an interference fit, a threaded connection, and an adhesive material.

5. The coring tool of claim 1 , wherein the housing is interposed between, and directly secured to, the swivel assembly and the inner barrel.

6. The coring tool of claim 1 , wherein the sensor module comprises a switch configured to activate the sensor module in response to a predetermined triggering condition.

7. The coring tool of claim 1 , wherein the sensor module is operatively connected to a downhole communication system configured to transmit the data generated by the at least one sensor to a surface while the coring tool is used to procure the core sample.

8. The coring tool of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises at least one of an accelerometer, a temperature sensor, and a magnetometer.

9. A method of making a coring tool for procuring a core sample from an earth formation, the method comprising:

placing an inner barrel within an outer barrel, and rotatably supporting the inner barrel within the outer barrel utilizing a swivel assembly;

affixing a coring bit to an end of the outer barrel; and

securing a sensor module to the inner barrel, the sensor module rotatable with the inner barrel, each component of the sensor module being suspended from the swivel assembly, the sensor module comprising:

at least one sensor configured to measure a dynamic response of the inner barrel including rotation of the inner barrel during a coring process; and

a nontransitory memory operatively connected to the at least one sensor, the nontransitory memory configured to store data generated by the at least one sensor;

wherein securing the sensor module to the inner barrel comprises supporting the sensor module in a housing affixed to an end of the inner barrel opposite the coring bit and retaining the sensor module within a recess in the housing, the recess having a larger average outer diameter than an average outer diameter of a bore extending through the housing between the recess and the coring bit.