Baker Hughes, a Ge Compnay, LLC

Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC

Yash Parekh

Barbara Pratt

YingQing Xu

Ronnie D Russell

Rostyslav Dolog

Zhiyue Xu

Valery Khabashesku

Steve Rosenblatt

Juan Carlos Flores Perez

Qusai A Darugar

Steven R Merrill

A method of forming a sand control device comprising: infusing a curable inorganic mixture with a degradable material configured to disintegrate upon exposure to an external stimuli; forming the curable inorganic mixture infused with the degradable material about a tubular; and curing the curable inorganic mixture infused with the degradable material.

Method of forming a sand control device from a curable inorganic mixture infused with degradable material and method of producing formation fluids through a sand control device formed from a curable inorganic mixture infused with degradable material

A downhole barrier having a component thereof comprising a spalling material.

Frac plug and method for fracturing a formation

An element including an undercut in the element extending from an innermost surface of the element radially outwardly into the element, and a pathway intersecting the undercut and extending from the undercut to an outermost surface of the element, the pathway fluidly connecting the outermost surface of the element to the undercut prior to setting of the seal.

Method for resisting swab off of an element and improved sealing

A downhole tool includes a tool member having a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface. The radially inner surface includes an angled section. A drive member is axially spaced from the tool member. The drive member includes a radially outer surface portion and a radially inner surface portion. The radially outer surface portion includes an angled portion. A seal element is provided on the drive member. The seal element includes a first portion coupled to the radially outer surface portion and a second portion that is radially outwardly disengagable from the radially outer surface portion in response to one of fluid pressure and fluid flow.

System for setting a downhole tool

Element

An anchor member comprises a substrate; and at least one insert secured to the substrate and extending outwardly from an outer surface of the substrate. The insert is configured for engagement with another member. In an embodiment, the insert comprises a shell at least partially defining an empty core. Alternatively, the insert comprises an inner portion and an outer portion disposed on the inner portion; the inner portion comprising a soft material which comprises one or more of the following: a low carbon steel or an aluminum alloy; and the outer portion comprising the soft material and a hard material and having a gradient in the weight ratio of the soft material to the hard material, the hard material comprising one or more of the following: an intermetallic compound; a ceramic; a hard steel; or a titanium alloy.

Downhole tools having easily removable inserts

A valve for a plug passage features opposed perforated magnetic discs that repel each other to stay apart allowing flow through the openings of the spaced discs. When a predetermined flow rate is exceeded, the magnetic repelling force is overcome and one disc moves toward the other to shut off flow as contact between the discs closed the openings between them. One way is to offset the openings and guide the moving disc axially while rotationally locking the moving disc. Another way is to spirally guide the moving disc so that openings initially aligned rotate out of alignment. One or more edge slots can be provided in each disc to sweep out debris that can settle between the discs that would otherwise impede the moving disc from contacting the stationary disc for passage closure.

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Yash Parekh