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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
May. 18, 2017
Zhihui Zhang, Katy, TX (US);
Zhiyue Xu, Cypress, TX (US);
Goang-ding Shyu, Houston, TX (US);
Juan Carlos Flores Perez, The Woodlands, TX (US);
James Doane, Friendswood, TX (US);
Yingqing Xu, Tomball, TX (US);
Zhihui Zhang, Katy, TX (US);
Zhiyue Xu, Cypress, TX (US);
Goang-Ding Shyu, Houston, TX (US);
Juan Carlos Flores Perez, The Woodlands, TX (US);
James Doane, Friendswood, TX (US);
Yingqing Xu, Tomball, TX (US);
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A downhole assembly includes a matrix material and a unit in contact with the matrix material. The unit includes a core having an energetic material, an activator disposed in direct contact with the core, and at least one layer disposed on the core. The activator includes a triggering system having an igniter and a pre-set timer connected in an electrical circuit. The igniter is inactive in an open condition of the electrical circuit, and, after a pre-set time period, the pre-set timer closes the electrical circuit and the igniter is activated.