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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2016
Baker Hughes, a GE Company, Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Steven Craig Russell, Houston, TX (US);
Daniel E. Ruff, Montgomery, TX (US);
Juan Miguel Bilen, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Bo Yu, Spring, TX (US);
Kenneth R. Evans, Spring, TX (US);
Xu Huang, Spring, TX (US);
John H. Stevens, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Eric C. Sullivan, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A tool for forming or servicing a wellbore includes a first body, a second body, and a retaining member located between a surface of the first body and a surface of the second body. The retaining member at least partially retains the second body with respect to the first body. The retaining member comprises a shape memory material configured to transform, responsive to application of a stimulus, from a first solid phase to a second solid phase. A method of forming a tool for forming or servicing a wellbore includes disposing a retaining member comprising a shape memory material in a space between a first body and a second body and transforming the shape memory material from a first solid phase to a second solid phase by application of a stimulus to cause the retaining member to create a mechanical interference.