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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2018
The Secant Group, Llc, Telford, PA (US);
Cdi Energy Products, Inc., Humble, TX (US);
Peter D. Gabriele, Frisco, TX (US);
Dennis Shull, Pipersville, PA (US);
Fred B. Pippert, Sugar Land, TX (US);
THE SECANT GROUP, LLC, Telford, PA (US);
CDI ENERGY PRODUCTS, INC., Humble, TX (US);
Abstract
Compositions and methods are beneficial for use in downhole applications, especially oil and gas well bores. A composition includes an elastomer doped with a dopant. The presence of the dopant increases a rate of microbial degradation of the elastomer by a microbe. A method includes forming an article including a doped polymer. The doped polymer includes an elastomer doped with a dopant. The method also includes placing the article in a service environment. The presence of the dopant in the doped polymer increases a rate of microbial degradation of the elastomer by a microbe in the service environment.