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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2015
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Sean Gregory Thomas, Frisco, TX (US);
Dominick Joseph Bellotte, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, a shape memory alloy rope socket for a downhole tool is disclosed. The rope socket includes a coupler formed of a shape memory alloy. The rope socket further includes a housing surrounding the coupler. The housing including a pathway and a connector for attaching a downhole tool is attached. The rope socket further includes a line passing through the pathway and the coupler such that the coupler is in contact with the line along a length of the coupler when the coupler is in a reduced diameter state.