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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Zachary Murphree, Dallas, TX (US);
Michael Linley Fripp, Carrollton, TX (US);
Charles Timothy Smith, McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/01 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 33/129 (2006.01); E21B 33/128 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2013.01); E21B 23/01 (2013.01); E21B 33/1208 (2013.01); E21B 33/128 (2013.01); E21B 33/129 (2013.01);
Abstract
Downhole tools comprising a body and at least one sealing element, wherein at least a portion of the body is degradable when exposed to a wellbore environment; and a retention mechanism configured to retain the sealing element in place during degradation of the portion of the body that is degradable, wherein the downhole tool is capable of actuating to fluidly seal two sections of the wellbore with the sealing element.