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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for using a cooling apparatus comprising an elastocaloric material to reduce the temperature of downhole packages in a subterranean formation are provided herein. In one or more embodiments, the methods of the present disclosure comprise: disposing a downhole package in a wellbore penetrating a portion of a subterranean formation; and disposing a cooling apparatus comprising an elastocaloric material and at least one actuator downhole in the wellbore, wherein the cooling apparatus is adjacent to the downhole package. In one or more embodiments, the systems of the present disclosure comprise: a downhole package having a temperature; and a cooling apparatus coupled to the downhole package, wherein the cooling apparatus comprises an elastocaloric material coupled to at least one actuator, wherein the cooling apparatus is configured to reduce the temperature of the downhole package.