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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Jon Wellhoefer, Montgomery, TX (US);
Geir Gjelstad, Dallas, TX (US);
Michael Linley Fripp, Carrollton, TX (US);
Zachary William Walton, Carrollton, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2006.01); C09K 8/508 (2006.01); E21B 33/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/1208 (2013.01); C09K 8/5083 (2013.01); C09K 8/5086 (2013.01); E21B 33/1277 (2013.01); E21B 33/1212 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method may comprise: inserting an apparatus into a wellbore, wherein the apparatus comprises: a seal element comprising: an elastomer; and a swellable metal embedded in the elastomer; exposing the seal element to a fluid; transitioning the seal element from an initial state with an initial volume to an expanded state with an expanded volume to form a seal in the wellbore.