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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael L. Fripp, Carrollton, TX (US);
Zachary W. Walton, Carrollton, TX (US);
Pete C. Dagenais, The Colony, TX (US);
Stephen M. Greci, Little Elm, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/1208 (2013.01);
Abstract
Swell packers comprising swellable metal sealing elements and methods for forming a seal in a wellbore are provided. An example method includes providing a swell packer comprising a swellable metal sealing element; wherein the swell packer is disposed on a conduit in the wellbore, exposing the swellable metal sealing element to a brine, and allowing or causing to allow the swellable metal sealing element to swell.