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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael Linley Fripp, Carrollton, TX (US);
Shanu Thottungal Eldho, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/163 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/163 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a patch for a fluid line, a system employing a fluid line, and a method for sealing a fluid line. The fluid line, in one aspect, includes a tubular, and a sleeve of expandable metal positioned about the tubular, the sleeve of expandable metal comprising a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis and thereby seal a leaking section of a fluid line.