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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael Linley Fripp, Singapore, SG;
Wei Zhang, Houston, TX (US);
Brandon T Least, Carrollton, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2006.01); C22C 12/00 (2006.01); E21B 36/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/1204 (2013.01); C22C 12/00 (2013.01); E21B 36/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of creating a seal in a tubular by melting a first component comprising a fusible alloy, using heat produced by an exothermic, hydrolysis reaction of a second component comprising a metal, to provide a melted fusible alloy, and allowing the melted fusible alloy to solidify in the tubular, wherein the fusible alloy expands upon solidifying and forms the seal. A system for carrying out the method is also provided.