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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:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/1212 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a well system, and a method. The well system, in one aspect, includes a wellbore positioned within a subterranean formation, as well as a downhole tool positioned within the wellbore. The downhole tool, according to one aspect, includes a housing, as well as an expandable metal member positioned about the housing, the expandable metal member comprising a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis. The well system, in one further aspect, includes a reactive colloidal dispersion of colloid particles surrounding a surface of the expandable metal member.