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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
May. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Michael Greci, Carrollton, TX (US);
Michael Linley Fripp, Carrollton, TX (US);
Brandon T. Least, Carrollton, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 33/129 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/1212 (2013.01); E21B 33/129 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a downhole tool, a method for sealing within a well system, and a well system. The downhole tool, in at least one aspect, includes a tubular, and one or more expandable metal seal elements placed about the tubular. In at least one aspect, the one or more expandable metal seal elements comprise a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis and have a surface-area-to-volume ratio (SA:V) of at least 2 cm.