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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2023
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A downhole assembly includes a support structure; a shape-memory article disposed at the support structure; and a deployment control element adjacent the shape-memory article, the deployment control element having a permeable or degradable wall defining a chamber and an activation material disposed in the chamber. A method includes introducing the downhole assembly into a wellbore, wherein the downhole assembly is disposed when the shape-memory article is in a compacted shape; exposing the downhole assembly to a wellbore fluid; releasing the activation material from the deployment control element; and contacting the shape-memory article in the compacted shape with the released activation material to cause the shape-memory article to expand, and conform to a surface of the wellbore.