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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2023
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Cem Sonat, Singapore, SG;

Mathusan Mahendran, Singapore, SG;

Chris M. Pelto, Carrollton, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/01 (2006.01); E21B 43/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 23/01 (2013.01); E21B 43/108 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a downhole tool, a well system, and a method. The downhole tool, in one aspect, includes an expandable metal member positioned about a structure, the expandable metal member comprising a metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis. The downhole tool, in accordance with this embodiment, further includes a dissimilar cathodic electric conductor isolated within the expandable metal member, the dissimilar cathodic electric conductor configured to initiate a galvanic corrosion effect to increase an expansion rate of the expandable metal member when a reactive fluid comes into contact with the dissimilar cathodic electric conductor and the expandable metal member.


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