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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:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Chad W. Glaesman, Singapore, SG;
Sandeep Thatathil, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2006.01); B29C 44/02 (2006.01); B29C 44/34 (2006.01); B29C 44/50 (2006.01); B29C 63/06 (2006.01); E21B 23/06 (2006.01); B29K 105/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/1208 (2013.01); B29C 44/02 (2013.01); B29C 44/3415 (2013.01); B29C 44/505 (2016.11); B29C 63/06 (2013.01); E21B 23/06 (2013.01); B29K 2105/046 (2013.01); B29L 2031/265 (2013.01);
Abstract
Swell packer assemblies for providing a physical barrier inside a wellbore, and methods of using such swell packer assemblies, are provided. In one embodiment, the swell packer includes a substantially tubular member; and a seal element disposed on the substantially tubular member, the seal element including an elastomeric swellable material that comprises: a closed cell material having a plurality of pore spaces therein; and a compressible gas located within at least a portion of the plurality of pore spaces.