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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2025
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Clement Laplane, Houston, TX (US);
Sai Aung Thu Win Tin, Kuala Lumpur, MY;
Hai Liu, Paris, FR;
Alexander Rudnik, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/134 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/134 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for sealing a perforated tubular is provided. The method includes disposing a meltable alloy in a wellbore including a perforated tubular disposed therein at a desired seal location, the wellbore and the perforated tubular defining an annulus and applying a heating gradient to the meltable alloy such that the meltable alloy melts and resolidifies before the meltable alloy seals an entire cross-section of the annulus.