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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Ives Loretz, Houston, TX (US);
Donald Ross, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Ives Loretz, Houston, TX (US);
Donald Ross, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A technique is provided to temporarily protect well system components during transport, movement downhole and/or initial downhole operations. A sacrificial material is formed as a protective sacrificial element disposed proximate susceptible well system components. The protective sacrificial element is at least partially dissolvable in fluids within a wellbore to facilitate removal of the element after a desired time period. Once the temporary, protective sacrificial element is removed, the protected well system component is fully operable.