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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Loren C. Swor, Duncan, OK (US);
Phillip M. Starr, Duncan, OK (US);
Don R. Smith, Wilson, OK (US);
Brian Keith Wilkinson, Duncan, OK (US);
Michael C. Robertson, Arlington, TX (US);
Loren C. Swor, Duncan, OK (US);
Phillip M. Starr, Duncan, OK (US);
Don R. Smith, Wilson, OK (US);
Brian Keith Wilkinson, Duncan, OK (US);
Michael C. Robertson, Arlington, TX (US);
Halliburton Energy Services Inc., Duncan, OK (US);
MCR Oil Tools, LLC, Burleson, TX (US);
Abstract
A downhole tool having a body or structural component comprises a material that is at least partially consumed when exposed to heat and a source of oxygen. The material may comprise a metal, such as magnesium, which is converted to magnesium oxide when exposed to heat and a source of oxygen. The downhole tool may further comprise a torch with a fuel load that produces the heat and source of oxygen when burned. The fuel load may comprise a flammable, non-explosive solid, such as thermite.