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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
May. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Richard Yingqing Xu, Tomball, TX (US);
Zhiyue Xu, Cypress, TX (US);
Inventors:
Richard Yingqing Xu, Tomball, TX (US);
Zhiyue Xu, Cypress, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Slip elements for a bridge plug include an inner body portion that is substantially formed of a material that is degradable by dissolution in response to a dissolving fluid and a hardened, resilient, radially outer contact portion. The outer contact portion includes a plurality of openings that function as stress risers. The inner body portion may be formed of magnesium powder.