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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2011
Kushal Seth, Houston, TX (US);
Gregory A. Caraway, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Allen D. Gabrysch, Houston, TX (US);
Kushal Seth, Houston, TX (US);
Gregory A. Caraway, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Allen D. Gabrysch, Houston, TX (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In aspects, the disclosure provides a method for cementing a borehole that includes selecting a location in the borehole for cementing. The method further includes providing a cement slurry comprising a cement and shape memory members having a first shape, the shape memory members configured to expand from the first shape to a second shape upon application of heat to the shape memory members, placing the cement slurry in the selected space and heating the shape memory members in the selected space to attain the second shape.