The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2011
Kushal Seth, Houston, TX (US);
Soma Chakraborty, Houston, TX (US);
Allen Grabrysch, Houston, TX (US);
Gaurav Agrawal, Aurora, CO (US);
Kushal Seth, Houston, TX (US);
Soma Chakraborty, Houston, TX (US);
Allen Grabrysch, Houston, TX (US);
Gaurav Agrawal, Aurora, CO (US);
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of mitigating corrosion of downhole articles includes mixing a plurality of nanoparticles into a first downhole fluid to form a nanoparticle fluid. The method also includes exposing a surface of a downhole article in a wellbore to the nanoparticle fluid. The method further includes disposing a barrier layer comprising a portion of the nanoparticles on the surface of the article and exposing the surface of the downhole article to a second downhole fluid, wherein the barrier layer is disposed between the second downhole fluid and the surface of the article.