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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2012
Adam D. Wright, Al Khobar, SA;
Adam D. Wright, Al Khobar, SA;
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of severing at least a first object comprises: positioning a severing device adjacent to the first object, wherein the first object is a wireline or a tubular, and wherein the severing device comprises: a first reactant, and a second reactant; initiating a reaction, or allowing a reaction to occur, between the first reactant and the second reactant, wherein the reaction is an exothermic reaction, and wherein heat evolved from the reaction has a temperature greater than or equal to the melting point of the first object; and directing at least a portion of the heat from the outside of the first object through the first object.