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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2016
Applicants:
Oleg A. Mazyar, Houston, TX (US);
James E. Goodson, Porter, TX (US);
Inventors:
Oleg A. Mazyar, Houston, TX (US);
James E. Goodson, Porter, TX (US);
Assignee:
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/50 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01); C09K 8/03 (2006.01); C09K 8/516 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 33/12 (2013.01); C09K 8/03 (2013.01); C09K 8/50 (2013.01); C09K 8/516 (2013.01); E21B 33/1208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A swellable article, including a matrix material and an exfoliatable graphene-based material disposed in the matrix material. The exfoliatable graphene-based material is operatively arranged to facilitate swelling of the swellable article upon exposure to a selected fluid by sorbing particles in the fluid. The swelling enables the swellable article to engage an adjacent structure. Methods of making and using a swellable article are also included.