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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
James Doane, Friendswood, TX (US);
Wayne Furlan, Cypress, TX (US);
Ping Duan, Cypress, TX (US);
Sayantan Roy, Houston, TX (US);
Anil Sadana, Houston, TX (US);
James Doane, Friendswood, TX (US);
Wayne Furlan, Cypress, TX (US);
Ping Duan, Cypress, TX (US);
Sayantan Roy, Houston, TX (US);
Anil Sadana, Houston, TX (US);
BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, a degradable apparatus is disclosed, including: an inner core with a first degradation rate in a downhole environment; an outer sheath disposed around an outer extent of the inner core with a second degradation rate less than the first degradation rate in the downhole environment. In another aspect, a method of temporarily sealing a downhole zone is disclosed, including: providing an inner core with a first degradation rate in a downhole environment; providing an outer sheath disposed around an outer extent of the inner core with a second degradation rate less than the first degradation rate in the downhole environment; sealing the downhole zone with the outer sheath; exposing the outer sheath to the downhole environment; and exposing the inner core to the downhole environment.