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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Vivekanand Sista, The Woodlands, TX (US);
John H. Stevens, The Woodlands, TX (US);
James L. Overstreet, Tomball, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 3/66 (2006.01); C25D 5/02 (2006.01); C25D 11/00 (2006.01); C25D 9/04 (2006.01); C25D 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 3/66 (2013.01); C25D 5/02 (2013.01); C25D 9/04 (2013.01); C25D 11/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a down-hole tool comprises contacting at least a portion of at least one down-hole structure comprising at least one ceramic-metal composite material with a molten electrolyte comprising sodium tetraborate. Electrical current is applied to at least a portion of the at least one down-hole structure to form at least one borided down-hole structure comprising at least one metal boride material. Other methods of forming a down-hole tool, and a down-hole tool are also described.