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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Burkay Donderici, Houston, TX (US);
Baris Guner, Kingwood, TX (US);
George David Goodman, Houston, TX (US);
Wesley Neil Ludwig, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/00 (2006.01); E21B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/00 (2013.01); E21B 33/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool for isolating objects in a wellbore using ferrofluids in a downhole system is provided. The downhole system can include a tool body, a source of ferrofluid, and a magnet. The magnet can magnetically couple with the ferrofluid from the source for arranging the ferrofluid adjacent to the tool body for isolating an object positioned in a wellbore from effects of fluids present in the wellbore.