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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2014
Zhihui Zhang, Katy, TX (US);
Yingqing Xu, Tomball, TX (US);
Zhiyue Xu, Cypress, TX (US);
James King, Kingwood, TX (US);
Zhihui Zhang, Katy, TX (US);
YingQing Xu, Tomball, TX (US);
Zhiyue Xu, Cypress, TX (US);
James King, Kingwood, TX (US);
BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, an anchoring device is disclosed, including: a degradable substrate with a first hardness; and a granular gripping material associated with the outer extent of the degradable substrate, wherein the granular gripping material has a second hardness greater than the first hardness. In certain embodiments, the granular gripping material is degradable. In another aspect, a method to anchor a downhole device is disclosed, including: providing a degradable substrate with a first hardness; and applying a granular gripping material to the outer extent of the degradable substrate, wherein the granular gripping material has a second hardness greater than the first hardness.