Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wellbore isolation device containing a substance that undergoes a phase transition
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Application No.: US13957816Application Date: 2013-08-02
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Publication No.: US09657543B2Publication Date: 2017-05-23
- Inventor: Michael L. Fripp , Zachary W. Walton , Matthew T. Howell
- Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: McGuireWoods LLP
- Main IPC: E21B23/00
- IPC: E21B23/00 ; E21B29/02 ; E21B34/06 ; E21B43/26 ; E21B33/12 ; E21B33/134 ; E21B17/10

Abstract:
A wellbore isolation device comprises: a substance, wherein the substance: (A) is a plastic; and (B) undergoes a phase transition at a phase transition temperature, wherein the temperature surrounding the wellbore isolation device is increased or allowed to increase to a temperature that is greater than or equal to the phase transition temperature. A method of removing a wellbore isolation device comprises: causing or allowing the temperature surrounding the wellbore isolation device to increase; and allowing at least a portion of the substance to undergo the phase transformation. A method of inhibiting or preventing fluid flow in a wellbore comprises: decreasing the temperature of at least a portion of the wellbore; positioning the wellbore isolation device in the at least a portion of the wellbore; and causing or allowing the temperature surrounding the wellbore isolation device to increase.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130333891A1 WELLBORE ISOLATION DEVICE CONTAINING A SUBSTANCE THAT UNDERGOES A PHASE TRANSITION Public/Granted day:2013-12-19
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