US 12,345,119 B2
Rapid setting expandable metal
Stephen Michael Greci, Carrollton, TX (US); Michael Linley Fripp, Carrollton, TX (US); and Brandon T. Least, Carrollton, TX (US)
Assigned to Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on May 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/334,099.
Prior Publication US 2022/0381107 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E21B 33/12 (2006.01); E21B 33/129 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 33/1212 (2013.01) [E21B 33/129 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A downhole tool, comprising:
a tubular;
a first wire of expandable metal placed about the tubular, the first wire of expandable metal comprising a first metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis and having a surface-area-to-volume ratio (SA:V) of at least 2 cm−1; and
a second different wire of expandable metal placed about the tubular, the second different wire of expandable metal comprising a second metal configured to expand in response to hydrolysis.