US 12,378,950 B2
Controlled deployment of shape-memory articles
Amrit Balgobin, Houston, TX (US); Jason Harper, Cypress, TX (US); and Jose Pedreira, Fulshear, TX (US)
Assigned to Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/350,282.
Prior Publication US 2025/0020110 A1, Jan. 16, 2025
Int. Cl. E21B 33/12 (2006.01); F03G 7/06 (2006.01)
CPC F03G 7/0614 (2021.08) [E21B 33/1208 (2013.01); E21B 2200/08 (2020.05)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A downhole assembly comprising:
a support structure;
a shape-memory article disposed at the support structure;
a deployment control element adjacent the shape-memory article, the deployment control element comprising a permeable wall defining a chamber and an activation material disposed in the chamber; and
a screen between the shape-memory article and the support structure, the screen comprising a plurality of spaced ribs and a wire wrapped around the plurality of the spaced ribs, the deployment control element being positioned between at least one pair of adjacent spaced ribs.