US 12,410,781 B2
Expandable element configuration, method and system
Matthew Stone, Humble, 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. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/384,088.
Prior Publication US 2023/0027205 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. F03G 7/06 (2006.01); E21B 43/08 (2006.01); E21B 43/10 (2006.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01)
CPC F03G 7/0614 (2021.08) [E21B 43/08 (2013.01); E21B 43/108 (2013.01); F03G 7/0641 (2021.08); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12)] 18 Claims
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1. A shape memory material element configuration comprising:
a shape memory material element having a remembered shape, the shape memory material including a manifold within the element configured to distribute activation fluid within the element; and
a capillary line extending to the element and connected to the manifold to apply an activation fluid through the capillary line to the manifold, the activation fluid being distributed within the element and triggering the element to passively assume the remembered shape.