US 12,435,586 B2
Anchor system and method
Daniel Ewing, Katy, TX (US); Jason Harper, Cypress, TX (US); and Guijun Deng, The Woodlands, 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. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/348,147.
Prior Publication US 2025/0012156 A1, Jan. 9, 2025
Int. Cl. E21B 23/01 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 23/01 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An anchor system comprising:
a slip; and
a cone defining a slip contact surface and defining an interior volume, the interior volume initially containing a support material that maintains the slip contact surface in an unflexed condition, the support material being degradable or migratable upon receipt of a signal, the support material degrading or migrating to unsupport the slip contact surface of the cone, where during use, flex of the slip contact surface facilitates movement of the slip radially inwardly of the system.