Halliburton energy services, inc. (20250109650). Downhole Tool For Sealing In Openhole Washouts
Downhole Tool For Sealing In Openhole Washouts
Organization Name
halliburton energy services, inc.
Inventor(s)
Mathusan Mahendran of Singapore SG
Nithin Kumar Gupta Dachepally of Singapore SG
Downhole Tool For Sealing In Openhole Washouts
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250109650 titled 'Downhole Tool For Sealing In Openhole Washouts
Original Abstract Submitted
a variety of methods/systems/apparatus/compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a downhole tool (for use in a borehole) having a mandrel, a sealing element including metal particles disposed about the mandrel, and a piston to move a containment component of the downhole tool in an axial direction to move the metal particles in the axial direction, thereby displacing the metal particles in a radial direction toward a borehole wall to expand the sealing element in the radial direction to form a seal between the downhole tool and the borehole wall.