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US 11,156,258 B2Granted
Reactive super-elastic composite oilfield components
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsManuel P. Marya, Virendra Singh, Jushik Yun
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Abstract
An oilfield tool can include a composite structure that includes a reactive shape-memory alloy element disposed at least in part in a filler material.
Claims16
An oilfield tool comprising:
- a composite structure comprising:
- a reactive shape-memory alloy element disposed at least in part in a filler material;
- and a third component,
- wherein the reactive shape-memory alloy element comprises a plurality of features that are aligned and parallel,
- wherein the plurality of features of the reactive shape-memory alloy element is at least one selected from the group consisting of rods;
- wires;
- and springs,
- wherein the filler material self-responds to flexing of the plurality of features of the reactive shape-memory alloy element by deflecting when mechanically loaded in a bending mode, and reversibly springing back when unloaded,
- wherein the filler material and the third component are built or injected in between the plurality of features of the reactive shape-memory alloy element, and
- wherein the third component is at least one selected from the group consisting of:
- self-healing chemicals, piezo-particles, thermal-active shape memory polymers, pH-active shape-memory polymers, electro-active shape memory polymers, and ferromagnetic polymers.
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