Fluid release mechanism for a chemically-inflatable bag

A cap for sealing an opening of a fluid-containing device of a chemically-inflatable bag comprising:

• a cap base, the cap base being directly and removably attached to the fluid-containing device proximate the opening, said cap base having a cap base width and a first cap base end;
• a cap tip connected to and extending from the cap base in an outward direction from the fluid-containing device, said cap tip comprising:
• (1) an elongated tip portion having a first elongated tip portion end, a second elongated tip portion end, a first panel, and a second panel, wherein the first panel has a first panel width and the second panel has a second panel width that is substantially equal to the first panel width, wherein the first and second panels intersect and extend between the first elongated tip portion end and the second elongated tip portion end, wherein the first and second panels have a substantially rectangular shape, and
• (2) a base tip portion having a base tip portion width that is less than the cap base width at the first cap base end and greater than the first and second panel widths at the second elongated tip portion end, and
• wherein breaking the cap tip causes substantially all of the elongated tip portion to be removed from the cap tip, presents a cap tip opening, and exposes the opening of the fluid-containing device, wherein the cap tip opening has a cap tip opening diameter that is greater than or equal to the first and second panel widths, and
• wherein, upon the breaking, fluid from within the fluid-containing device exits into the chemically-inflatable bag and mixes with a reacting agent contained in the chemically-inflatable bag in order to inflate the chemically-inflatable bag.

A chemically-inflatable bag for a borehole plug comprising:

• a first reacting agent;
• and
• a fluid-containing device positioned within the chemically-inflatable bag, the fluid-containing device having an opening, a removable cap being directly and removably secured to the fluid-containing device, and a fluid contained therein,
• said removable cap comprising:
• a cap base having a constant width;
• and
• a cap tip connected to and extending from the cap base in an outward direction from the fluid-containing device, said cap tip comprising an elongated tip portion having a first elongated tip portion end, a second elongated tip portion end, and two or more panels extending between the first elongated tip portion end and the second elongated tip portion end, said two or more panels each having a same first width near the first elongated tip portion end and a same second width at the second elongated tip portion end, said first width being substantially equal to said second width, said cap tip further comprising a base tip portion having a first base tip portion end that is adjacent to said second elongated tip portion end and a base tip portion width that is less than the cap base width, said cap tip further comprising a cap tip internal chamber having a diameter proximate said first base tip portion end that is greater than said second width of the two or more panels,
• wherein removing the removable cap from the fluid-containing device exposes the opening of the fluid containing device and causes the fluid to exit into the chemically-inflatable bag and mix with the first reacting agent in order to inflate the chemically-inflatable bag.