Compositions containing shape-conforming materials and nanoparticles that absorb energy to heat the compositions
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorDarrin L. Willauer
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Abstract
A composition, apparatus and method for use in a wellbore is described. In one aspect, a composition may include a shape-conforming material and nanoparticles sufficient to absorb a selected form of energy to heat the shape-conforming material to near or above a glass transition temperature. A method of deploying an apparatus using such a composition may include placing the apparatus at a suitable location in a wellbore and exposing the composition to the selected energy to deploy the apparatus in the wellbore.
Claims19
An apparatus, comprising:
- a composition that contains:
- a shape-conforming material having a shape memory property;
- and
- nanoparticles in an amount sufficient to heat the shape-conforming material to near or above a glass transition temperature of the shape-conforming material when the nanoparticles are exposed to a selected form of energy, wherein the composition obtains a selected shape when compressed at near or above the glass transition temperature of the shape-conforming material.
A composition comprising:
- a shape-conforming material having a shape memory property;
- and
- nanoparticles in an amount sufficient to heat the shape-conforming material to near or above a glass transition temperature of the shape-conforming material when the nanoparticles are exposed to a selected form of energy, wherein the composition obtains a selected shape when compressed at near or above the glass transition temperature of the share-conforming material.
A method of deploying an apparatus in a wellbore, comprising:
- providing a device that includes a composition that contains a shape-conforming material having a shape memory property and nanoparticles in an amount sufficient to heat the shape-conforming material to near or above a glass transition temperature of the shape-conforming material when the nanoparticles are exposed to a selected form of energy, wherein the composition has a first shape that has been obtained by compressing the composition from a second shape near or above the glass transition temperature of the shape-conforming material;
- placing the device at a downhole location;
- and
- exposing the nanoparticles downhole to the selected form of energy to cause the composition to attain the second shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.