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US 9,068,429 B2Granted
Dissolvable tool and method of dissolving same
AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorsJason C. Mailand, Charles C. Johnson, Jeffery D. Kitzman
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Abstract
A dissolvable tool includes a body having at least a portion configured to dissolve in a fluid, and a barrier connected to the body. The barrier is configured to slidably fluidically seal to a structure that the body and the barrier are movable within to maintain a volume of the fluid between the barrier and the body while the barrier and the body are moved through the structure.
Claims21
A dissolvable tool comprising:
- a body having at least a portion configured to dissolve in a fluid;
- and
- at least one barrier connected to the body configured to slidably fluidically seal to a structure that the body and the at least one barrier are movable within to maintain a volume of the fluid between the at least one barrier and the body and thereby maintain exposure between the fluid and the at least a portion of the body configure to dissolve in the fluid while the at least one barrier and the body are moved through the structure.
A method of dissolving a tool comprising:
- positioning a fluid configured to dissolve a body of the tool within a structure;
- positioning the body and at least one barrier attached thereto within the structure such that a volume of the fluid is positioned between the body and the at least one barrier;
- running the body and the at least one barrier through the structure;
- and
- maintaining the volume of the fluid between the body and the at least one barrier and the structure during the running;
- maintaining exposure of the body to the fluid during the running;
- and
- dissolving the body with the fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.