Downhole tools and methods of controllably disintegrating the tools
US10677008B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B29/02
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of controllably disintegrating a downhole article comprises disposing a first article in a downhole environment, the first article being the downhole article to be disintegrated; disposing a second article in the downhole environment after the first article is disposed, the second article carrying a device, a chemical, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; and disintegrating the first article with the device, chemical, or the combination comprising at least one of the foregoing from the second article.
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