SG11201804097VA - Downhole tool with alterable structural component - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -' Organization International Bureau rest0) (43) International Publication Date .... .....r ,„„0 6 July 2017 (06.07.2017) W I P0 I P CT (10) WO International Publication Number 1111111111113111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 2017/116477 Al (51) International Patent Classification: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, E21B 17/18 (2006.01) E21B 41/00 (2006.01) BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, E21B 23/00 (2006.01) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, (21) International Application Number: KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, PCT/US2015/068338 MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, (22) International Filing Date: PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, 31 December 2015 (31.12.2015) SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, (25) Filing Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise (26) Publication Language: English kind of regional protection available): (71) Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, INC. [US/US]; 3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Hous- TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, ton, Texas 77032-3219 (US). TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, (72) Inventor: SCHMIDT, Daniel Lee; 610 Cedar Creek, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, Duncan, Oklahoma 73533 (US). SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, (74) Agents: HELLER, Brett A. et al.; Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, White, Williams & Aughtry, 1200 Smith Street, 14th Published: Floor, Houston, Texas 77002 (US). — with international search report CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. indicated, for every ARIPO (BW, GH, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, TG). (Art 21(3)) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, Title: DOWNHOLE TOOL WITH ALTERABLE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT (54) 105 119 121 120 110 7 -122 J J r z A rnac 4 eark-witemiaNstwa t aa N a t a smissmis - Il 122 ' h 1 hag lal reWr e If f re, re t to r z / 7_ Zig/ , .4t 119 121 114 120 1 1 ° 1-1 1-1 Fig. 1 - -- 1 (57) (57) : Various embodiments include methods and apparatus structured to control access from a N can be provided to allow flow from an inner diameter of a casing to external to the casing based on an alterable a portion of the tool. The alterable material can be structured as a dissolvable material or a degradable material. Q us, systems, and methods can be implemented in a variety of applications. casing in a borehole. A tool material structured as Additional apparat -