Patent ID: 11885195
Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC E  C  F | IPC C  E  F

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
an oilfield tubular positionable downhole; and
a swellable metal material positioned proximate a surface of the oilfield tubular for swelling and causing a fluid seal within a flow path defined in part by the oilfield tubular in response to the swellable metal material being in contact with a water-based fluid,
wherein the swellable metal material includes an amorphous silica,
and wherein the swellable metal material is configurable to react with the amorphous silica and the water-based fluid to result in a final product that is a metal-silicate-hydrate.