Patent ID: 11939840
Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A well tool comprising:
a tool housing including a through bore defined by an inner wall and a wall cavity in the inner wall;
a swellable metallic material positioned in the wall cavity;
a tubular member moveable within the through bore of the housing from a first position to a second position to perform a tool function, wherein the tubular member blocks flow to the wall cavity in the first position and opens the wall cavity for exposure of the swellable metallic material to an activation fluid in the second position; and
wherein the swellable metallic material is configured to swell into engagement with the tubular member in response to the exposure to the activation fluid to hold the tubular member in the second position.