Patent ID: 11927082
Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  C | IPC C  E

Claim 17:
18. A method of completing a wellbore in a subterranean formation, comprising:
positioning an expandable sand control apparatus in the wellbore such that an annulus is formed between the expandable sand control apparatus and the wellbore, the expandable sand control apparatus comprising a non-metallic material having an open cell structure, the non-metallic material comprising:
a base polymer; and
a plurality of smart fillers, wherein a first smart filler of the plurality of smart fillers is configured to facilitate expansion of the non-metallic material to fill the annulus in response to a wellbore condition of the wellbore, and wherein a second smart filler of the plurality of smart fillers is configured to facilitate stiffening of the non-metallic material in response to the wellbore condition.