Patent SG-11201806175R-A (SG)
Title: 3d printed subsurface tool having a metal diaphragm
Inventor: PASSMORE KEVIN ROBIN
IPC: E21B17/02
Filed: 2016-03-14
Abstract: i= I 200 I - 130 130b - 195 125 130a 130c _ r I Fig. 3 -/ 155 1 4 , -190 IIII ' 4 7 — 135- — 7 °.- 135a 1 1 = 170 I ,, I :50_105__-= \ 165 96 145 120 150 100 115 95 160 140 EIMENSISSEININISEINIMINFINIMEMSNIII LwNw.-ww•-mmm - .. Q= 185 zunormszemmi . i ffm. .r,ar W O 20 17 / 160 266 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/160266 Al 21 September 2017 (21.09.2017) WIPO I PCT 11111111111111 0 11101 010 11111 010 11111 III 0111100 1101 011111111111111111111111 0111111 (51) International Patent Classification: E21B 17/00 (2006.01) B22F 7/08 (2006.01) E21B 17/02 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2016/022270 (22) International Filing Date: 14 March 2016 (14.03.2016) Filing Language: English Publication Language: English Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. [US/US]; 3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Hous- ton, Texas 77032 (US). (72) Inventor: PASSMORE, Kevin Robin; 1001 Bluebonnet Court, McKinney, Texas 75070 (US). (74) Agent: SUAREZ, Vera L.; IP Section, Haynes and Boone, LLP, 2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75219 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (25) (26) (71) (54) Title: 3D PRINTED SUBSURFACE TOOL HAVING A METAL DIAPHRAGM 85 Fig. 2 (57) : A subsurface tool adapted to extend within a wellbore that includes an outer sleeve defining a first passageway; an in- ner sleeve disposed within the first passageway to form an annulus between the outer sleeve and inner sleeve; and a first annular dia - phragm extending between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve to fluidically isolate a first portion of the annulus from and a second portion of the annulus; wherein when the tool is in a first configuration, the first annular diaphragm is integrally formed with the in- ner sleeve and outer sleeve to form a single-component tool.