Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for sealing multilateral junctions
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Application No.: US15933819Application Date: 2018-03-23
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Publication No.: US10385654B2Publication Date: 2019-08-20
- Inventor: John Gibb
- Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
- Current Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Boulware & Valoir
- Main IPC: E21B33/13
- IPC: E21B33/13 ; E21B33/12 ; E21B36/02 ; E21B36/04 ; E21B41/00 ; E21B36/00

Abstract:
A system and method for sealing a multilateral junction in an oil well is described. Molten material, such as a eutectic or non-eutectic alloy, flows into the junction area and forms a durable seal upon cooling. An expanding alloy may be utilized, which expands upon solidification and which has a melting temperature that is higher than the maximum anticipated well temperature. The alloy is placed within a cavity in the well and held at a temperature above the melting point of the alloy, after which the alloy is cooled down to the ambient well temperature and solidifies and expands within the cavity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180274333A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEALING MULTILATERAL JUNCTIONS Public/Granted day:2018-09-27
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