Structural expandable materials
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11566171B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US16998658

    申请日:2020-08-20

    申请人: Powdermet, Inc.

    IPC分类号: C09K8/80 E21B43/267 C09K8/70

    摘要: A composite particle that incorporates a material and is designed to undergo a reaction and/or mechanical or chemical change with the environment to increase in volume. The composite particle can be combined with a constraining matrix to create an expandable particle upon reaction. These particles can be used in stimulating wells, including oil and gas reservoirs.

    Syntactic metal matrix materials and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11407028B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US16030082

    申请日:2018-07-09

    申请人: Powdermet, Inc.

    摘要: A syntactic metal foam composite that is substantially fully dense except for syntactic porosity is formed from a mixture of ceramic microballoons and matrix forming metal. The ceramic microballoons have a uniaxial crush strength and a much higher omniaxial crush strength. The mixture is continuously constrained while it is consolidated. The constraining force is less than the omniaxial crush strength. The substantially fully dense syntactic metal foam composite is then constrained and deformation worked at a substantially constant volume. The deformation working is typically performed at a yield strength that is adjusted by way of selecting a working temperature at which the yield strength is approximately less than the omniaxial crush strength of the included ceramic microballoons. This deformation causes at least work hardening and grain refinement in the matrix metal.

    Syntactic Metal Matrix Materials and Methods

    公开(公告)号:US20190015902A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-17

    申请号:US16030082

    申请日:2018-07-09

    申请人: Powdermet, Inc.

    摘要: A syntactic metal foam composite that is substantially fully dense except for syntactic porosity is formed from a mixture of ceramic microballoons and matrix forming metal. The ceramic microballoons have a uniaxial crush strength and a much higher omniaxial crush strength. The mixture is continuously constrained while it is consolidated. The constraining force is less than the omniaxial crush strength. The substantially fully dense syntactic metal foam composite is then constrained and deformation worked at a substantially constant volume. The deformation working is typically performed at a yield strength that is adjusted by way of selecting a working temperature at which the yield strength is approximately less than the omniaxial crush strength of the included ceramic microballoons. This deformation causes at least work hardening and grain refinement in the matrix metal.

    Acoustic imaging agent
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11608736B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US17126471

    申请日:2020-12-18

    申请人: Powdermet, Inc.

    摘要: An imaging agent, a method of production of the imaging agent, and the use of the imaging agent for microseismic monitoring of subterranean formations such as those generated during hydraulic fracturing. The acoustic emitting agent is tailorable for emission delay to ensure placement and frequency emission profiles for well region differentiation. This monitoring tool is highly useful in gas, oil, and geothermal well defining and stimulation monitoring.

    Structural Expandable Materials
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190016951A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-17

    申请号:US16131454

    申请日:2018-09-14

    申请人: Powdermet, Inc.

    IPC分类号: C09K8/80 C09K8/70 E21B43/267

    摘要: A composite particle that incorporates a material and is designed to undergo a reaction and/or mechanical or chemical change with the environment to increase in volume. The composite particle can be combined with a constraining matrix to create an expandable particle upon reaction. These particles can be used in stimulating wells, including oil and gas reservoirs.

    Structural expandable materials
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10106730B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-23

    申请号:US14940209

    申请日:2015-11-13

    申请人: Powdermet, Inc.

    IPC分类号: C09K8/80 C09K8/70 E21B43/267

    摘要: A composite particle that incorporates a material and is designed to undergo a reaction and/or mechanical or chemical change with the environment to increase in volume. The composite particle can be combined with a constraining matrix to create an expandable particle upon reaction. These particles can be used in stimulating wells, including oil and gas reservoirs.