SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DEVICES USED IN A WELL

• Main Authors: BACHMAN, HENRY, N, TAHERIAN, REZA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 26.11.2009
• Subjects: EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

A technique improves the operational characteristics of a well device while the device is used in a wellbore environment. The well device benefits from a unique material, in the form of a negative stiffness material or a negative Poisson's ratio material, positioned to improve the operational c...