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Heat generator for screen deployment

  • US 7,708,073 B2
  • Filed: 03/05/2008
  • Issued: 05/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A well completion method comprising:

  • covering at least one base pipe at least partially with a porous conforming material;

    running the base pipe with the conforming material to a desired location in a wellbore;

    heating the conforming material to deploy it to bridge an annular gap to a wellbore wall, where the heat is provided downhole by a catalytic reaction that produces steam, where the catalytic reaction comprises contacting a catalyst with hydrogen peroxide and methanol, whereby steam and carbon dioxide are produced; and

    filtering fluids through the conforming material to the base pipe.

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