Abstract: Downhole tools for use in oil and gas production which degrade into non-toxic materials, a method of making them and methods of using them. A frac ball and a bridge plug comprised of polyglycolic acid which can be used in fracking a well and then left in the well bore to predictably, quickly, and safely disintegrate into environmentally friendly products without needing to be milled out or retrieved.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 18, 2013
Publication date:
July 10, 2014
Applicant:
Frazier Technologies, L.L.C.
Inventors:
W. Lynn Frazier, Garrett Frazier, Derrick Frazier
Abstract: A tool having a high-molecular weight Polyglycolides such as polyglycolic acid (PGA) may be used in downhole hydrocarbon recovery applications. Advantageously, PGA tools do not need to be drilled out but will naturally break down into environmentally-compatible natural compounds.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 15, 2013
Publication date:
March 27, 2014
Applicant:
Frazier Technologies, L.L.C.
Inventors:
W. Lynn Frazier, Garrett Frazier, Derrick Frazier