Patent 9702029 was granted and assigned to Halliburton on July, 2017 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Downhole tools having at least one component made of a doped magnesium alloy solid solution that at least partially degrades in the presence of an electrolyte, wherein the doped magnesium alloy is selected from the group consisting of a doped MG magnesium alloy, a doped WE magnesium alloy, a doped AZ magnesium alloy, a doped ZK magnesium alloy, a doped AM magnesium alloy, and any combination thereof.