1. The basic concepts of smart fluids (activated by an energy source such as magnetism, electric field, light, temperature, etc) can’t be applied readily in a typical wellbore due to various reasons:

   • limited size (2”-30” diameter tubulars with restrictions)
   • depth (up to 5000m)
   • operating condition (temperature, pressure, H2S, CO2 varying with depth)
   • complex fluids often changing with time (oil, gas, water)
   • telemetry and verification (e.g. measurement of properties such as viscosity at great depths)

In spite of such limitations, there are applications where this technology could help. We brainstormed ideas by a diverse team of experts with a combined experience of over 300 years and identified requirements for potential applications through gap analysis. The selected applications for our product development include but not limited to: