Saudi Arabian Oil Company patent applications on April 24th, 2025
Patent Applications by Saudi Arabian Oil Company on April 24th, 2025
Saudi Arabian Oil Company: 21 patent applications
Saudi Arabian Oil Company has applied for patents in the areas of E21B41/00 (3), G01N15/08 (3), G01N33/24 (3), E21B49/00 (2), C02F1/28 (2) G01N15/0826 (2), B01J20/3483 (1), E21B47/0025 (1), G06F16/335 (1), G01N33/246 (1)
With keywords such as: fluid, sample, including, reservoir, core, methods, production, water, soil, and data in patent application abstracts.
Patent Applications by Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Inventor(s): Mourad Younes of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Abdullah Al Rammah of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Aqil Jamal of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): B01J20/34, B01D53/02, B01J20/22, C10L3/10
CPC Code(s): B01J20/3483
Abstract: a method of treating a sorbent having a species sorbed thereto includes reacting a first reactant and a second reactant to generate heat, and heating the sorbent with the generated heat to desorb the sorbed species form the sorbent. the first reactant includes a molecule having the same chemical identity as the sorbed species. systems for carrying out such methods are provided.
20250128955. METHODS OF PREPARING ALUMINUM OXIDE_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)
Inventor(s): Ibrahim Al-Zahrani of Al-Dammam SA for saudi arabian oil company, Wala Algozeeb of Alkhobar SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): C01F7/30
CPC Code(s): C01F7/30
Abstract: a method of preparing aluminum oxide includes calcining a spent claus catalyst, wherein the catalyst includes at least 75% alumina compounds.
20250128955. METHODS OF PREPARING ALUMINUM OXIDE_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)
Inventor(s): Ibrahim Al-Zahrani of Al-Dammam SA for saudi arabian oil company, Wala Algozeeb of Alkhobar SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): C01F7/30
CPC Code(s): C01F7/30
Abstract: a method of preparing aluminum oxide includes calcining a mixture of alumina compounds, wherein the alumina compounds comprise bochmite, �-aluminum oxide, corundum, and gibbsite.
Inventor(s): Jian Hou of Beijing CN for saudi arabian oil company, Tianpiang Huang of Beijing CN for saudi arabian oil company, Fahd Ibrahim Alghunaimi of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Norah W. Aljuryyed of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): C02F1/52, B01J20/16, B01J20/28, C02F1/28, C02F1/66, C02F101/10, C02F103/08, C02F103/10, E21B43/26
CPC Code(s): C02F1/5236
Abstract: a method for removing sulfates from seawater by immersing a barium adsorbent into produced water to adsorb the barium ions from the produced water. the adsorbent is combined with an acidic solution that pulls the barium ions into the acidic solution. the acidic solution containing barium ions is combined with seawater to precipitate the sulfate as barium sulfate (baso).
20250129282. DRILLING FLUIDS AND METHODS THEREOF_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)
Inventor(s): Jothibasu RAMASAMY of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Mohammed K. ARFAJ of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Mujtaba M. ALSAIHATI of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): C09K8/32
CPC Code(s): C09K8/32
Abstract: drilling fluids may comprise a base fluid, wherein the base fluid is an invert emulsion comprising an oil and water; one or more additives; and a viscosifier comprising 2-dodecenyl succinic acid. methods for using a drilling fluid may comprise operating a drill in a wellbore in the presence of a drilling fluid comprising a base fluid, wherein the base fluid is an invert emulsion comprising an oil and water; one or more additives; and a viscosifier comprising 2-dodecenyl succinic acid.
Inventor(s): Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ghamdi of Al Khobar SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): C09K8/44
CPC Code(s): C09K8/44
Abstract: embodiments herein are directed to a method for forming a solidified fluid barrier in a wellhead including: injecting a wellhead sealing composition into a first flow line, a second flow line, a crown valve, or combinations thereof of the wellhead, the wellhead including at least a wellbore casing, a master valve, a fluid chamber, a first wing valve, a second wing valve, and a crown valve; pumping the wellhead sealing composition including a cyclodextrin, water, and an azaarene into the fluid chamber of the wellhead; and heating the wellhead sealing composition to solidify the wellhead sealing composition in the fluid chamber. further embodiments herein are directed to a wellhead for a subsurface well including a wellbore casing, a master valve, a fluid chamber including a solidified fluid barrier including alpha-cyclodextrin, water, and 4-methylpyridine, a first wing valve, a second wing valve, and a crown valve.
20250129286. SCALE CONTROL IN PRODUCTION FLUIDS_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)
Inventor(s): Hamad Alsaiari of Al-Khobar SA for saudi arabian oil company, Sarah A. Aqeel of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Laila Alabdrabalnabi of Sayhat SA for saudi arabian oil company, Christian Canto Maya of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): C09K8/528, E21B37/06
CPC Code(s): C09K8/528
Abstract: methods for reducing scale deposition are provided. an exemplary method for reducing scale in an oilfield facility includes contacting a production surface with a production fluid including a bacteria, the bacteria present in the production fluid in a concentration of at least about 20/ml.
Inventor(s): Hamad M. ALOWAIYDH of Ras Tannurah SA for saudi arabian oil company, Ayman M. FARSI of Ras Tannurah SA for saudi arabian oil company, Ghassan M. ALTHAGAFI of Ras Tannurah SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): C10G31/09, C07C1/12, C07C7/10, C25B1/02, C25B15/08
CPC Code(s): C10G31/09
Abstract: a gas-oil separation plant (gosp) system includes a crude inlet line extending to a separation vessel where a sour gas stream may be separated from an inlet fluid stream. the gosp system provides an hs membrane system where the sour gas stream may be directed for separation of hs and an electrolyzer where hmay be separated from the hs. the gosp system also includes a combustion gas turbine where an exhaust containing cois produced and a comembrane system where the comay be separated from the exhaust. the hand comay be combined and reacted in a sabatier reactor to produce chand ho. the chmay be used to fuel the combustion gas turbine and the ho may be directed to a steam head for use in other processes. additionally, a sweetened gas stream having the hs removed may be exported by the gosp system.
Inventor(s): Huseyin Rahmi Seren of Houston TX US for saudi arabian oil company, Max Deffenbaugh of Fulshear TX US for saudi arabian oil company, Mohamed Larbi Zeghlache of Al Khobar SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): E21B23/00
CPC Code(s): E21B23/00
Abstract: a method involves mixing metallic particles and a liquefied polymer to form a mixture, placing the mixture within a mold, placing a magnet in the vicinity of the mixture within the mold, thereby causing the metallic particles to position themselves in a self-assembly formation within the mixture in response to a magnetic field generated by the magnet, and solidifying the liquefied polymer, such that a polymer matrix is formed. the metallic particles are distributed and secured in the self-assembly formation throughout the polymer matrix, thereby forming a ballast for an untethered downhole tool configured to be lowered into a well formed in a subterranean formation. the polymer matrix is configured to dissolve in response to being exposed to downhole fluid within the well at specified downhole conditions.
Inventor(s): Shitong Sherry ZHU of Cambridge MA US for saudi arabian oil company, Marta ANTONIV of Cambridge MA US for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): E21B41/00, C09K8/88
CPC Code(s): E21B41/0064
Abstract: methods and systems including introducing a treatment fluid into a subterranean formation wellbore. the treatment fluid includes an aqueous base fluid; nitrogen-containing waste plastic; and carbon dioxide. the nitrogen-containing waste plastic is hydrolyzed in the aqueous base fluid under conditions in the subterranean formation wellbore, thereby forming hydrolysis reaction products. the hydrolysis reaction products and the carbon dioxide are reacted in the subterranean formation wellbore.
20250129698. HYBRID FRAC COMPLETION_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)
Inventor(s): Khalid Mohammed Alruwaili of Dammam SA for saudi arabian oil company, Murtadha J. Altammar of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Waheed Syed Arshad of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): E21B43/26, E21B43/116, E21B43/14
CPC Code(s): E21B43/261
Abstract: methods and systems for hybrid frac completion are disclosed. the methods include installing a hybrid completion system in a well and, in each zone of a first plurality of zones for plug & perf completion: activating an outer shroud of expanding shape memory polymer (smp) around a liner, and perforating, using a perforation gun, a borehole wall. the methods further include, in each zone of the second plurality of zones for sliding sleeve completion: activating an smp packer, and activating a sliding sleeve to expose the borehole wall. the methods further include fracturing the borehole wall by pressurizing the well; sealing, between each zone in the first and second plurality of zones, by actuating a plurality of isolation valves disposed in each zone of the first plurality of zones and each zone of the second plurality of zones; and removing the plurality of isolation valves to produce the well.
Inventor(s): Ramsin Eyvazzadeh of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Hassan Hasan Hamam of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Sherif Khattab of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Mohammed Hashim Alnasser of Al Khobar SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): E21B44/00, E21B49/00, G01V99/00, G06N20/20
CPC Code(s): E21B44/00
Abstract: this disclosure describes systems and methods for determining spatial distributions of petrophysical properties in a subsurface formation. a method includes obtaining input data including petrophysical data, geophysical data and geological data of the subsurface formation; selecting input features from the input data; forming a training dataset including the input features and corresponding labeled data representing a target petrophysical property of the subsurface formation; training, using the training dataset, an ensemble machine learning model; and determining a spatial distribution of the target petrophysical property based on the trained ensemble machine learning model.
Inventor(s): Weichang Li of Katy TX US for saudi arabian oil company, Chicheng Xu of Houston TX US for saudi arabian oil company, Tao Lin of Katy TX US for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): E21B47/002, G06T7/00
CPC Code(s): E21B47/0025
Abstract: example computer-implemented methods, media, and systems for identification and characterization of geologic features in carbonate reservoir are disclosed. one example computer-implemented method includes obtaining multiple core sample images of a carbonate reservoir. the multiple core sample images are labeled using multiple feature classes, where the multiple feature classes include at least one of a vug or fracture. multiple image patches are generated using the labeled plurality of core sample images. a machine learning model is applied to the multiple image patches to identify one or more vugs or fractures in the multiple core sample images. at least one of porosity or permeability of the carbonate reservoir is predicted using the identified one or more vugs or fractures in the multiple core sample images.
Inventor(s): Sehoon Chang of Boston MA US for saudi arabian oil company, Wei Wang of Quincy MA US for saudi arabian oil company, Bora Yoon of Watertown MA US for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): E21B47/11, E21B41/00
CPC Code(s): E21B47/11
Abstract: a method of quantifying zonal flow in a multi-lateral well is described. a first taggant is flowed to a first lateral, and a second taggant is flowed to a second lateral. a first produced fluid that includes the first taggant is flowed from the first lateral into a production tubing. a second produced fluid that includes the second taggant is flowed from the second lateral into the production tubing. a produced stream including the first produced fluid and the second produced fluid is flowed uphole through the production tubing. an amount of the first taggant and an amount of the second taggant in the produced stream are measured. production of fluid from the multi-lateral well proceeds without ceasing throughout the method.
Inventor(s): Jai Ashok Chainani of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Hussain M. Bayat of Saihat SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): E21B47/117, F15B19/00
CPC Code(s): E21B47/117
Abstract: a method to detect hydraulic leaks in unmanned locations includes obtaining a first pressure reading, starting a header pressure pump if the first pressure reading meets a low-level threshold; determining if production valves were opened; terminating operation of the header pressure pump if second pressure reading meets a high-level threshold; and incrementing a pump counter by one. the method includes storing a first snapshot of a fluid level when the pump counter is greater than a pump cycle threshold and starting a predetermined time interval following storing of the first snapshot; storing a second snapshot of the fluid level after the predetermined time interval expires and calculating a difference between the second snapshot and the first snapshot; initiating an alarm when the difference is greater than an allowable leak threshold and resetting the pump counter at a specific time of day.
Inventor(s): Xupeng He of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Marwah M. AlSinan of Al Qatif SA for saudi arabian oil company, Yiteng Li of Thuwal SA for saudi arabian oil company, Zhen Zhang of Thuwal SA for saudi arabian oil company, Hyung Tae Kwak of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Hussein Hoteit of Thuwal SA for saudi arabian oil company, Xiang Rao of Thuwal SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): E21B49/00, E21B43/17
CPC Code(s): E21B49/008
Abstract: a method includes modeling a reservoir using a lab scale set of models and a field scale set of models. the reservoir is modeled using the lab scale set of models by scanning a sample of the reservoir into the lab scale set of models to create modeled fractures, estimating hydraulic properties of the modeled fractures, estimating multi-phase dynamic properties of the modeled fractures, and determining characteristics of a flow regime of a fluid flowing through the modeled fractures. the reservoir is modeled using the field scale set of models by modeling a discrete fracture network of the reservoir, upscaling the discrete fracture network, and calibrating the discrete fracture network. an enhanced oil recovery operation is designed and performed on the reservoir using the calibrated discrete fracture network.
Inventor(s): Faisal B. Almutairi of Dammam SA for saudi arabian oil company, Ali A. Al-Ugla of Khobar SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): F27D9/00, C02F1/28, C02F103/16, F25B15/06
CPC Code(s): F27D9/00
Abstract: systems for cooling a steelmaking plant can include a heat recovery unit with a gas inlet receiving flue gases from production processes of the steelmaking plant. a wastewater treatment unit has an inlet receiving waste water from the production processes of the steelmaking plant and a clean water outlet hydraulically connected to a cooling water inlet of the heat recovery unit. an absorption cooling unit has an inlet hydraulically connected to a hot water discharge of the heat recovery unit.
20250130154. DETERMINING INITIAL PORE PRESSURE_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)
Inventor(s): Hui-Hai Liu of Houston TX US for saudi arabian oil company, Jilin Jay Zhang of Houston TX US for saudi arabian oil company, Rabah Mesdour of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): G01N15/08, G01N33/24
CPC Code(s): G01N15/0826
Abstract: a method includes performing, on a core sample obtained from a reservoir and positioned in a permeability measurement assembly that includes a flow inlet, a permeability operation by flowing a test fluid from the flow inlet and into the core sample and changing an effective stress acting on the core sample. the method also includes determining a natural logarithm of permeability of the core sample as a function of the effective stress, and determining, as a function of the natural logarithm of permeability of the core sample, an initial pore pressure of the reservoir.
Inventor(s): Hui-Hai LIU of Houston TX US for saudi arabian oil company, Jilin Jay ZHANG of Houston TX US for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): G01N15/08, E21B41/00, G01N33/24
CPC Code(s): G01N15/0826
Abstract: systems and methods for determining caprock integrity for geological sequestration of co, such as in above saline aquifers. the testing system for performing the method includes a core container in fluid communication with an upstream reservoir and an upstream pump, further in fluid communication with a downstream liquid reservoir and a downstream liquid pump, and further in fluid communication with a downstream gas reservoir and a downstream gas pump. the method includes determining transient hydraulic conductivity and hydraulic gradient of a caprock core sample using the testing system based on non-darcy flow.
Inventor(s): Mohammed Alshahrani of Dammam SA for saudi arabian oil company, Layan AlSharif of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Naim Dakwar of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): G01N33/24, G01N1/44, G01N5/04, G01N15/00, G01N15/08, G01N19/10
CPC Code(s): G01N33/246
Abstract: a computer-assisted method to monitor soil porosity at a field study site using a portable apparatus, the method including: acquiring a soil sample using a first container; recording a first measurement of a mass and a volume of the soil sample; adding the soil sample to a second container until the soil sample is added in entirety, wherein the second container is pre-filled with a fluid medium, wherein the soil sample is added to the second container without causing soil clustering, and wherein a second measurement of a mass of the second container with the fluid medium is recorded; recording a third measurement of a mass of the second container with the soil sample fully immersed in the fluid medium; calculating a porosity of the soil sample based on the first, second, and third measurements; and providing, at the field study site, the calculated porosity of the soil sample.
Inventor(s): Tammam Alakeel of Sugar Land TX US for saudi arabian oil company, Hassan Mohammadali AI Matouq of AI Qatif SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): G06F16/335, G06F40/284
CPC Code(s): G06F16/335
Abstract: a method for recommending content resources to individuals in an organization. the method includes obtaining a content repository containing one or more content resources, obtaining a first individual data for a first individual and determining, from the first individual data, a first skillset for the first individual, the first skillset including a first skill, the first skill including a first metric including a first description and first value. the method further includes determining a first score for the first skill based on the first individual data and the first metric, obtaining a content map that associates each skill in the first skillset to at least one content resource of the content repository and recommending a first content resource from the content repository for the first individual based on the first score and the content map.
Inventor(s): Saad A. Alharbi of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Bader W. Alkhaldi of Dammam SA for saudi arabian oil company, Ahmad M. Albarrak of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Hussain A. Alkhaldi of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Saleem E. Alharthi of Dammam SA for saudi arabian oil company, Saad G. Alamri of Dhahran SA for saudi arabian oil company, Mashary F. Alotaibi of Dammam SA for saudi arabian oil company
IPC Code(s): H04L9/40, H04L67/12
CPC Code(s): H04L63/20
Abstract: a system for secure data exchange between an operational technology network and an external information technology network separated by an air gap. the system includes a handheld computing device, a first central station coupled to the external information technology network and a receptacle for detachable coupling to the handheld computing device. the system also includes a second central station coupled to the operational technology network and a receptacle for detachable coupling to the handheld computing device. the system manages secure file transfers between the first central station and the second central station in which a file is uploaded to the detachable handheld device, and in which the handheld device is detachable and moveable from the first central station to the second central station or vice versa. thereafter, the handheld device is attachable to the central station to which it has been moved to enable secure downloading of the file.
Saudi Arabian Oil Company patent applications on April 24th, 2025
- Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- B01J20/34
- B01D53/02
- B01J20/22
- C10L3/10
- CPC B01J20/3483
- Saudi arabian oil company
- C01F7/30
- CPC C01F7/30
- C02F1/52
- B01J20/16
- B01J20/28
- C02F1/28
- C02F1/66
- C02F101/10
- C02F103/08
- C02F103/10
- E21B43/26
- CPC C02F1/5236
- C09K8/32
- CPC C09K8/32
- C09K8/44
- CPC C09K8/44
- C09K8/528
- E21B37/06
- CPC C09K8/528
- C10G31/09
- C07C1/12
- C07C7/10
- C25B1/02
- C25B15/08
- CPC C10G31/09
- E21B23/00
- CPC E21B23/00
- E21B41/00
- C09K8/88
- CPC E21B41/0064
- E21B43/116
- E21B43/14
- CPC E21B43/261
- E21B44/00
- E21B49/00
- G01V99/00
- G06N20/20
- CPC E21B44/00
- E21B47/002
- G06T7/00
- CPC E21B47/0025
- E21B47/11
- CPC E21B47/11
- E21B47/117
- F15B19/00
- CPC E21B47/117
- E21B43/17
- CPC E21B49/008
- F27D9/00
- C02F103/16
- F25B15/06
- CPC F27D9/00
- G01N15/08
- G01N33/24
- CPC G01N15/0826
- G01N1/44
- G01N5/04
- G01N15/00
- G01N19/10
- CPC G01N33/246
- G06F16/335
- G06F40/284
- CPC G06F16/335
- H04L9/40
- H04L67/12
- CPC H04L63/20