SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY patent applications on February 20th, 2025

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Patent Applications by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY on February 20th, 2025

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY: 20 patent applications

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY has applied for patents in the areas of B01J20/20 (2), E21B49/00 (2), C09K8/506 (2), E21B43/34 (2), E21B47/06 (2) B01J20/3416 (1), E21B47/13 (1), G06Q50/18 (1), G01V1/305 (1), G01N33/2841 (1)

With keywords such as: pressure, data, include, carbon, metal, water, based, formation, state, and stream in patent application abstracts.



Patent Applications by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY

20250058300. METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A SULFUR RECOVERY UNIT_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Tarek D. ABOGHONIEM of Udhailiyah (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Faisal A. ALAIFAN of Udhailiyah (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Jalal A. BOJBARAH of Udhailiyah (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Zuhair S. ALABDRABULRIDHA of Udhailiyah (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): B01J20/34, B01D53/02, B01J20/20

CPC Code(s): B01J20/3416



Abstract: improved processes and systems for sweeping an activated carbon bed after steam regeneration to decrease or prevent the occurrence of flameouts or unit trips in a reaction furnace of a low-pressure sulfur recovery unit. the improved sweeping process includes conveying a sweeping gas to the reaction furnace at a sweeping flow rate that is less than an operational flow rate of the activated carbon bed. the improved system includes a bypass line that bypasses at least a portion of the main outlet line of the activated carbon bed to result in a reduced sweeping flow rate. the improved sweeping process may include starting the sweeping process after the temperature of the active carbon beds drops below a threshold level.


20250059028. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS FROM METHANE AND OXYGEN_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Ahmet Atilgan of Houston TX (US) for saudi arabian oil company, Hasmukh A. Patel of Katy TX (US) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): C01B3/16

CPC Code(s): C01B3/16



Abstract: hydrogen may be produced by a method that includes a first reaction where methane is reacted with oxygen to produce at least carbon monoxide and hydrogen, a second reaction where a metal in a reduced state is reacted with water to form at least hydrogen and a metal in an oxidized state, and a third reaction where carbon monoxide is reacted with the metal in an oxidized state to form at least carbon dioxide and the metal in a reduced state.


20250059029. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS FROM WATER AND METHANE_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Ahmet Atilgan of Houston TX (US) for saudi arabian oil company, Hasmukh A. Patel of Katy TX (US) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): C01B3/26

CPC Code(s): C01B3/26



Abstract: hydrogen may be produced by a method that includes a first reaction where methane is reacted with water to produce at least carbon monoxide and hydrogen, a second reaction where a metal in a reduced state is reacted with water to form at least hydrogen and a metal in an oxidized state, and a third reaction where carbon monoxide is reacted with the metal in an oxidized state to form at least carbon dioxide and the metal in a reduced state.


20250059033. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS FROM METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Ahmet Atilgan of Houston TX (US) for saudi arabian oil company, Hasmukh A. Patel of Katy TX (US) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): C01B3/40

CPC Code(s): C01B3/40



Abstract: hydrogen may be produced by a method that includes a first reaction where methane is reacted with carbon dioxide to produce at least carbon monoxide and hydrogen, a second reaction where a metal in a reduced state is reacted with water to form at least hydrogen and a metal in an oxidized state, and a third reaction where carbon monoxide is reacted with the metal in an oxidized state to form at least carbon dioxide and the metal in a reduced state.


20250059048. MODIFIED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES INCLUDING MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES AND CARBOXYLATE MOIETIES AND RELATED METHODS_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Tawfik A. Saleh of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Elaf A. Ahmed of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Danah Almoshawer of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Hasan Al Abdulgader of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Abdullahi B. Olabintan of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): C01B32/174, B01J20/20, B01J20/22, B01J20/28, B01J20/32, C02F1/28, C09K8/506, E21B43/34

CPC Code(s): C01B32/174



Abstract: the disclosure relates to modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (mwcnts) that include mwcnts with carboxylate moieties (e.g., laurate moieties) covalently bonded thereto, and related methods.


20250059092. METHOD TO USE LOSS CIRCULATION MATERIAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING ALKALINE NANOPARTICLE-BASED DISPERSION AND FORMATE ACTIVATOR IN DOWNHOLE CONDITIONS_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Vikrant Wagle of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Rajendra Kalgoankar of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Abdullah Al-Yami of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Mohammad AlHarthi of Dammam (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): C04B28/26, C09K8/504, C09K8/506

CPC Code(s): C04B28/26



Abstract: a loss circulation material (lcm) includes an alkaline nanosilica dispersion and a formate activator. the formate activator may be present in an amount in a range of 1 wt % to 40 wt % of the loss circulation material. a method of controlling loss circulation in a loss circulation zone (lcz) in a wellbore includes introducing an alkaline nanosilica dispersion into the wellbore, introducing a formate activator solution into the wellbore, contacting the alkaline nanosilica dispersion with the formate activator, thereby forming a lcm composition, and forming a gelled solid from the lcm in the loss circulation zone. a method of controlling loss circulation in a lcz in a wellbore includes introducing a lcm that includes an alkaline nanosilica dispersion and a formate activator into the wellbore such that they contact the lcz, and forming a gelled solid from the lcm in the lcz.


20250059450. SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR HYDROCARBON UPGRADING USING CATALYSTS_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Mazin M. Fathi of Dammam (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Mohammed R. Aldossary of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Bader M. Otaibi of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): C10G11/20, B01J23/44, B01J23/86, B01J23/882, B01J23/89, B01J35/02, C10G11/02

CPC Code(s): C10G11/20



Abstract: a process for upgrading a hydrocarbon-based composition includes combining a heated water stream and a pressurized, heated hydrocarbon-based composition in a mixing device to create a combined feed stream. the combined feed stream is introduced into a supercritical water reactor operating at a temperature greater than a critical temperature of water and a pressure greater than a critical pressure of water. the combined feed stream is at least partially converted to an upgraded product. at least one catalyst lobular structure is present in the supercritical water reactor.


20250059453. HYDROCARBON OILS DESULFURIZATION BY SUPERCRITICAL WATER HYDROGENATION PROCESS_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Mazin M. Fathi of Dammam (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Mohammed R. Aldossary of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Bader M. Otaibi of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): C10G65/04

CPC Code(s): C10G65/04



Abstract: a process for upgrading a hydrocarbon-based composition includes combining a heated water stream, a hydrogen stream, and a hydrocarbon-based composition in a mixing device to create a combined feed stream. the combined feed stream is introduced into a supercritical water hydrogenation reactor operating at a temperature greater than a critical temperature of water and a pressure greater than a critical pressure of water. the combined feed stream is at least partially converted to an upgraded product stream, and the upgraded product stream is introduced to a gas/oil/water separator where the upgraded product stream is separated to produce a gas fraction, a liquid oil fraction, and a water fraction. the liquid oil fraction is introduced to a mild hydrotreating unit to produce a hydrotreated product.


20250059454. METHODS FOR PROCESSING HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Robert Peter Hodgkins of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Omer Refa Koseoglu of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Kuo-Wei Huang of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Magnus Rueping of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Anissa Bendjeriou-Sedjerari of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Rajesh Kumar Parsapur of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Manoja K. Samantaray of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): C10G69/04

CPC Code(s): C10G69/04



Abstract: methods for processing a hydrocarbon feedstock may include cracking at least a portion of the hydrocarbon feedstock by contacting the hydrocarbon feedstock with a modified zeolite in the presence of hydrogen to form an intermediate cracked product and steam cracking at least a portion of the intermediate cracked product to form a steam cracked product. the intermediate cracked product may include at least 30 wt. % of one or more linear alkanes. the modified zeolite may include a microporous framework. the microporous framework may include at least silicon atoms and oxygen atoms. the modified zeolite also includes a plurality of group 4-6 metal atoms each bonded to four bridging oxygen atoms, wherein each of the bridging oxygen atoms bonded to the group 4-6 metal atoms bridges one of the plurality of the group 4-6 metal atoms and a silicon atom of the microporous framework.


20250059858. SHOCK-WAVE GENERATION FOR WIRELINE_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Mustafa Karakaya of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Sohrat Baki of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): E21B43/116, E21B43/119

CPC Code(s): E21B43/116



Abstract: a wireline perforation assembly configured to be disposed in a wellbore includes one or more perforation gun subassemblies, each comprising one or more shaped explosive perforation charges configured to, when detonated, form a perforation in a wall of the wellbore. the assembly further includes one or more shock-wave generation subassemblies, each comprising a housing and a length of detonation cord within an interior volume defined at least in part by the housing, the housing at least partially isolating the length of detonation cord from the perforation gun subassemblies and configured such that a detonation of the detonating cord within the interior volume generates shock waves and does not cause detonation of any shaped explosive perforation charges.


20250059862. SMART PRESSURE DRIVEN AUTOMATED FLUID INJECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Jibran AYUB of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Shahid MANZOOR of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): E21B43/16, E21B47/06

CPC Code(s): E21B43/166



Abstract: a method for allocating optimum fluid volume among a set of injectors of a hydrocarbon reservoir includes, for each of multiple depletion stages of the reservoir, determining reservoir pressure at a first region, corresponding to a first injector, in relation to average field reservoir pressure, determining reservoir pressure at a second region, corresponding to a second injector, in relation to average field reservoir pressure, and injecting fluid through the first and second injectors independently and as a function of the determined reservoir pressures at the first and second regions respectively.


20250059884. TRACEABLE AND DISINTEGRABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POWERED SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF DEFECTS IN PIPELINES_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Ahmed Aljarro of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Nada Ibrahim Alruwaii of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Mohmmed T. Abdulmohsin of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Abdulaziz M. Almosa of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Khalid Ghamdi of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Salah A. Zahrani of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): E21B47/13

CPC Code(s): E21B47/13



Abstract: an apparatus includes a buoyant housing; a sensor arrangement housed within the buoyant housing, the sensor arrangement including an electromagnetic (em) transmitter and several em receivers; a wireless communications system to communicate a location of the apparatus within a pipe or other body having a material that is metallic, non-metallic, composite or a combination thereof, to an aerial or terrestrial tracking device; a processor to determining an induced signal value for each of the plurality of em receivers; receiving the induced signal value for each of the plurality of em receivers as an input to a neural network (nn); creating a visual representation of a body based on a nn comparison of the induced signal values for each of the em receivers; and determining whether a body defect exists based on a comparison of the induced signal values for each of the em receivers performed by the nn.


20250059885. COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PROPPANT PARTICULATES HAVING ENCAPSULATED MICRODEVICES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Wael O. BADEGHAISH of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): E21B49/00, C09K8/80, C09K8/92, E21B43/267, E21B47/12

CPC Code(s): E21B49/00



Abstract: proppant particulates may comprise a polymer material and a microdevice encapsulated within the polymer material. compositions may comprise a carrier fluid and a plurality of the proppant particulates dispersed within the carrier fluid. methods may comprise providing the composition containing the plurality of the proppant particulates, introducing the composition into a subterranean formation at or above a fracture gradient pressure to form a plurality of fractures therein, allowing at least a portion of the plurality of proppant particulates to settle in the plurality of fractures, and interrogating the plurality of proppant particulates to determine at least one attribute of the plurality of fractures.


20250059886. Determining Subsurface Formation Boundaries_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Anuar Shakirov of Moscow (RU) for saudi arabian oil company, Mokhles Mustapha Mezghani of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Leyla Ismailova of Moscow (RU) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): E21B49/00

CPC Code(s): E21B49/005



Abstract: systems and methods for determining formation boundaries in a subsurface formation include receiving log data from a set of reference wells in a subsurface formation. a model is calibrated based on the log data to detect formation boundaries. receiving log data from a set of target wells in the subsurface formation. log data from the set of target wells is reconstructed based on a machine learning model. depths of formation boundaries are determined based on the calibrated model. similarities between are determined between log data in intervals defined by the determined depths of formation boundaries from two or more wells. formation boundaries are correlated between the two or more wells in the subsurface formation based on the determined similarities; and a visual representation of the depth of formation boundaries in the subsurface formation is generated based on the correlated formation boundaries.


20250060078. PRESSURE BOOSTING SYSTEM FOR MULTI-PHASE CRUDE OIL_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Ying XUE of Shanghai (CN) for saudi arabian oil company, Woon Yung LEE of Sugar Land TX (US) for saudi arabian oil company, Jinjiang XIAO of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Chidirim Enoch EJIM of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): F17D1/00, E21B43/34

CPC Code(s): F17D1/005



Abstract: a system () for pumping a multi-phase feed mixture includes a separation section () having a separation tank (), a mixing section (), and a pumping section (). the separation tank () has a feed mixture entrance () and a liquid outlet () located at different axial positions along a wall of the separation tank (). a gas line () extends through the separation tank () from a gas inlet () located in an interior of the separation tank to a gas outlet () located outside of the separation tank (). the mixing section () includes a fluid suction chamber () surrounding the gas outlet (), and a liquid line () fluidly connects the liquid outlet () to the fluid suction chamber (). the pumping section () includes a pump (), and a diffuser () fluidly connects the fluid suction chamber () to a pump inlet ().


20250060302. SMART BODY FOR CONTACTLESS DETECTION OF DEFECTS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Ahmed Aljarro of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Mohmmed T. Abdulmohsin of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Ahmed I. Hawas of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Khalid Ghamdi of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Salah A. Zahrani of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): G01N17/00

CPC Code(s): G01N17/006



Abstract: an apparatus includes a buoyant housing, a sensor arrangement housed within the buoyant housing that includes an electromagnetic (em) transmitter surrounded by several em receivers, a hardware processor, and instructions, including determining an induced signal value for each of the plurality of em receivers; receiving the induced signal value for each of the plurality of em receivers as an input for a neural network tangibly embodied on the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium; creating a visual representation of a body based on a neural network comparison of the induced signal values for each of the plurality of em receivers; and determining whether a defect exists on the based on a comparison of the induced signal values for each of the plurality of em receivers performed by the neural network.


20250060352. METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE REAL-TIME GAS-OIL RATIO OF A FLOWING OIL WELL_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Majed Shammari of Alkhobar (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Wisam Shaker of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Abdulhamied Alsousy of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): G01N33/28, E21B47/06, E21B47/10, G01F1/34

CPC Code(s): G01N33/2841



Abstract: a method for estimating the gas-oil ratio (gor) of a flowing oil well in real-time includes installing a first pressure downhole monitoring system in a flowing oil well, and installing a second pressure downhole monitoring system in a flowing oil well such that a pressure gradient can be calculated between a pressure measured by the first pressure downhole monitoring system and a pressure measured by the second pressure downhole monitoring system. then the pressure is measured at the well-head of the oil well, and previous production test results of the oil well are reviewed in order to collect a liquid flow rate from the measured well-head pressure. finally, known correlations between liquid flow rates and pressure gradients at constant gor values are used to determine the gor of the well.


20250060495. METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING MIGRATION DATA USING CROSS-SPREAD GATHERS AND PARALLEL PROCESSING_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Yujin Liu of Beijing (CN) for saudi arabian oil company, Hongwei Liu of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Fuhao Qin of Dhahran (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Yi He of Beijing (CN) for saudi arabian oil company, Yue Du of Beijing (CN) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): G01V1/30, G01V1/34

CPC Code(s): G01V1/305



Abstract: a method may include obtaining various cross-spread gathers regarding a geological region of interest. the method may further include determining traveltime table data based on the cross-spread gathers. the method may further include transmitting the cross-spread gathers to various parallel processing groups in a parallel processing network. a respective cross-spread gather among the cross-spread gathers may be transmitted to a respective parallel processing group among the parallel processing groups. the method may further include determining, by various parallel processing nodes in the respective parallel processing group, a first subset of a migrated dataset using the respective cross-spread gather, a subset of the traveltime table data, a velocity model, and a migration function. the method may further include generating, based on various subsets of the migrated dataset that includes the first subset, a first seismic image of the geological region of interest.


20250061527. METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING PREDICTED CONTRACT DATA USING MACHINE LEARNING_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Omar A. Al Katheer of Inak (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Shooq S. Al Harbi of Dammam (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): G06Q50/18, G06N3/084, G06Q50/02

CPC Code(s): G06Q50/18



Abstract: a method may include obtaining historical contract data regarding various contracts for various service operations. the method may further include extracting, from various servers, supply data regarding various material components using a web scraping process. the method may further include identifying a contract among the contracts that is associated with a service operation. the method may further include determining predicted contract data for the contract using a machine-learning model, the supply data, and the historical contract data. the method further includes determining whether the predicted contract data satisfies a predetermined criterion. the method may further include determining, in response to the predicted contract data failing to satisfy the predetermined criterion, a contract adjustment based on the predicted contract data. the method may further include transmitting a command that adjusts the contract based on the contract adjustment.


20250063146. METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM ANALOG INSTRUMENTS USING A DIGITAL RETROFIT_simplified_abstract_(saudi arabian oil company)

Inventor(s): Vincent Cunningham of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Sahejad Patel of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Hassane Trigui of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Fadl Abdellatif of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Mohamed Abdelkader of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Abdoulelah Hannabi of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company, Abdulrahman Althobaiti of Thuwal (SA) for saudi arabian oil company

IPC Code(s): H04N7/18, G06T7/00, G06T11/60, G06V10/44, G06V10/764, G06V20/50, H04N23/67

CPC Code(s): H04N7/183



Abstract: a digital retrofit device comprises a camera, a processor coupled to the camera and configured with computer-executable instructions that cause the processor to activate the camera to capture an image and process the image so as to identify measurement data being displayed on an analog measurement instrument which is within the image captured by the camera, wherein the processing includes: identifying a type of the analog measurement instrument, identifying features of the analog measurement instrument, extract the measurement data displayed on the analog instrument based on the identified type and features of the analog instrument measurement, convert the extracted data into converted digital information, and obtain supplemental information from a database related to the analog instrument.


SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY patent applications on February 20th, 2025