Patents by Inventor Ammal Al-Anazi

Ammal Al-Anazi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11512557
    Abstract: Measurement data including data of a sand production rate from a sand metering sensor, pressure data from a pressure sensor, and data of a metal loss value from a metal loss sensor is obtained. A maximum sand erosional velocity ratio and a pressure drawdown are determined. An optimum choke valve setting is determined based on a predefined correlation between the sand production rate, the pressure drawdown, and the maximum sand erosional velocity ratio, in response to determining that the maximum sand erosional velocity ratio is not within a predetermined maximum sand erosional velocity ratio limit. An updated pressure drawdown produced by the determined optimum choke valve setting is within a predetermined pressure drawdown operating window. The surface choke valve is set based on the determined optimum choke valve setting. The well is shutdown by triggering an emergency shutdown device in response to determining that the obtained metal loss value has reached a predefined metal loss limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ammal Al-Anazi, James Arukhe
  • Publication number: 20220243562
    Abstract: Measurement data including data of a sand production rate from a sand metering sensor, pressure data from a pressure sensor, and data of a metal loss value from a metal loss sensor is obtained. A maximum sand erosional velocity ratio and a pressure drawdown are determined. An optimum choke valve setting is determined based on a predefined correlation between the sand production rate, the pressure drawdown, and the maximum sand erosional velocity ratio, in response to determining that the maximum sand erosional velocity ratio is not within a predetermined maximum sand erosional velocity ratio limit. An updated pressure drawdown produced by the determined optimum choke valve setting is within a predetermined pressure drawdown operating window. The surface choke valve is set based on the determined optimum choke valve setting. The well is shutdown by triggering an emergency shutdown device in response to determining that the obtained metal loss value has reached a predefined metal loss limit value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ammal Al-Anazi, James Arukhe
  • Patent number: 11401787
    Abstract: A well livening system to reduce an accumulation in a wellbore includes a chemical skid, the chemical skid includes a chemical storage tank configured to contain the dosing chemical, a dosing pump configured to transfer an amount of the dosing chemical from the chemical storage tank to a wellbore, a skid line, and a dosing check valve configured to allow flow of the amount of dosing chemical, a controller system configured to determine the amount of dosing chemical to be transferred to the wellbore based on downhole data, the connection line configured to transport the amount of dosing chemical from the chemical skid, an injection spool, a hanger configured to support the chemical injection string and to isolate the wellbore from the surface, the chemical injection string configured to deliver the amount of dosing chemical to the wellbore, and a data acquisition system configured to collect downhole data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ammal Al-Anazi, James Ohioma Arukhe
  • Publication number: 20220065082
    Abstract: A well livening system to reduce an accumulation in a wellbore includes a chemical skid, the chemical skid includes a chemical storage tank configured to contain the dosing chemical, a dosing pump configured to transfer an amount of the dosing chemical from the chemical storage tank to a wellbore, a skid line, and a dosing check valve configured to allow flow of the amount of dosing chemical, a controller system configured to determine the amount of dosing chemical to be transferred to the wellbore based on downhole data, the connection line configured to transport the amount of dosing chemical from the chemical skid, an injection spool, a hanger configured to support the chemical injection string and to isolate the wellbore from the surface, the chemical injection string configured to deliver the amount of dosing chemical to the wellbore, and a data acquisition system configured to collect downhole data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ammal Al-Anazi, James Ohioma Arukhe