Patents by Inventor James Ohioma Arukhe

James Ohioma Arukhe 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: 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
  • Patent number: 10982516
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for operating a hydrocarbon well having inflow control valves (ICVs) and an electrical submersible pump (ESP) disposed in a wellbore of the well. Baseline production data is acquired for a relatively small subset of the possible operating configurations of ICVs in the well, the baseline data is assessed to model fluid pressure gradients in the wellbore, and the modeled fluid pressure gradients are used to estimate an ESP intake pressure for one or more configurations of the ICVs, and the ICVs are controlled to operate in accordance with an ICV configuration associated with an estimated ESP intake pressure that is within an operating intake pressure range for the ESP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: James Ohioma Arukhe, Obiomalotaoso Leonard Isichei, Faisal Khelaiwi
  • Publication number: 20210062627
    Abstract: Provided are techniques for operating a hydrocarbon well having inflow control valves (ICVs) and an electrical submersible pump (ESP) disposed in a wellbore of the well. Baseline production data is acquired for a relatively small subset of the possible operating configurations of ICVs in the well, the baseline data is assessed to model fluid pressure gradients in the wellbore, and the modeled fluid pressure gradients are used to estimate an ESP intake pressure for one or more configurations of the ICVs, and the ICVs are controlled to operate in accordance with an ICV configuration associated with an estimated ESP intake pressure that is within an operating intake pressure range for the ESP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: James Ohioma Arukhe, Obiomalotaoso Leonard Isichei, Faisal Khelaiwi