Patents by Inventor Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman

Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman 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: 11719063
    Abstract: A method of freeing a stuck pipe in a wellbore includes positioning a pipe freeing tool within an annulus of the stuck pipe, the pipe freeing tool including a body and two or more arms coupled to and extending from the body, and activating the two or more arms of the pipe freeing tool to extend outwards from the body to apply a force to the stuck pipe. Another method of freeing a stuck pipe in a wellbore includes determining a stuck point along a drillstring comprising the stuck pipe, and activating a pipe freeing tool coupled to the stuck pipe to apply a force to the stuck pipe, wherein the force moves the stuck pipe away from a surface of the wellbore and towards a center of the wellbore, and the pipe freeing tool includes a plurality of expandable disc elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman, Bandar S. Al-Malki, Magbel Alharbi, Zainab Alsaihati
  • Publication number: 20220298880
    Abstract: A method of freeing a stuck pipe in a wellbore includes positioning a pipe freeing tool within an annulus of the stuck pipe, the pipe freeing tool including a body and two or more arms coupled to and extending from the body, and activating the two or more arms of the pipe freeing tool to extend outwards from the body to apply a force to the stuck pipe. Another method of freeing a stuck pipe in a wellbore includes determining a stuck point along a drillstring comprising the stuck pipe, and activating a pipe freeing tool coupled to the stuck pipe to apply a force to the stuck pipe, wherein the force moves the stuck pipe away from a surface of the wellbore and towards a center of the wellbore, and the pipe freeing tool includes a plurality of expandable disc elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman, Bandar S. Al-Malki, Magbel Alharbi, Zainab Alsaihati
  • Patent number: 11421497
    Abstract: A method of freeing a stuck pipe includes positioning a pipe freeing tool within the wellbore at a location proximate the stuck pipe, the pipe freeing tool including a downhole conveyance; and an arm coupled to the downhole conveyance, and activating the arm of the pipe freeing tool to apply a force to an external surface of the stuck pipe, wherein the force moves the stuck pipe away from a surface of the wellbore and towards a center of the wellbore. Another method of freeing a stuck pipe from a wellbore includes positioning a pipe freeing tool within the wellbore at a location proximate the stuck pipe, the pipe freeing tool including a jack device and a set of wheels coupled to the jack device, and activating the jack device of the pipe freeing tool to apply a force to an external surface of the stuck pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman, Bandar S. Al-Malki, Magbel Alharbi, Zainab Alsaihati
  • Patent number: 11391104
    Abstract: A method of freeing a stuck pipe in a wellbore includes positioning a pipe freeing tool within an annulus of the stuck pipe, the pipe freeing tool including a body and two or more arms coupled to and extending from the body, and activating the two or more arms of the pipe freeing tool to extend outwards from the body to apply a force to the stuck pipe. Another method of freeing a stuck pipe in a wellbore includes determining a stuck point along a drillstring comprising the stuck pipe, and activating a pipe freeing tool coupled to the stuck pipe to apply a force to the stuck pipe, wherein the force moves the stuck pipe away from a surface of the wellbore and towards a center of the wellbore, and the pipe freeing tool includes a plurality of expandable disc elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman, Bandar S. Al-Malki, Magbel Alharbi, Zainab Alsaihati
  • Patent number: 11248454
    Abstract: A method of removing fluid from a well using a downhole pump includes deploying the downhole pump to a vertical position within a production tubing disposed in the well, securing the downhole pump to the production tubing at the vertical position, powering a motor of the downhole pump with an electrical line of the downhole pump that extends from a surface of the well and that terminates at a profile of the downhole pump, and activating the motor to pump fluid out of the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Suliman M. Azzouni, Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman
  • Publication number: 20210381330
    Abstract: A method of freeing a stuck pipe in a wellbore includes positioning a pipe freeing tool within an annulus of the stuck pipe, the pipe freeing tool including a body and two or more arms coupled to and extending from the body, and activating the two or more arms of the pipe freeing tool to extend outwards from the body to apply a force to the stuck pipe. Another method of freeing a stuck pipe in a wellbore includes determining a stuck point along a drillstring comprising the stuck pipe, and activating a pipe freeing tool coupled to the stuck pipe to apply a force to the stuck pipe, wherein the force moves the stuck pipe away from a surface of the wellbore and towards a center of the wellbore, and the pipe freeing tool includes a plurality of expandable disc elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman, Bandar S. Al-Malki, Magbel Alharbi, Zainab Alsaihati
  • Publication number: 20210381331
    Abstract: A method of freeing a stuck pipe includes positioning a pipe freeing tool within the wellbore at a location proximate the stuck pipe, the pipe freeing tool including a downhole conveyance; and an arm coupled to the downhole conveyance, and activating the arm of the pipe freeing tool to apply a force to an external surface of the stuck pipe, wherein the force moves the stuck pipe away from a surface of the wellbore and towards a center of the wellbore. Another method of freeing a stuck pipe from a wellbore includes positioning a pipe freeing tool within the wellbore at a location proximate the stuck pipe, the pipe freeing tool including a jack device and a set of wheels coupled to the jack device, and activating the jack device of the pipe freeing tool to apply a force to an external surface of the stuck pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman, Bandar S. Al-Malki, Magbel Alharbi, Zainab Alsaihati
  • Patent number: 11149510
    Abstract: A method of freeing a stuck pipe includes positioning a pipe freeing tool within the wellbore at a location proximate the stuck pipe, the pipe freeing tool including a downhole conveyance; and an arm coupled to the downhole conveyance, and activating the arm of the pipe freeing tool to apply a force to an external surface of the stuck pipe, wherein the force moves the stuck pipe away from a surface of the wellbore and towards a center of the wellbore. Another method of freeing a stuck pipe from a wellbore includes positioning a pipe freeing tool within the wellbore at a location proximate the stuck pipe, the pipe freeing tool including a jack device and a set of wheels coupled to the jack device, and activating the jack device of the pipe freeing tool to apply a force to an external surface of the stuck pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman, Bandar S. Al-Malki, Magbel Alharbi, Zainab Alsaihati
  • Patent number: 11085264
    Abstract: A method of freeing a stuck pipe includes positioning a pipe freeing tool within the wellbore at a location proximate the stuck pipe, the pipe freeing tool including a downhole conveyance; and an arm coupled to the downhole conveyance, and activating the arm of the pipe freeing tool to apply a force to an external surface of the stuck pipe, wherein the force moves the stuck pipe away from a surface of the wellbore and towards a center of the wellbore. Another method of freeing a stuck pipe from a wellbore includes positioning a pipe freeing tool within the wellbore at a location proximate the stuck pipe, the pipe freeing tool including a jack device and a set of wheels coupled to the jack device, and activating the jack device of the pipe freeing tool to apply a force to an external surface of the stuck pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman, Bandar S. Al-Malki, Magbel Alharbi, Zainab Alsaihati
  • Patent number: 10947789
    Abstract: A downhole tool includes a top sub-assembly configured to couple to a downhole conveyance operable to move the downhole tool through a wellbore; a housing coupled to the top sub-assembly and including a retention sub-assembly mounted in the housing and a slot formed in a downhole end of the housing and shaped to engage a mudline abandonment cap; and a locking sleeve coupled to the retention sub-assembly and moveable, by the retention sub-assembly, to adjustably lock the slot to the mudline abandonment cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman, Suliman M. Azzouni, Mohammed K. Muqri
  • Publication number: 20210071481
    Abstract: A downhole tool includes a top sub-assembly configured to couple to a downhole conveyance operable to move the downhole tool through a wellbore; a housing coupled to the top sub-assembly and including a retention sub-assembly mounted in the housing and a slot formed in a downhole end of the housing and shaped to engage a mudline abandonment cap; and a locking sleeve coupled to the retention sub-assembly and moveable, by the retention sub-assembly, to adjustably lock the slot to the mudline abandonment cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman, Suliman M. Azzouni, Mohammed K. Muqri
  • Publication number: 20200263524
    Abstract: A method of removing fluid from a well using a downhole pump includes deploying the downhole pump to a vertical position within a production tubing disposed in the well, securing the downhole pump to the production tubing at the vertical position, powering a motor of the downhole pump with an electrical line of the downhole pump that extends from a surface of the well and that terminates at a profile of the downhole pump, and activating the motor to pump fluid out of the well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Suliman M. Azzouni, Najeeb Al-Abdulrahman