Patents Assigned to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
  • Publication number: 20250012769
    Abstract: Method for assessing and certifying the origin of hydrogen, the method comprising the following steps: a. sampling a quantity of hydrogen gas; b. assessing from the sample results the origin of the hydrogen gas; and c. certifying the origin of the hydrogen gas. In particular, step b. comprises assessing the occurrence of CO, N2, CH4 and/or isotopes, preferably deuterium, in the sample. Further a system for assessing and certifying the origin of hydrogen is claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventors: Thierry LUCIDARME, Joao Jorge DA SILVA FERREIRA ALVES
  • Publication number: 20240411048
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for approximating a predicted relative permeability curve and a predicted capillary pressure curve for a core plug sample are disclosed. The method comprises predicting the relative permeability curve and the capillary pressure curve for the core plug sample. The predicting is done using a trained machine learning algorithm and input measured pressure drop values, input measured fluid properties, input measured porous medium properties, and input measured fluid saturation profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventors: Abdul RAVOOF SHAIK, Ali ALSUMAITI, Budoor ALSHEHHI, Shehadeh MASALMEH, Ahmed BINAMRO
  • Patent number: 12110788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for detecting water break-through at an oil and/or gas production site comprising two or more oil and/or gas producing well(s) (3a) and/or well string(s) (3a). The present invention utilizes chemical in-flow tracers and allows for simultaneous monitoring of water breakthrough for two or more oil and/or gas producing well(s) (3a) and/or well completion(s) at centralized down-stream location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventor: Yann Bigno
  • Patent number: 12111436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining a location of hydrocarbon reservoirs using a mechanical properties model of a subsurface geological area. The method comprises the steps of: creating a plurality of presumed seismic sections at the time of deposition based on a seismic interpretation of the subsurface geological area and influences of tectonic time data and tectonic pressure data; creating a mechanical properties model of the subsurface geological area based on the plurality of presumed seismic sections at the time of deposition and the influences of tectonic time data and tectonic pressure data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventors: Abdelwahab Noufal, Khalid Obaid
  • Patent number: 12098625
    Abstract: Embodiments include a core plug holding apparatus including a tubular member configured to be inserted into a side pocket of a mandrel, the tubular member having an uphole end, a downhole end, and a core plug section located between the uphole end and the downhole end, wherein the core plug section is used for housing of one or more core plug samples and wherein tubular member includes one or more orifices formed in the core plug section. Embodiments include a method of sampling a well including deploying one or more core plug holding apparatuses into one or more side pocket mandrels of a completion; holding the one or more core plug holding apparatuses in the one or more side pocket mandrels for an incubation period; and retrieving the one or more core plug holding apparatuses from the one or more side pocket mandrels after the passage of the incubation period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignees: Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventors: James McElhinney, Ayesha Almarzooqi, Jorge Salgado Gomes
  • Publication number: 20240286076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for sulfur (S), carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2) recovery from a gaseous stream, the method comprising: providing a first gaseous entry stream and optionally a second gaseous entry stream, both comprising hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and CO2; a sulfur recovery step for recovering sulfur (S) from at least part of the H2S provided with the gaseous entry stream/s) to produce a liquid phase comprising sulfur (S); a CO2 recovery step for recovering at least part of the CO2 provided with the gaseous outlet stream; and an H2 recovery step (10) for recovering at least part of the H2 provided with the gaseous outlet stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventors: Zaher SALEM, Abdullah MALEK, Fahad AL-SADOON, Marwan Khamis HAGGAG, Iman USTADI
  • Publication number: 20240255335
    Abstract: A gas storage ledger system comprises a gas smart meter, capable of measuring on-site a quantity of gas to be stored in an underground reservoir and of providing gas quantity data corresponding to the quantity of gas measured; and a calculation means, coupled to the gas smart meter, capable of receiving the gas quantity data provided by the smart meter and of automatically attaching the gas quantity data to the gas ledger in an authenticated immutable manner. Further, a method for maintaining a gas storage leger is claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventor: Thierry LUCIDARME
  • Patent number: 12031427
    Abstract: A downhole receptacle for tracer installation, comprises a housing and a tracer material arranged within the housing. The tracer material is water soluble. And the housing has an outer shape that corresponds to an outer shape of a standard gas lift valve. Further a method for the installation of a downhole receptacle for a tracer includes the steps of (a) running completion with at least one side pocket mandrel with or without a pre-installed dummy gas lift valve; and (b) replacing the dummy gas lift valve with a downhole receptacle for a tracer or installing a downhole receptacle into the side pocket mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventors: Jorge S. Gomes, Ahmed Al Shmakhy
  • Patent number: 12006817
    Abstract: Cup tester unit comprising a BOP test plug insertable into a casing head housing, for sealing a space of drilling systems above the BOP test plug; a hanger connected to the lower end of the BOP test plug; and a test cup assembled at the outer circumference of the hangers, for sealing with the inner surface of a well casing. Further, a method of testing a of drilling systems and a connection between a well casing and a casing head housing is claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventors: Mohammed Abu Arab, Omar Auf Abdul Rahman
  • Patent number: 11971282
    Abstract: An imaging system for measuring flow rates of the individual phases of a multiphase flow and for providing images of the multiphase flow, wherein the imaging system is adapted to also measure the thickness of deposits on the internal wall of a pipe, and to a method for analyzing a multiphase flow flowing through a pipe using the imaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventors: Mahmoud Meribout, Esra Al Hosani
  • Patent number: 11892583
    Abstract: A method for applying separated wave-field imaging onshore (1) by artificially creating up-going and down-going fields and (2) by using these fields in a migration algorithm. If there are any surface multiples in the data, the resulting image created using the migration algorithm will be distorted by the unknown free-surface reflection coefficient. In fact, the surface multiples may be generated with a complex series of reflection coefficients. The distortions found in the resulting image created using the migration algorithm are then removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventor: Guillaume Cambois
  • Patent number: 11851988
    Abstract: A well unloading valve for a petrochemical well tubing comprising a flow passage connecting an annulus outside the tubing with the inside of the tubing; a lock-out sleeve for selectively closing the flow passage, wherein the lock-out sleeve can be moved from an open to a closed position by means of hydraulic pressure within the tubing; an electrically activated motor module for moving a seal, wherein the seal selectively opens a hydraulic connection from the inside of tubing to the lock-out sleeve for moving the lock-out sleeve hydraulically from the open to the closed position; and a check valve within the flow passage for allowing a flow from the annulus into the tubing and for blocking a flow from the tubing into the annulus. Further a method for unloading a petrochemical well tubing is claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventors: Daniel Newton, Daniel Beaman, Campbell Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11840922
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blow-out preventer BOP test spool system, comprising a test spool to be mounted between a well head and a blow-out preventer; the test spool having an inner cylindrical hole extending in vertical direction of the test spool; the inner cylindrical hole in vertical direction comprising an upper section and a lower section, wherein the lower section comprises a smaller inner diameter than the inner diameter of the upper section; and a test plug, insertable into the inner cylindrical hole of the test spool, the test plug having a cylindrical outer shape with an outer diameter that is smaller than the inner diameter of the upper section and is larger than the inner diameter of the lower section, such that the plug can abut a loading shoulder between the upper and lower section and the plug is not able to move further down within the test spool. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for testing a blow-out preventer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventors: Mohammed Abu Arab, Omar Auf Abdul Rahman
  • Patent number: 11767756
    Abstract: A method and system for determination of hydrocarbon accumulations in a subsurface geological area are disclosed. The method comprises creating a structural framework of the subsurface geological area, calculation of a mechanical stress, identifying trapping mechanisms, predicting of a relative fold movement, and estimating of the formation of the hydrocarbon accumulations, and determining the location of the hydrocarbon accumulations in the subsurface geological area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventors: Khalid Obaid, Abdulla Shehab, Abdelwahab Noufal
  • Patent number: 11745121
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe an inline demulsification system (400, 430) including an inline flow conditioner (402,410) for separating a multiphase fluid into a liquid phase (420) and a gas phase (422), wherein the liquid phase (420) includes an emulsion; and an ultrasonic wave device (404), provided downstream from the flow conditioner (402, 410), including one or more ultrasonic probes (442) for emitting ultrasonic waves (452) towards the multiphase fluid, wherein the ultrasonic waves (452) demulsify at least a portion of the emulsion. Embodiments of the present disclosure also describe related systems and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventors: Mahmoud Meribout, Lyes Khezzar, Nabil Kharoua, Esra Al Hosani
  • Patent number: 11549338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (20) for clearing a plugged control line (12), in particular for clearing a plugged surface controlled sub-surface safety valve (11) control line (12), the apparatus (20) comprising a connecting means (27) configured to connect the apparatus (20) to an upstream end of the plugged control line (12); and a pumping means (21, 22) configured to pump a dissolvent (30) through the connecting means (27) into the control line (12) to build up dissolvent pressure in the control line (12). The invention further comprises a bore system and a method for clearing a plugged control line (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventor: Abdallah Sobhi Alhalabi
  • Patent number: 11326429
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing fluids or gases from a horizontal well 10, the method comprising the steps providing a horizontal well 10 having a horizontal production openhole 20, dividing the horizontal production openhole 20 into at least two separate compartments 30, 32 by means of blockers 40, 42, providing for each separate compartment 30, 32 at least one production string 50, 52, and passing fluid or gas 100, 102 from each compartment 30, 32 to the surface 106 via the corresponding production strings 50, 52. The present invention further relates to a fluid or gas production device 1 for horizontal fluid or gas wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventor: Ahmed Alshmakhy
  • Patent number: 11262466
    Abstract: A method of seismic acquisition using a dispersed-source array (DSA) comprising two or more sources. The method comprises determining, for each of the two or more sources of the DSA, an individual spectrally-banded waveform. For each of the two or more sources, a primary waveform is formed by repeating the individual spectrally-banded waveform. For each of the two or more sources, a secondary waveform is formed based on the primary waveform. The secondary waveform is spectrally shifted relative to the primary waveform such that secondary waveforms of any two of the two or more sources are spectrally non-overlapping. The blending operator based on the secondary waveform of each of the two or more sources is provided to the DSA. The method also includes performing deblended-data reconstruction of acquired seismic data using one or more properties of the blending operators of the two or more sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventor: Tomohide Ishiyama
  • Patent number: 10767423
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stabilizing system (100, 200, 300) adapted to be used in a drilling system, wherein the transversal diameter of the stabilizing system (100, 200, 300) increases when drilling forces are applied onto the stabilizing system (100, 200, 300). The invention further comprises a corresponding method for drilling a hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
    Inventors: Fahed Salem Saleh Awadh Al Ameri, Farhaad Khaled Saeed Mohamed Al Awadhi