Patents by Inventor Abdullah A. Almulhim

Abdullah A. Almulhim 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).

  • Wellbore abandonment using recycled tire rubber
    Patent number: 11661541
    Abstract: In wellbore abandonment operations using recycled tire rubber, a quantity of shredded rubber obtained by shredding waste tires is mixed with a quantity of a wellbore fluid to form a wellbore abandonment fluid. A first plug of cement is flowed into a wellbore to be abandoned. After the first plug of cement has set, the wellbore abandonment fluid is flowed into the wellbore such that the wellbore abandonment fluid contacts and is uphole of the first plug of cement within the wellbore. After flowing the wellbore abandonment fluid into the wellbore, a second plug of cement is flowed into the wellbore such that the second plug of cement contacts and is uphole of the wellbore abandonment fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Saad Hamid, Nahr M. Abulhamayel, Mohammed Alatigue, Abdullah A. Almulhim
  • WELLBORE ABANDONMENT USING RECYCLED TIRE RUBBER
    Publication number: 20230145480
    Abstract: In wellbore abandonment operations using recycled tire rubber, a quantity of shredded rubber obtained by shredding waste tires is mixed with a quantity of a wellbore fluid to form a wellbore abandonment fluid. A first plug of cement is flowed into a wellbore to be abandoned. After the first plug of cement has set, the wellbore abandonment fluid is flowed into the wellbore such that the wellbore abandonment fluid contacts and is uphole of the first plug of cement within the wellbore. After flowing the wellbore abandonment fluid into the wellbore, a second plug of cement is flowed into the wellbore such that the second plug of cement contacts and is uphole of the wellbore abandonment fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Saad Hamid, Nahr M. Abulhamayel, Mohammed Alatigue, Abdullah A. Almulhim