Patents by Inventor Ahmed Alzahabi

Ahmed Alzahabi 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).

  • Fracturability index maps for fracture placement and design of shale reservoirs
    Patent number: 10480289
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating a fracturability index for use in identifying fracture locations and propagation in subterranean formations. A well path can be divided into a plurality of segments and the order of fracture locations along the path can be identified. Such an order is based on an optimal fracture stage from a production point of view followed by subsequent fracture stages. The above steps or operations can be repeated with respect to additional paths to generate data for use in determining prioritized segments and identifying fracture locations and propagation in subterranean formations. Such data can be compiled in the context of a fracturability index map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Texas Tech University System
    Inventors: Ahmed Alzahabi, Mohamed Y. Soliman, Noah Everett Berlow, Timothy Michael Spinner
  • FRACTURABILITY INDEX MAPS FOR FRACTURE PLACEMENT AND DESIGN OF SHALE RESERVOIRS
    Publication number: 20160090823
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating a fracturability index for use in identifying fracture locations and propagation in subterranean formations. A well path can be divided into a plurality of segments and the order of fracture locations along the path can be identified. Such an order is based on an optimal fracture stage from a production point of view followed by subsequent fracture stages. The above steps or operations can be repeated with respect to additional paths to generate data for use in determining prioritized segments and identifying fracture locations and propagation in subterranean formations. Such data can be compiled in the context of a fracturability index map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Ahmed Alzahabi, Mohamed Y. Soliman, Noah Everett Berlow, Timothy Michael Spinner