Patents by Inventor Ahmed Bu Ali

Ahmed Bu Ali 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: 12202755
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for segregation and treatment of waste water streams for enhanced oil recovery are disclosed. One example method includes generating concentrated solution by treating, using a forward osmosis process, waste water of one or more gas streams from a gas plant associated with one or more gas wells, where draw solution of the forward osmosis process includes produced water from one or more crude oil production traps, and the waste water contains kinetic hydrate inhibitor (KHI). The concentrated solution is treated using an oxidation process to generate oxidized solution by decomposing the KHI in the waste water. The oxidized solution is injected into an oil reservoir through a water injection well for enhanced oil recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Mohamed Ahmed Soliman, Abdulaziz Y. Ammar, Ahmed Bu Ali, Seung-Hak Choi, Hasan Al Abdulgader
  • Publication number: 20240199462
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for segregation and treatment of waste water streams for enhanced oil recovery are disclosed. One example method includes generating concentrated solution by treating, using a forward osmosis process, waste water of one or more gas streams from a gas plant associated with one or more gas wells, where draw solution of the forward osmosis process includes produced water from one or more crude oil production traps, and the waste water contains kinetic hydrate inhibitor (KHI). The concentrated solution is treated using an oxidation process to generate oxidized solution by decomposing the KHI in the waste water. The oxidized solution is injected into an oil reservoir through a water injection well for enhanced oil recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Mohamed Ahmed Soliman, Abdulaziz Y. Ammar, Ahmed Bu Ali, Seung-Hak Choi, Hasan Al Abdulgader