Patents by Inventor Ahmed FOUDA
Ahmed FOUDA 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).
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Publication number: 20250146409Abstract: A system and method for taking measurements in a formation. The system may include a quantum entangled photon source that entangles an idler particle and a probe particle, a transmitter disposed in a wellbore and connected to the quantum entangled photon source by a transmitter waveguide, a receiver disposed in the wellbore, and a carrier laser connected to the receiver by a carrier waveguide. The system may further comprise a detector connected to the carrier waveguide and an information handling system in communication with the quantum entangled photon source, the carrier laser, and the detector. The method may include broadcasting a probe particle from a transmitter into a formation, capturing the probe particle with at least one receiver after the probe particle has interacted with the formation, and measuring the probe particle during an interaction with the formation using an idler particle in a detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2023Publication date: May 8, 2025Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Michael Jones, Jeffrey James Crawford, Ahmed Fouda
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Publication number: 20250137369Abstract: A downhole tool to identify a defect in a wellbore tubular comprises a transmitter array of N transmitter coils, wherein a moment of each of the N transmitter coils are to point in a different azimuthal direction, wherein each of the N transmitter coils is to emit an excitation signal independent of the other N transmitter coils. The downhole tool comprises a receiver array of M receiver coils, wherein a moment of each of the M receiver coils are to point in a different azimuthal direction, wherein each of the M receiver coils is to measure a response signal derived from the excitation signal from each of the N transmitter coils. A processor processes, based on a set of scaling weights, the response signal measured by each of the M receiver coils derived from the excitation signals emitted from each of the transmitter coils to create a processed response.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Joao Vicente Goncalves Rocha, Leonardo Kessler Slongo
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Patent number: 12265196Abstract: A method and system for correlating two or more logs. The method may include reviewing an openhole log to identify one or more depths within a wellbore for testing, disposing a fluid sampling tool into the wellbore, creating a correlation log with the fluid sampling tool, depth-matching the correlation log to the openhole log to create a relative shift table, and moving the fluid sampling tool to the one or more depths within the wellbore based at least in part on the relative shift table. The system may include a fluid sampling tool disposed in a wellbore to create a correlation log and an information handling system connected to the fluid sampling tool.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Sadeed Sayed, Ahmed Fouda, Bin Dai, Christopher Michael Jones
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Publication number: 20250085449Abstract: A method comprising: disposing a tool into a borehole, wherein the tool comprises: one or more guard electrodes configured to transmit a current into at least a formation surrounding the borehole; and one or more monitor electrodes configured to obtain one or more measurements from at least the formation surrounding the borehole. The method may be further configured to perform a first and second inversion on the one or more measurements to form a first inversion set; forming a misfit of the first inversion and a misfit of the second inversion based at least on the first inversion set and second inversion set; determining a weighting inversion coefficient based at least on the misfit of the first inversion and the misfit of the second inversion; and combining the first invasion set, the second invasion set, and/or weighting inversion coefficient to form one or more inversion products.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Xusong Wang, Baris Guner, Ahmed Fouda
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Publication number: 20250073233Abstract: The invention encompasses the novel class of compounds represented by the Formula (I), (II), (III) and (IV) below, which are modulators of ROR?t The invention also encompasses pharmaceutical compositions which include the compounds shown above and methods of treating or preventing autoimmune diseases and antibody mediated rejection.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Jean I Tchervenkov, Steven Paraskevas, Sarita Negi
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Patent number: 12203360Abstract: A method for estimating a thickness for each of a plurality of nested tubulars may include disposing an electromagnetic (EM) logging tool in a wellbore, transmitting an electromagnetic field from the transmitter into one or more tubulars to energize the one or more tubulars with the electromagnetic field thereby producing an eddy current, and measuring the electromagnetic field generated by the eddy current. Additionally, the method may include defining a prior distribution of at least one pipe thickness log based on the plurality of measurements, processing a first set of measurement depth points to estimate one or more tubulars at one or more depths in the wellbore, computing a posterior distribution of the thickness log based at least in part on the prior distribution and the one or more thicknesses, and determining a second set of measurement depth points to process based on the posterior distribution.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Christopher Michael Jones
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Publication number: 20250017826Abstract: Base material arrangements having at least two layers can accommodate the addition of antifungal material (nanofiller), such as in denture base resin without significantly compromising the mechanical properties and/or translucency of the base material arrangements. Antifungal agents such as nanosilver and nanozirconia can be used to modify a surface layer of the material arrangements, such as the denture base, to overcome certain known shortcomings of the modified materials, e.g., typical acrylic resins containing nanosilver and nanozirconia.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Applicant: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityInventors: Mohammed Moustafa Ahmed GAD, Reem ABUALSAUD, Ahmed Mohamed RAHOMA, Shaimaa Mohamed Said FOUDA, Ahmad M. AL-THOBITY
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Publication number: 20250020824Abstract: Placing sensors beyond the outer diameter of a casing of a borehole can allow improved sensor data collection of the casing characteristics, such as its bonding to the subterranean formation, of the subterranean formation characteristics such as wettability or porosity, or the reservoir characteristics, such as drainage direction and rate. Sensors can be positioned by drilling a hole through the casing, such as using a drill and inserting the sensor into or through the hole. In some aspects, a sealer, like a resin can be used to fluidly deal the hole. In some aspects, the sensor can be coupled to power or communications located interior of the inner diameter of the casing. In some aspects, the sensor can be wirelessly powered or can wirelessly communicate with other borehole systems. In some aspects, a hole can be made into the subterranean formation to allow sensor placement deeper into the formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Christopher Michael Jones, Ahmed Fouda
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Publication number: 20240377361Abstract: Reconfigurable electromagnetic pipe inspection tools are designed and assembled using optimized parameters determined using modeling. The reconfigurable tools include multiple modules connected to one another in a stackable fashion guided by optimized tool parameters customized based on well diagrams.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Junwen Dai
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Patent number: 12099035Abstract: Provided are methods and system for hydrocarbon exploration. The method may include using a downhole reconfigurable pipe inspection tool for electromagnetic logging. The method may also include using the electromagnetic pipe inspection tool for inspecting wellbore pipes. The tool may include at least two modules, a signal generator for exciting the transmitter coil; and a receiver circuitry for measuring voltage across the receiver coil, wherein at least one tool parameter is reconfigurable. The first module houses a transmitter coil, a first end, and a second opposing end, wherein the first and second ends each have a connector thereon. The second module houses a receiver coil, a first end, and a second opposing end, wherein the first and second ends of the second module each have a connector thereon.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Junwen Dai
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Patent number: 12044655Abstract: Electromagnetic logging tools are optimized using synthetic logs for the purpose of pre-job planning and accuracy/resolution estimation. One, two and three-dimensional forward modeling are used to generate accurate inspection tool responses. A radial one-dimensional (R1D) electromagnetic forward model is also used to compute an approximate log. By constructing non-linear mapping functions between the R1D model-based log and the 2D model-based log, and mapping the R1D synthetic log using the non-linear mapping functions, a quasi 2D log is computed. The quasi 2D log is processed using model-based inversion, thereby providing estimates of pipe parameters. By analyzing the estimates of pipe parameters, tool performance metrics are obtained and analyze to determine the performance of the tool. The tool parameters are adjusted in order to optimize the performance metrics.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Junwen Dai, Ahmed Fouda
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Publication number: 20240200440Abstract: A method for estimating a thickness for each of a plurality of nested tubulars may include disposing an electromagnetic (EM) logging tool in a wellbore, transmitting an electromagnetic field from the transmitter into one or more tubulars to energize the one or more tubulars with the electromagnetic field thereby producing an eddy current, and measuring the electromagnetic field generated by the eddy current. Additionally, the method may include defining a prior distribution of at least one pipe thickness log based on the plurality of measurements, processing a first set of measurement depth points to estimate one or more tubulars at one or more depths in the wellbore, computing a posterior distribution of the thickness log based at least in part on the prior distribution and the one or more thicknesses, and determining a second set of measurement depth points to process based on the posterior distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: June 20, 2024Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Christopher Michael Jones
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Publication number: 20240201162Abstract: A method and system for downhole sampling. The system may include a downhole fluid sampling tool that may include one or more probes configured to extend into a formation, and a pump configured to collect a fluid from the formation through the one or more probes. The method may further comprise a flowline configured to transport the fluid from the formation through the one or more probes and through the downhole fluid sampling tool and a fluid analysis module comprising a resonator antenna disposed on the flowline and configured to measure at least one property of the fluid. Additionally, the method may comprise measuring at least one property of the fluid with at least one resonator antennas that are disposed on or within an outer surface of the flowline.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: June 20, 2024Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Baris Guner
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Publication number: 20240183267Abstract: A method may comprise disposing a downhole pressure sampling tool into a wellbore; calculating a prior distribution based at least in part on one or more proxy logs, moving the downhole pressure sampling tool to a first location in the wellbore, taking at least one measurement with the downhole pressure sampling tool at the first location in the wellbore, calculating a posterior distribution based at least in part on the at least one measurement and the prior distribution, identifying a second location based at least in part on the posterior distribution, and moving the downhole pressure sampling tool to the second location.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Bin Dai, Christopher Michael Jones
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Publication number: 20240183825Abstract: A system can be provided that can include a measurement tool that can be coupled to a conveyance mechanism for positioning the measurement tool downhole in a wellbore. The wellbore can be encased by a tubular. The system can further include a vibration-inducing device that can cause the tubular to vibrate. Additionally, the system can include an interferometer coupled to the measurement tool for detecting the vibration in the tubular. The system can further generate data useable to determine at least one status of the tubular and at least one status of a cement layer. The cement layer can be positioned between the tubular and a subterranean formation surrounding the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Christopher Michael Jones, Freeman Lee Hill, Xiang Wu, Ahmed Fouda
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Publication number: 20240151873Abstract: A method for estimating a pipe property may include disposing an electromagnetic (EM) logging tool in a wellbore. The EM logging tool may comprise a transmitter disposed on the EM logging tool and a receiver disposed on the EM logging tool. The method may further include transmitting an electromagnetic field from the transmitter into a tubular string to energize the tubular string with the electromagnetic field thereby producing an eddy current that emanates from the tubular string. The method may further include measuring the eddy current in the tubular string with the receiver on at least one channel to obtain one or more measurements from the EM logging tool. The method may further include forming an EM log from the one or more measurements, forming a relationship between a set of one or more previously analyzed measurements and at least one pipe property, and estimating the at least one pipe property from the formed relationship and the one or more measurements from the EM logging tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Junwen Dai, Xusong Wang
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Publication number: 20240142657Abstract: A method and system for correlating two or more logs. The method may include reviewing an openhole log to identify one or more depths within a wellbore for testing, disposing a fluid sampling tool into the wellbore, creating a correlation log with the fluid sampling tool, depth-matching the correlation log to the openhole log to create a relative shift table, and moving the fluid sampling tool to the one or more depths within the wellbore based at least in part on the relative shift table. The system may include a fluid sampling tool disposed in a wellbore to create a correlation log and an information handling system connected to the fluid sampling tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Sadeed Sayed, Ahmed Fouda, Bin Dai, Christopher Michael Jones
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Publication number: 20240125229Abstract: A method and non-transitory storage computer-readable medium for performing a neural operator on one or more wellbore measurements. The method may comprise o obtaining one or more measurements, performing a measurement normalization on the one or more measurements to form one or more normalized measurements, forming a material function with the one or more normalized measurements, and forming a neural operator generated physical response with a neural operator and the material function. The method may further comprise forming a beamforming map with the one or more measurements, and forming a neural operator leak source location map with a neural operator and the one or more measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Xusong Wang, Ahmed Fouda, Xiang Wu, Christopher Michael Jones, Wei Zhang, Junwen Dai
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Patent number: 11914096Abstract: A method for identifying a collar using machine learning may include acquiring one or more measurements from one or more depth points within a wellbore including a tubular string, training a machine learning model using a training dataset to create a trained machine learning model, and identifying at least one hyperparameter using the trained machine learning model. The method may further include creating a synthetic model, wherein the synthetic model is defined by one or more pipe attributes, minimizing a mismatch between the one or more measurements and the synthetic model utilizing the at least one hyperparameter, updating the synthetic model to form an updated synthetic model, and repeating the minimizing the mismatch with the updated synthetic model until a threshold is met.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Junwen Dai, Xusong Wang
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Patent number: 11914098Abstract: A borehole imaging tool may include a plurality of resonator antennas for taking one or more downhole measurements disposed on a supporting structure of the borehole imaging tool. Additionally, each of the plurality of resonator antennas are separated into two or more groups of resonator antennas and each of the two or more groups of resonator antennas operate at a resonance frequency different from one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ahmed Fouda, Baris Guner, Michael S. Bittar