Patents by Inventor Ali Saleh Rabaa

Ali Saleh Rabaa 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: 11859473
    Abstract: A system for automatic in-situ gas lifting of fluid in a multilateral well may include a plurality of downhole sensors arranged to periodically capture pressure data associated with the multilateral well is disclosed. The system may include a processor operatively connected to the downhole sensors and configured to dynamically determine a pressure gradient value associated with the multilateral well based on the periodically captured pressure data. The system may include a first inflow control valve (ICV) operatively connected to the processor and placed within a first lateral to automatically control a flow of a gas from a downhole natural gas source into the multilateral well based on the dynamically determined pressure gradient, and to cause a lift of the fluid received from a second lateral within the well when the ICV is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Hassan Wasel Al Hashim, Ali Saleh Rabaa
  • Patent number: 11746629
    Abstract: A gas lift system includes tubing configured to be a conduit for production fluids having a weight, an inflow control valve, installed within the tubing, configured to control gas from the gas reservoir into the well, a gas-separator compressor turbine device installed within the tubing, a gas lift valve configured to allow flow of the gas from the annulus into the tubing, and an injection pressure operated gas lift valve configured to allow flow of the gas from the annulus into the tubing. The gas and the production fluids, from the oil reservoir, mix to lower the weight of the production fluids and flow the production fluids through the tubing to be produced at a surface location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ali Saleh Rabaa, Raul Leal Martinez, Abdullah M. Alhabah
  • Publication number: 20220349283
    Abstract: A gas lift system includes tubing configured to be a conduit for production fluids having a weight, an inflow control valve, installed within the tubing, configured to control gas from the gas reservoir into the well, a gas-separator compressor turbine device installed within the tubing, a gas lift valve configured to allow flow of the gas from the annulus into the tubing, and an injection pressure operated gas lift valve configured to allow flow of the gas from the annulus into the tubing. The gas and the production fluids, from the oil reservoir, mix to lower the weight of the production fluids and flow the production fluids through the tubing to be produced at a surface location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ali Saleh Rabaa, Raul Leal Martinez, Abdullah M. Alhabah
  • Publication number: 20220145734
    Abstract: A system for automatic in-situ gas lifting of fluid in a multilateral well may include a plurality of downhole sensors arranged to periodically capture pressure data associated with the multilateral well is disclosed. The system may include a processor operatively connected to the downhole sensors and configured to dynamically determine a pressure gradient value associated with the multilateral well based on the periodically captured pressure data. The system may include a first inflow control valve (ICV) operatively connected to the processor and placed within a first lateral to automatically control a flow of a gas from a downhole natural gas source into the multilateral well based on the dynamically determined pressure gradient, and to cause a lift of the fluid received from a second lateral within the well when the ICV is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Hassan Wasel Al Hashim, Ali Saleh Rabaa