Patents by Inventor Ameerah M. Bokhari

Ameerah M. Bokhari 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).

  • Autonomous extremophiles for downhole oil and gas applications controlled by metal silica nanoparticles
    Patent number: 11584880
    Abstract: Provided is a composition that may include an aqueous phase, and extremophilic bacteria having signal transduction chemotaxis machinery and nanoemulsion oil droplets including metal-silica nanoparticles attached to a surface thereof. Further provided is a method for treating an oil reservoir, that may include introducing into the oil reservoir an extremophilic bacteria having signal transduction chemotaxis machinery and nanoemulsion oil droplets including metal-silica nanoparticles attached to a surface thereof. Further provided is method for bacteria mediated enhanced oil recovery that may include introducing extremophilic bacteria downhole to an oil reservoir. The method may further include triggering cell lysis of the extremophilic bacteria, mobilizing the oil trapped by the biosurfactants released from lysed extremophilic bacteria, and producing the oil trapped by the biosurfactants from the oil reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ameerah M. Bokhari, Amr I. Abdel-Fattah
  • AUTONOMOUS EXTREMOPHILES FOR DOWNHOLE OIL AND GAS APPLICATIONS CONTROLLED BY METAL SILICA NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20220348816
    Abstract: Provided is a composition that may include an aqueous phase, and extremophilic bacteria having signal transduction chemotaxis machinery and nanoemulsion oil droplets including metal-silica nanoparticles attached to a surface thereof. Further provided is a method for treating an oil reservoir, that may include introducing into the oil reservoir an extremophilic bacteria having signal transduction chemotaxis machinery and nanoemulsion oil droplets including metal-silica nanoparticles attached to a surface thereof. Further provided is method for bacteria mediated enhanced oil recovery that may include introducing extremophilic bacteria downhole to an oil reservoir. The method may further include triggering cell lysis of the extremophilic bacteria, mobilizing the oil trapped by the biosurfactants released from lysed extremophilic bacteria, and producing the oil trapped by the biosurfactants from the oil reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ameerah M. Bokhari, Amr I. Abdel-Fattah