Patents by Inventor Ammar AlShehri

Ammar AlShehri 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).

  • Multiple porosity micromodel
    Patent number: 11867869
    Abstract: A process of constructing a micromodel for a multiple porosity system includes: drilling a well; coring the well for acquiring core plugs from the well; producing thin section images of the core plugs for acquiring a first feature of the core plugs; and transforming the thin section images to binary images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Amer Alanazi, Abdulkareem Alsofi, Ammar Alshehri
  • MULTIPLE POROSITY MICROMODEL
    Publication number: 20220252757
    Abstract: A process of constructing a micromodel for a multiple porosity system includes: drilling a well; coring the well for acquiring core plugs from the well; producing thin section images of the core plugs for acquiring a first feature of the core plugs; and transforming the thin section images to binary images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Amer Alanazi, Abdulkareem Alsofi, Ammar Alshehri
  • Tailored injection water slug designs for enhanced oil recovery in carbonates
    Patent number: 10954764
    Abstract: Provided are oil recovery compositions and processes for enhancing oil recovery from a carbonate reservoir. A process for enhancing oil recovery includes injecting a first slug of an aqueous solution having a salinity in the range of about 5,000 ppm TDS to about 7,000 ppm TDS and sulfate ions in the range of about 500 ppm to about 5000 ppm. After injection of the first slug, the process includes injecting a second slug of an aqueous solution having a salinity in the range of about 5,000 ppm TDS to about 7,000 ppm TDS, calcium ion concentrations in the range of about 100 ppm to about 1000 ppm, and magnesium ions in the range of about 200 ppm to about 2000 ppm. A third slug of seawater or produce water may then be injected as chase water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Subhash C. Ayirala, Ammar AlShehri, Sultan Enezi, Ali Al-Yousef
  • Tailored Injection Water Slug Designs for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Carbonates
    Publication number: 20200284130
    Abstract: Provided are oil recovery compositions and processes for enhancing oil recovery from a carbonate reservoir. A process for enhancing oil recovery includes injecting a first slug of an aqueous solution having a salinity in the range of about 5,000 ppm TDS to about 7,000 ppm TDS and sulfate ions in the range of about 500 ppm to about 5000 ppm. After injection of the first slug, the process includes injecting a second slug of an aqueous solution having a salinity in the range of about 5,000 ppm TDS to about 7,000 ppm TDS, calcium ion concentrations in the range of about 100 ppm to about 1000 ppm, and magnesium ions in the range of about 200 ppm to about 2000 ppm. A third slug of seawater or produce water may then be injected as chase water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Subhash C. Ayirala, Ammar AlShehri, Sultan Enezi, Ali Al-Yousef