Patents by Inventor Asim K. Alkhuwayr

Asim K. Alkhuwayr 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: 12163422
    Abstract: A method for performing a drill stem test (DST) is disclosed. The method includes performing underbalanced drilling (UBD) of exploration wells to penetrate a target interval in a subterranean formation, where UBD is performed when a wellbore fluid pressure is less than a formation fluid pressure to allow a fluid flow from the target interval to surface during a drilling phase of the UBD, determining, based on the UBD of the exploration wells, a measure of the fluid flow from the target interval to the surface, obtaining, based on the UBD of the exploration wells, open hole logs of the exploration wells, where the open hole logs represent a reservoir property of the target interval, and selectively performing, based at least on the measure of the fluid flow and the open hole logs, the DST of the exploration wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Asim K. Alkhuwayr, Mohammed T. Mojbel
  • Publication number: 20230038120
    Abstract: A method for performing a drill stem test (DST) is disclosed. The method includes performing underbalanced drilling (UBD) of exploration wells to penetrate a target interval in a subterranean formation, where UBD is performed when a wellbore fluid pressure is less than a formation fluid pressure to allow a fluid flow from the target interval to surface during a drilling phase of the UBD, determining, based on the UBD of the exploration wells, a measure of the fluid flow from the target interval to the surface, obtaining, based on the UBD of the exploration wells, open hole logs of the exploration wells, where the open hole logs represent a reservoir property of the target interval, and selectively performing, based at least on the measure of the fluid flow and the open hole logs, the DST of the exploration wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Asim K. Alkhuwayr, Mohammed T. Mojbel
  • Publication number: 20220372824
    Abstract: A hydraulic casing centralizer device includes a cylindrical housing having a central chamber extending through a portion of the cylindrical housing and along a central axis thereof. The hydraulic casing centralizer device includes a locking mechanism that reacts to a hydraulic force when the hydraulic force is applied from an inside of the central chamber. The hydraulic casing centralizer device includes a threaded section that is configured for screwing the device into a casing joint. The threaded section may be disposed in the cylindrical housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: Asim K. Alkhuwayr