Patents by Inventor Ayman Mohammed Almohsin
Ayman Mohammed Almohsin 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: 20240026207Abstract: A foam composition includes a foam stabilizer, a foaming agent, a brine, and an inert gas. The foam stabilizer includes graphene. The foaming agent includes a viscoelastic surfactant. The inert gas is in the form of gas bubbles dispersed through a mixture of the foam stabilizer, the foaming agent, and the brine. The foam composition is configured to convert to a gel that is substantially impermeable to fluid flow in response to exposure to downhole conditions of a subterranean zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Abeer Ateeq Alarawi, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Ahmad Busaleh
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Patent number: 11708521Abstract: A method for zonal isolation in a subterranean formation includes identifying a zone of interest within the subterranean formation, determining a static temperature of the zone of interest, determining a time duration for gelation of a treatment fluid, determining a concentration of a cross-linker in the treatment fluid, determining a volume of the treatment fluid to be delivered to the zone of interest, determining a correlation between cooling of a wellbore near the zone of interest and a delivery rate of the treatment fluid, determining a target wellbore temperature, delivering a cooling stage until the target wellbore temperature is reached, and delivering a treatment stage. Delivering the cooling stage and the treatment stage results in forming, within the zone of interest, a gel that is impermeable to fluid flow.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Mohamed Hassan Sherief, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Haider J. Abdulal, Mohammed I. Alabdrabalnabi
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Publication number: 20230183548Abstract: A method for zonal isolation in a subterranean formation includes identifying a zone of interest within the subterranean formation, determining a static temperature of the zone of interest, determining a time duration for gelation of a treatment fluid, determining a concentration of a cross-linker in the treatment fluid, determining a volume of the treatment fluid to be delivered to the zone of interest, determining a correlation between cooling of a wellbore near the zone of interest and a delivery rate of the treatment fluid, determining a target wellbore temperature, delivering a cooling stage until the target wellbore temperature is reached, and delivering a treatment stage. Delivering the cooling stage and the treatment stage results in forming, within the zone of interest, a gel that is impermeable to fluid flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Mohamed Hassan Sherief, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Haider J. Abdulal, Mohammed I. Alabdrabalnabi
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Publication number: 20230184051Abstract: A method of treating a region of a subterranean formation adjacent a wellbore zone, the method including cooling the wellbore zone to a wellbore temperature below a temperature of the region of the subterranean formation adjacent the wellbore zone, injecting a gellable treatment composition through the wellbore zone into the region of the subterranean formation adjacent the wellbore zone, and allowing the gellable treatment composition to gel in the region to prevent or reduce flow of an unwanted fluid from the region into the wellbore zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Mohamed Hassan Sherief, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Haider J. Abulal, Mohammed I. Alabdrabalnabi
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Patent number: 11572761Abstract: A method for zonal isolation in a subterranean formation includes identifying a zone of interest within the subterranean formation, determining a static temperature of the zone of interest, determining a time duration for gelation of a treatment fluid, determining a concentration of an accelerator in the treatment fluid, determining a volume of the treatment fluid to be delivered to the zone of interest, determining a correlation between cooling of a wellbore near the zone of interest and a delivery rate of the treatment fluid, determining a target wellbore temperature, delivering a cooling stage until the target wellbore temperature is reached, and delivering a treatment stage. Delivering the cooling stage and the treatment stage results in forming, within the zone of interest, a gel that is impermeable to fluid flow.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Mohamed Hassan Sherief, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Haider Jaffer Abdulal, Mohammed I. Alabdrabalnabi
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Patent number: 11220581Abstract: An aqueous dispersion includes polyacrylamide, a crosslinker, and a filler. The crosslinker includes at least one of hydroquinone or hexamethylenetetramine. The filler includes at least one of a metal oxide or a nanomaterial. The metal oxide includes at least one of zirconium oxide, zirconium hydroxide, or titanium oxide. The nanomaterial includes at least one of graphene, graphene oxide, or boron nitride. In some cases, the filler is a nanocomposite of the metal oxide and the nanomaterial.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Edreese Alsharaeh
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Patent number: 11186759Abstract: A lost-circulation material including a mixture of an aqueous colloidal dispersion and fatty acid. The aqueous colloidal dispersion includes silica nanoparticles and has a pH of at least 8. Combining the colloidal dispersion and the fatty acid initiates gelation of the lost-circulation material when the pH of the lost-circulation material is less than 8 and a temperature of the lost-circulation material is in a range of 5° C. to 300° C. Sealing an opening in a portion of a wellbore or a portion of a subterranean formation in which the wellbore is formed may include providing the aqueous colloidal dispersion and the fatty acid to the wellbore, mixing the colloidal dispersion and the fatty acid to yield the lost-circulation material, initiating gelation of the lost-circulation material, and solidifying the lost-circulation material in the wellbore to yield a set gel.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Rajendra Arunkumar Kalgaonkar, Vikrant Bhavanishankar Wagle, Abdullah Saleh Hussain Al-Yami, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin
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Publication number: 20210363402Abstract: A composition useful for subterranean water or gas shut off applications includes organosilane-modified colloidal silica and an accelerator. The accelerator includes one or more organic or inorganic salts. A method of using a composition, including an organosilane-modified colloidal silica and an accelerator, includes forming a fluid system that is flowed to a formation in a subterranean zone, such as through a wellbore, where the composition forms a gel to plug the formation and shut off water flow into the wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Mohammed A. Bataweel, Jin Huang, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Prasad Baburao Karadkar, Hans Olof Lagnemo, Andreas Ake Sundblom, Per Anders Restorp
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Patent number: 11111754Abstract: A system and method for isolating a zone in a wellbore having a sand screen including applying hydrogel into an annulus between the sand screen and the geological formation to form a hydrogel packer in the annulus.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Al-Mulhem, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin
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Patent number: 11104838Abstract: A composition useful for subterranean water or gas shut off applications includes organosilane-modified colloidal silica and an accelerator. The accelerator includes one or more organic or inorganic salts. A method of using a composition, including an organosilane-modified colloidal silica and an accelerator, includes forming a fluid system that is flowed to a formation in a subterranean zone, such as through a wellbore, where the composition forms a gel to plug the formation and shut off water flow into the wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V.Inventors: Mohammed Abudullah Bataweel, Jin Huang, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Prasad Baburao Karadkar, Hans Olof Lagnemo, Andreas Ake Sundblom, Per Anders Restorp
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Patent number: 11053426Abstract: A lost-circulation material including a mixture of an aqueous colloidal dispersion and fatty acid. The aqueous colloidal dispersion includes silica nanoparticles and has a pH of at least 8. Combining the colloidal dispersion and the fatty acid initiates gelation of the lost-circulation material when the pH of the lost-circulation material is less than 8 and a temperature of the lost-circulation material is in a range of 5° C. to 300° C. Sealing an opening in a portion of a wellbore or a portion of a subterranean formation in which the wellbore is formed may include providing the aqueous colloidal dispersion and the fatty acid to the wellbore, mixing the colloidal dispersion and the fatty acid to yield the lost-circulation material, initiating gelation of the lost-circulation material, and solidifying the lost-circulation material in the wellbore to yield a set gel.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Rajendra Arunkumar Kalgaonkar, Vikrant Bhavanishankar Wagle, Abdullah Saleh Hussain Al-Yami, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin
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Patent number: 11015050Abstract: A nanocomposite including a metal oxide and two-dimensional nanosheets. The metal oxid includes at least one of zirconia and titania, and the two-dimensional nanosheets include at least one of reduced graphene oxide and boron nitride. A weight ratio of the metal oxide to the two-dimensional nanosheets is in a range of 2:1 to 19:1, or in a range or 2:1 to 9:1. Making the nanocomposite includes forming a first aqueous dispersion including zirconia nanoparticles and graphene oxide powder, combining a reducing agent with the first aqueous dispersion, irradiating the first aqueous dispersion with microwave radiation, thereby yielding a second aqueous dispersion including zirconia and graphene, and separating the nanocomposite from the second aqueous dispersion, wherein the nanocomposite comprises zirconia and graphene.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Mohammed A. Bataweel, Faheem Ahmed, Edreese Alsharaeh
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Publication number: 20210130555Abstract: An aqueous dispersion includes polyacrylamide, a crosslinker, and a filler. The crosslinker includes at least one of hydroquinone or hexamethylenetetramine. The filler includes at least one of a metal oxide or a nanomaterial. The metal oxide includes at least one of zirconium oxide, zirconium hydroxide, or titanium oxide. The nanomaterial includes at least one of graphene, graphene oxide, or boron nitride. In some cases, the filler is a nanocomposite of the metal oxide and the nanomaterial.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2019Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Edreese Alsharaeh
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Patent number: 10920063Abstract: A nanocomposite including a metal oxide and two-dimensional nanosheets. The metal oxide includes at least one of zirconia and titania, and the two-dimensional nanosheets include at least one of reduced graphene oxide and boron nitride. A weight ratio of the metal oxide to the two-dimensional nanosheets is in a range of 2:1 to 19:1, or in a range or 2:1 to 9:1. Making the nanocomposite includes forming a first aqueous dispersion including zirconia nanoparticles and graphene oxide powder, combining a reducing agent with the first aqueous dispersion, irradiating the first aqueous dispersion with microwave radiation, thereby yielding a second aqueous dispersion including zirconia and graphene, and separating the nanocomposite from the second aqueous dispersion, wherein the nanocomposite comprises zirconia and graphene.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Mohammed A. Bataweel, Faheem Ahmed, Edreese Alsharaeh
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Publication number: 20200362159Abstract: A nanocomposite including a metal oxide and two-dimensional nanosheets. The metal oxid includes at least one of zirconia and titania, and the two-dimensional nanosheets include at least one of reduced graphene oxide and boron nitride. A weight ratio of the metal oxide to the two-dimensional nanosheets is in a range of 2:1 to 19:1, or in a range or 2:1 to 9:1. Making the nanocomposite includes forming a first aqueous dispersion including zirconia nanoparticles and graphene oxide powder, combining a reducing agent with the first aqueous dispersion, irradiating the first aqueous dispersion with microwave radiation, thereby yielding a second aqueous dispersion including zirconia and graphene, and separating the nanocomposite from the second aqueous dispersion, wherein the nanocomposite comprises zirconia and graphene.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Mohammed A. Bataweel, Faheem Ahmed, Edreese Alsharaeh
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Publication number: 20200340329Abstract: A system and method for isolating a zone in a wellbore having a sand screen including applying hydrogel into an annulus between the sand screen and the geological formation to form a hydrogel packer in the annulus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Al-Mulhem, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin
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Publication number: 20200308391Abstract: A nanocomposite including a metal oxide and two-dimensional nanosheets. The metal oxide includes at least one of zirconia and titania, and the two-dimensional nanosheets include at least one of reduced graphene oxide and boron nitride. A weight ratio of the metal oxide to the two-dimensional nanosheets is in a range of 2:1 to 19:1, or in a range or 2:1 to 9:1. Making the nanocomposite includes forming a first aqueous dispersion including zirconia nanoparticles and graphene oxide powder, combining a reducing agent with the first aqueous dispersion, irradiating the first aqueous dispersion with microwave radiation, thereby yielding a second aqueous dispersion including zirconia and graphene, and separating the nanocomposite from the second aqueous dispersion, wherein the nanocomposite comprises zirconia and graphene.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Mohammed A. Bataweel, Faheem Ahmed, Edreese Alsharaeh
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Patent number: 10774211Abstract: A nanocomposite including a metal oxide and two-dimensional nanosheets. The metal oxid includes at least one of zirconia and titania, and the two-dimensional nanosheets include at least one of reduced graphene oxide and boron nitride. A weight ratio of the metal oxide to the two-dimensional nanosheets is in a range of 2:1 to 19:1, or in a range or 2:1 to 9:1. Making the nanocomposite includes forming a first aqueous dispersion including zirconia nanoparticles and graphene oxide powder, combining a reducing agent with the first aqueous dispersion, irradiating the first aqueous dispersion with microwave radiation, thereby yielding a second aqueous dispersion including zirconia and graphene, and separating the nanocomposite from the second aqueous dispersion, wherein the nanocomposite comprises zirconia and graphene.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Ayman Mohammed Almohsin, Mohammed A. Bataweel, Faheem Ahmed, Edreese Alsharaeh
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Patent number: 10683726Abstract: A system and method for isolating a zone in a wellbore having a sand screen including applying hydrogel into an annulus between the sand screen and the geological formation to form a hydrogel packer in the annulus.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Al-Mulhem, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin
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Publication number: 20190375977Abstract: A lost-circulation material including a mixture of an aqueous colloidal dispersion and fatty acid. The aqueous colloidal dispersion includes silica nanoparticles and has a pH of at least 8. Combining the colloidal dispersion and the fatty acid initiates gelation of the lost-circulation material when the pH of the lost-circulation material is less than 8 and a temperature of the lost-circulation material is in a range of 5° C. to 300° C. Sealing an opening in a portion of a wellbore or a portion of a subterranean formation in which the wellbore is formed may include providing the aqueous colloidal dispersion and the fatty acid to the wellbore, mixing the colloidal dispersion and the fatty acid to yield the lost-circulation material, initiating gelation of the lost-circulation material, and solidifying the lost-circulation material in the wellbore to yield a set gel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Rajendra Arunkumar Kalgaonkar, Vikrant Bhavanishankar Wagle, Abdullah Saleh Hussain Al-Yami, Ayman Mohammed Almohsin