Patents by Inventor Ghassan A. Essa

Ghassan A. Essa 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).

  • Downhole cleaning tools and methods for operating the same
    Patent number: 11549335
    Abstract: A downhole tool assembly includes a housing, the housing defining one or more formation jetting ports structurally configured to pass fluid outward from the downhole tool assembly, a downhole motor positioned at least partially within the housing, a centrifugal pump coupled to the downhole motor, the centrifugal pump including a shaft coupled to the downhole motor, and one or more blades extending outward from the shaft, and a filtration element in communication with the centrifugal pump, where the filtration element is structurally configured to separate particulate matter from fluid passing through the filtration element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ali M. Assiri, Bandar S. Al-Malki, Ghassan A. Essa, Oscar David Bautista Sayago
  • DOWNHOLE CLEANING TOOLS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20220178226
    Abstract: A downhole tool assembly includes a housing, the housing defining one or more formation jetting ports structurally configured to pass fluid outward from the downhole tool assembly, a downhole motor positioned at least partially within the housing, a centrifugal pump coupled to the downhole motor, the centrifugal pump including a shaft coupled to the downhole motor, and one or more blades extending outward from the shaft, and a filtration element in communication with the centrifugal pump, where the filtration element is structurally configured to separate particulate matter from fluid passing through the filtration element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ali M. Assiri, Bandar S. Al-Malki, Ghassan A. Essa, Oscar David Bautista Sayago