Patents by Inventor Haitham Aljahani

Haitham Aljahani 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).

  • Method for preventing formation of water-oil emulsions using additives
    Patent number: 10253245
    Abstract: A method of preventing formation of a water and oil emulsion in a downhole formation containing oil, the method comprises preparing a dispersion of water and a plurality of nanoparticles, each nanoparticle in the plurality of nanoparticles having a size of at least 300 nanometers, and injecting the mixture downhole into contact with the oil downhole. Presence of the plurality of nanoparticles prevents formation of an emulsion between the injected water and the oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Remi Mahfouz, Aziz Fihri, Enrico Bovero, Abdullah A. Shahrani, Haitham Aljahani, Abdullah S. Al-Ghamdi, Ihsan Taie
  • COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING FORMATION OF WATER-OIL EMULSIONS USING ADDITIVES
    Publication number: 20190100688
    Abstract: A method of preventing formation of a water and oil emulsion in a downhole formation containing oil, the method comprises preparing a dispersion of water and a plurality of non-functionalized nanoparticles, each nanoparticle in the plurality of nanoparticles having a size of at least 300 nanometers, and injecting the mixture downhole into contact with the oil downhole. Presence of the plurality of nanoparticles prevents formation of an emulsion between the injected water and the oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Remi Mahfouz, Aziz Fihri, Enrico Bovero, Abdullah A. Shahrani, Haitham Aljahani, Abdullah S. Al-Ghamdi, Ihsan Taie
  • Method for preventing formation of water-oil emulsions using additives
    Patent number: 10131830
    Abstract: A method of preventing formation of a water and oil emulsion in a downhole formation containing oil, the method comprises preparing a dispersion of water and a plurality of non-functionalized nanoparticles, each nanoparticle in the plurality of nanoparticles having a size of at least 300 nanometers, and injecting the dispersion into contact with the oil downhole. Presence of the plurality of nanoparticles prevents formation of an emulsion between the injected water and the oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Remi Mahfouz, Aziz Fihri, Enrico Bovero, Abdullah A. Shahrani, Haitham Aljahani, Abdullah S. Al-Ghamdi, Ihsan Taie