Patents by Inventor Hisham I. Al-Shuwaikhat

Hisham I. Al-Shuwaikhat 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).

  • Publication number: 20240117739
    Abstract: A system for identifying and quantifying a fluid in a gas-oil separation plant conduit includes a first wellhead and a second wellhead, a first flowline, a first prospector spool apparatus and a second prospector spool apparatus, a header, and a collection point. The first and the second prospector spool apparatus each include a porous layer with a prospector molecule. The prospector molecule has chemical affinity for oil, gas, or water, and is configured to diffuse into fluid flow. A method includes providing a system, producing a first fluid from a first well and a second fluid from a second well, flowing the first fluid through the first prospector spool apparatus and the second fluid through the second prospector spool apparatus, allowing the first fluid and the second fluid to commingle, collecting a sample of and analyzing the commingled fluid to provide a quantitative and qualitative analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Keshabananda Baruah, Ahmad M. Almousa, Hisham I. Al-Shuwaikhat
  • Patent number: 11686177
    Abstract: The well system includes a casing and production tubing and a control unit that can receive measurements of temperature and pressure of fluid in the tubing-casing annulus (TCA). A subsurface safety valve (SSSV) connected to the tubing can switch to an open or closed state in response to a change in pressure of the fluid. An expected thermal expansion or contraction of the TCA fluid is calculated based on the received measurements, and the control unit determines, based on the expected thermal expansion or contraction and on a calculated TCA volume, a volume necessary to be added to or released from the TCA to maintain the fluid within an optimal pressure range. The control unit can also receive an indication of an emergency condition and transmit a signal to activate a release valve to release from the TCA a volume of fluid sufficient to cause the SSSV to close.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Fuad A. AlSultan, Abdulrahman Mishkhes, Hisham I. Al-Shuwaikhat
  • Patent number: 11674364
    Abstract: A system includes a sleeved valve disposed within a casing string. The sleeved valve has a first cement port configured to open and close to an annulus and a first opening. The first opening and the first cement port are hydraulically connected within the sleeved valve. The system further includes a tool made of a tubular body having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the casing string. The tool includes a tool orifice and a cement injection needle in hydraulic communication with the tool orifice. The cement injection needle fits inside the first opening and, upon entering the first opening, a first hydraulic connection is created between the tool orifice and the first cement port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: Hisham I. Al-Shuwaikhat
  • Publication number: 20230116558
    Abstract: The well system includes a casing and production tubing and a control unit that can receive measurements of temperature and pressure of fluid in the tubing-casing annulus (TCA). A subsurface safety valve (SSSV) connected to the tubing can switch to an open or closed state in response to a change in pressure of the fluid. An expected thermal expansion or contraction of the TCA fluid is calculated based on the received measurements, and the control unit determines, based on the expected thermal expansion or contraction and on a calculated TCA volume, a volume necessary to be added to or released from the TCA to maintain the fluid within an optimal pressure range. The control unit can also receive an indication of an emergency condition and transmit a signal to activate a release valve to release from the TCA a volume of fluid sufficient to cause the SSSV to close.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Fuad A. AlSultan, Abdulrahman Mishkhes, Hisham I. Al-Shuwaikhat
  • Publication number: 20230018350
    Abstract: A system includes a sleeved valve disposed within a casing string. The sleeved valve has a first cement port configured to open and close to an annulus and a first opening. The first opening and the first cement port are hydraulically connected within the sleeved valve. The system further includes a tool made of a tubular body having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the casing string. The tool includes a tool orifice and a cement injection needle in hydraulic communication with the tool orifice. The cement injection needle fits inside the first opening and, upon entering the first opening, a first hydraulic connection is created between the tool orifice and the first cement port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: Hisham I. Al-Shuwaikhat
  • Patent number: 11492881
    Abstract: A device for generating a flow of crude oil from a plurality of hydrocarbon reservoirs to a surface location, including a set of isolation devices arranged to, at least partially, hydraulically isolate a set of segments of a wellbore traversing each of the plurality of hydrocarbon reservoirs. The device further includes a trap that receives a flow of crude oil from the plurality of hydrocarbon reservoirs and generates a comingled crude oil, and a set of conduits arranged to convey the flow of crude oil from each of the plurality of hydrocarbon reservoirs to the trap, and a blending device that blends the comingled crude oil to produce a blended crude oil. The device further includes a conduit arranged to convey the comingled crude oil from the trap to the blending device, and a conduit arranged to convey the blended crude oil to the surface location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: Hisham I. Al-Shuwaikhat
  • Publication number: 20220112791
    Abstract: A device for generating a flow of crude oil from a plurality of hydrocarbon reservoirs to a surface location, including a set of isolation devices arranged to, at least partially, hydraulically isolate a set of segments of a wellbore traversing each of the plurality of hydrocarbon reservoirs. The device further includes a trap that receives a flow of crude oil from the plurality of hydrocarbon reservoirs and generates a comingled crude oil, and a set of conduits arranged to convey the flow of crude oil from each of the plurality of hydrocarbon reservoirs to the trap, and a blending device that blends the comingled crude oil to produce a blended crude oil. The device further includes a conduit arranged to convey the comingled crude oil from the trap to the blending device, and a conduit arranged to convey the blended crude oil to the surface location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: Hisham I. Al-Shuwaikhat