Patents by Inventor Ime Bassey OBOT

Ime Bassey OBOT 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: 11959016
    Abstract: A composition for inhibiting corrosion in gas wells includes a pyrazolopyridine derivative. The pyrazolopyridine derivative includes a pyridyl moiety, a first pyrazole moiety, a second pyrazole moiety, and a phenyl moiety. The first pyrazole moiety is bound to the pyridyl moiety. The second pyrazole moiety is bound to the pyridyl moiety. The phenyl moiety is bound to the pyridyl moiety. The composition can be flowed into a wellbore formed in a subterranean formation, thereby inhibiting corrosion in the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Mumtaz A. Quraishi, Ahmad A. Sorour, Tao Chen, Qiwei Wang, Mohammed A. Bataweel, Bader Ghazi Al-Harbi
  • Publication number: 20230092085
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting corrosion of metal during acid stimulation of an oil and gas well that involves treating the oil and gas well with an acidic treatment fluid that includes 10 to 28 wt. % of an acid, based on a total weight of the acidic treatment fluid, and a corrosion inhibitor composition containing gelatin, wherein the gelatin is present in the acidic treatment fluid in a concentration of 0.1 to 10% by weight per total volume of the acidic treatment fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Ime Bassey OBOT, Ahmad A. SOROUR
  • Patent number: 11549049
    Abstract: A composition for inhibiting corrosion in hydrocarbon wells includes a pyranopyrazole derivative. The pyranopyrazole derivative includes a pyrazole moiety, a dihydropyran moiety, and a phenyl moiety. The dihydropyran moiety is bound to the pyrazole moiety. The phenyl moiety is bound to the dihydropyran moiety. The composition can be flowed into a wellbore formed in a subterranean formation, thereby inhibiting corrosion in the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Mumtaz A. Quraishi, Ahmad A. Sorour, Tao Chen, Qiwei Wang, Mohammed A. Bataweel, Norah Abdullah Aljeaban
  • Publication number: 20230002666
    Abstract: A composition for inhibiting corrosion in hydrocarbon wells includes a pyranopyrazole derivative. The pyranopyrazole derivative includes a pyrazole moiety, a dihydropyran moiety, and a phenyl moiety. The dihydropyran moiety is bound to the pyrazole moiety. The phenyl moiety is bound to the dihydropyran moiety. The composition can be flowed into a wellbore formed in a subterranean formation, thereby inhibiting corrosion in the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Mumtaz A. Quraishi, Ahmad A. Sorour, Tao Chen, Qiwei Wang, Mohammed A. Bataweel, Norah Abdullah Aljeaban
  • Publication number: 20220403224
    Abstract: A composition for inhibiting corrosion in gas wells includes a pyrazolopyridine derivative. The pyrazolopyridine derivative includes a pyridyl moiety, a first pyrazole moiety, a second pyrazole moiety, and a phenyl moiety. The first pyrazole moiety is bound to the pyridyl moiety. The second pyrazole moiety is bound to the pyridyl moiety. The phenyl moiety is bound to the pyridyl moiety. The composition can be flowed into a wellbore formed in a subterranean formation, thereby inhibiting corrosion in the wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Mumtaz A. Quraishi, Ahmad A. Sorour, Tao Chen, Qiwei Wang, Mohammed A. Bataweel, Bader Ghazi Al-Harbi
  • Patent number: 11525081
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting corrosion of metal during acid stimulation of an oil and gas well that involves treating the oil and gas well with an acidic treatment fluid that includes 10 to 28 wt. % of an acid, based on a total weight of the acidic treatment fluid, and a corrosion inhibitor composition containing gelatin, wherein the gelatin is present in the acidic treatment fluid in a concentration of 0.1 to 10% by weight per total volume of the acidic treatment fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Ahmad A. Sorour
  • Patent number: 11479732
    Abstract: A corrosion inhibiting composition and methods of inhibiting corrosion of a metal surface for use in the oil and gas industry. The corrosion inhibitor includes at least one polyamine, an alkanolamine, at least one surfactant, preferably a linear alkyl alcohol ethoxylate, at least one thioglycol compound, and at least one alcohol solvent. The methods include combining effective amounts of the corrosion inhibitor composition and contacting a metal surface in carbon dioxide-containing aqueous environments commonly found in oil and gas industry. The composition is very effective against corrosion of metals in contact with aqueous sweet corrosive brine media when used in a dosage from 50-100 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Ahmad A. Sorour
  • Patent number: 11180856
    Abstract: A corrosion inhibitor composition, which includes (i) a date palm leaves extract, (ii) a benzimidazole compound having at least one a carbamate group, (iii) a pyridine compound, (iv) a thiourea compound, (v) a cinnamaldehyde compound, (vi) a metal iodide, (vii) urotropin, and (viii) a base fluid containing an alcohol and an organic acid. A method of inhibiting corrosion of metal during acid cleaning is also disclosed, whereby the metal is treated with an acidic treatment fluid containing 1 to 5 wt. % of an acid, based on a total weight of the acidic treatment fluid, and 0.1 to 5 vol. % of the corrosion inhibitor composition, based on a total volume of the acidic treatment fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Saline Water Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Abdelkader Meroufel, Ahmad A. Sorour, Ikenna B. Onyeachu, Saviour A. Umoren, Abdulrhaman Faleh Alenazi, Moses M. Solomon
  • Patent number: 11124883
    Abstract: Corrosion inhibiting compositions and methods of inhibiting corrosion on a metal surface commonly used in the petroleum industry is disclosed. The corrosion inhibitor includes at least one azole, at least one polypeptide derived from amino acid, at least one intensifier preferably from metal halides, and at least one surfactant. The methods include combining effective amounts of the corrosion inhibitor composition and contacting a metal surface in aqueous environment commonly found in oil and gas industry. The composition is very effective against corrosion of metals in contact with aqueous media when used in a dosage as low as 50 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Saviour A. Umoren, Zuhair M. Gasem
  • Patent number: 11124882
    Abstract: Corrosion inhibiting compositions and methods of inhibiting corrosion on a metal surface commonly used in the petroleum industry is disclosed. The corrosion inhibitor includes at least one azole, at least one polypeptide derived from amino acid, at least one intensifier preferably from metal halides, and at least one surfactant. The methods include combining effective amounts of the corrosion inhibitor composition and contacting a metal surface in aqueous environment commonly found in oil and gas industry. The composition is very effective against corrosion of metals in contact with aqueous media when used in a dosage as low as 50 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Saviour A. Umoren, Zuhair M. Gasem
  • Patent number: 11118272
    Abstract: Heterocyclic compounds having fused pyrimidine moieties with electron-donating groups. A method of preparing the heterocyclic compounds via a multicomponent condensation reaction is specified. These compounds are effective against corrosion of metallic substrates in acidic (i.e. CO2), and high salinity environments commonly found in oil and gas industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Benedict Ikenna Onyeachu, Mumtaz Ahmad Quraishi
  • Patent number: 10988670
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting corrosion of metal during acid stimulation of an oil and gas well, whereby the oil and gas well is treated with an acidic treatment fluid that includes 10 to 28 wt. % of an acid, based on a total weight of the acidic treatment fluid, and 0.01 to 5% of a pyrazine corrosion inhibitor by weight per total volume of the acidic treatment fluid, wherein the pyrazine corrosion inhibitor is 2,3-pyrazine dicarboxylic acid, pyrazine-2-carboxamide, 2-methoxy-3-(1-methylpropyl) pyrazine, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Saviour Alphonsus Umoren
  • Patent number: 10988671
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting corrosion of metal during acid stimulation of an oil and gas well, whereby the oil and gas well is treated with an acidic treatment fluid that includes 10 to 28 wt. % of an acid, based on a total weight of the acidic treatment fluid, and 0.01 to 5% of a pyrazine corrosion inhibitor by weight per total volume of the acidic treatment fluid, wherein the pyrazine corrosion inhibitor is 2,3-pyrazine dicarboxylic acid, pyrazine-2-carboxamide, 2-methoxy-3-(1-methylpropyl) pyrazine, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Saviour Alphonsus Umoren
  • Patent number: 10844282
    Abstract: Corrosion inhibiting formulations including a substituted benzimidazole, a mercaptocarboxylic acid, a 2-thioxodihydropyrimidine-dione, a sulfhydryl alcohol, a surfactant, and a solvent. Methods for preventing, inhibiting, or reducing metal (e.g. carbon steel) corrosion utilizing these formulations are described. The formulations are effective against corrosion of metallic substrates in sweet (i.e. CO2), sour (i.e. H2S), and/or high salinity environments commonly found in petroleum industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Ikenna Benedict Onyeachu
  • Publication number: 20200362226
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting corrosion of metal during acid stimulation of an oil and gas well, whereby the oil and gas well is treated with an acidic treatment fluid that includes 10 to 28 wt. % of an acid, based on a total weight of the acidic treatment fluid, and 0.01 to 5% of a pyrazine corrosion inhibitor by weight per total volume of the acidic treatment fluid, wherein the pyrazine corrosion inhibitor is 2,3-pyrazine dicarboxylic acid, pyrazine-2-carboxamide, 2-methoxy-3-(1-methylpropyl) pyrazine, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Ime Bassey OBOT, Saviour Alphonsus UMOREN
  • Publication number: 20200362227
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting corrosion of metal during acid stimulation of an oil and gas well, whereby the oil and gas well is treated with an acidic treatment fluid that includes 10 to 28 wt. % of an acid, based on a total weight of the acidic treatment fluid, and 0.01 to 5% of a pyrazine corrosion inhibitor by weight per total volume of the acidic treatment fluid, wherein the pyrazine corrosion inhibitor is 2,3-pyrazine dicarboxylic acid, pyrazine-2-carboxamide, 2-methoxy-3-(1-methylpropyl) pyrazine, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Ime Bassey OBOT, Saviour Alphonsus UMOREN
  • Publication number: 20200339871
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting corrosion of metal during acid stimulation of an oil and gas well that involves treating the oil and gas well with an acidic treatment fluid that includes 10 to 28 wt. % of an acid, based on a total weight of the acidic treatment fluid, and a corrosion inhibitor composition containing gelatin, wherein the gelatin is present in the acidic treatment fluid in a concentration of 0.1 to 10% by weight per total volume of the acidic treatment fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Ahmad A. Sorour
  • Publication number: 20200318243
    Abstract: Heterocyclic compounds having fused pyrimidine moieties with electron-donating groups. A method of preparing the heterocyclic compounds via a multicomponent condensation reaction is specified. These compounds are effective against corrosion of metallic substrates in acidic (i.e. CO2), and high salinity environments commonly found in oil and gas industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Ime Bassey OBOT, Benedict Ikenna ONYEACHU, Mumtaz Ahmad QURAISHI
  • Publication number: 20200291297
    Abstract: Corrosion inhibiting formulations including a substituted benzimidazole, a mercaptocarboxylic acid, a 2-thioxodihydropyrimidine-dione, a sulfhydryl alcohol, a surfactant, and a solvent. Methods for preventing, inhibiting, or reducing metal (e.g. carbon steel) corrosion utilizing these formulations are described. The formulations are effective against corrosion of metallic substrates in sweet (i.e. CO2), sour (i.e. H2S), and/or high salinity environments commonly found in petroleum industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Ime Bassey OBOT, Ikenna Benedict ONYEACHU
  • Patent number: 10626319
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting corrosion of metal during acid stimulation of an oil and gas well, whereby the oil and gas well is treated with an acidic treatment fluid that includes 10 to 28 wt. % of an acid, based on a total weight of the acidic treatment fluid, and 0.01 to 5% of a pyrazine corrosion inhibitor by weight per total volume of the acidic treatment fluid, wherein the pyrazine corrosion inhibitor is 2,3-pyrazine dicarboxylic acid, pyrazine-2-carboxamide, 2-methoxy-3-(1-methylpropyl) pyrazine, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Saviour Alphonsus Umoren