Patents by Inventor Khaled Arouri
Khaled Arouri 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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Patent number: 11656211Abstract: A system for identifying migration direction of natural gases is provided and may include a network of 4He gas sensors and a migration monitoring hub. The network of 4He gas sensors may be operable to identify a 4He concentration in gas samples. The migration monitoring hub may be in communication with the network of 4He gas sensors and may comprise a user interface and a processor. The processor may be operable to determine a direction of increasing 4He concentration and map increasing 4He concentration. The user interface may be operable to display migration information. A method for identifying migration direction of natural gases is also provided and may include isolating a target portion of a petroleum exploration environment, detecting gas samples from a network of 4He gas sensors, identifying a 4He concentration in the gas samples, and determining a direction of increasing 4He concentration in the gas samples.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Zhenzhu Wan, Khaled Arouri
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Patent number: 11634984Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting seepage of hydrocarbons in subterranean zones. In one aspect, a method includes detecting hydrocarbon seepage at multiple different sampling depths from a surface in a surveyed geographic region, comparing each of the hydrocarbon seepage at the multiple different sampling depths, wherein hydrocarbon seepage at a reference depth is known, and determining hydrocarbon seepage through the surveyed geographic region based on a result of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Mahdi A. AbuAli, Maher I. Almarhoon, Khaled Arouri
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Publication number: 20220091082Abstract: A system for identifying migration direction of natural gases is provided and may include a network of 4He gas sensors and a migration monitoring hub. The network of 4He gas sensors may be operable to identify a 4He concentration in gas samples. The migration monitoring hub may be in communication with the network of 4He gas sensors and may comprise a user interface and a processor. The processor may be operable to determine a direction of increasing 4He concentration and map increasing 4He concentration. The user interface may be operable to display migration information. A method for identifying migration direction of natural gases is also provided and may include isolating a target portion of a petroleum exploration environment, detecting gas samples from a network of 4He gas sensors, identifying a 4He concentration in the gas samples, and determining a direction of increasing 4He concentration in the gas samples.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2020Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Zhenzhu Wan, Khaled Arouri
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Publication number: 20210246784Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting seepage of hydrocarbons in subterranean zones. In one aspect, a method includes detecting hydrocarbon seepage at multiple different sampling depths from a surface in a surveyed geographic region, comparing each of the hydrocarbon seepage at the multiple different sampling depths, wherein hydrocarbon seepage at a reference depth is known, and determining hydrocarbon seepage through the surveyed geographic region based on a result of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Mahdi A. AbuAli, Maher I. Almarhoon, Khaled Arouri
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Patent number: 11047233Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for evaluating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation. The method includes the step of identifying a hydrocarbon sweet spot. The identifying step includes determining a carbon dioxide content of a gas sample retrieved from the hydrocarbon-bearing formation. The identifying step includes determining an isotopic signature of carbon dioxide of the gas sample. The carbon dioxide content of the gas sample retrieved from the hydrocarbon sweet spot can have a mole percentage ranging from 9 percent to 20 percent. The isotopic signature of carbon dioxide of the gas sample retrieved from the hydrocarbon sweet spot can have a ?13C value greater than ?10 per mil. The identifying step can further include determining a cutoff range of the carbon dioxide content corresponding to the hydrocarbon sweet spot. The cutoff range can have a mole percentage ranging from 9 percent to 20 percent. The identifying step can further include obtaining a gas flow rate of the hydrocarbon-bearing formation.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Pan Luo, Peng Lu, Khaled Arouri
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Patent number: 10982537Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting seepage of hydrocarbons in subterranean zones. In one aspect, a method includes detecting hydrocarbon seepage at multiple different sampling depths from a surface in a surveyed geographic region, comparing each of the hydrocarbon seepage at the multiple different sampling depths, wherein hydrocarbon seepage at a reference depth is known, and determining hydrocarbon seepage through the surveyed geographic region based on a result of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Mahdi A. AbuAli, Maher I. Almarhoon, Khaled Arouri
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Publication number: 20210062649Abstract: Embodiments provide a method for evaluating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation. The method includes the step of identifying a hydrocarbon sweet spot. The identifying step includes determining a carbon dioxide content of a gas sample retrieved from the hydrocarbon-bearing formation. The identifying step includes determining an isotopic signature of carbon dioxide of the gas sample. The carbon dioxide content of the gas sample retrieved from the hydrocarbon sweet spot can have a mole percentage ranging from 9 percent to 20 percent. The isotopic signature of carbon dioxide of the gas sample retrieved from the hydrocarbon sweet spot can have a ?13C value greater than ?10 per mil. The identifying step can further include determining a cutoff range of the carbon dioxide content corresponding to the hydrocarbon sweet spot. The cutoff range can have a mole percentage ranging from 9 percent to 20 percent. The identifying step can further include obtaining a gas flow rate of the hydrocarbon-bearing formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2019Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Pan LUO, Peng LU, Khaled AROURI
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Patent number: 10934839Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting seepage of hydrocarbons in subterranean zones. In one aspect, a method includes detecting hydrocarbon seepage at multiple different sampling depths from a surface in a surveyed geographic region, comparing each of the hydrocarbon seepage at the multiple different sampling depths, wherein hydrocarbon seepage at a reference depth is known, and determining hydrocarbon seepage through the surveyed geographic region based on a result of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Mahdi A. AbuAli, Maher I. Almarhoon, Khaled Arouri
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Patent number: 10787903Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting seepage of hydrocarbons in subterranean zones. In one aspect, a method includes detecting hydrocarbon seepage at multiple different sampling depths from a surface in a surveyed geographic region, comparing each of the hydrocarbon seepage at the multiple different sampling depths, wherein hydrocarbon seepage at a reference depth is known, and determining hydrocarbon seepage through the surveyed geographic region based on a result of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Mahdi A. AbuAli, Maher I. Almarhoon, Khaled Arouri
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Publication number: 20190257199Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting seepage of hydrocarbons in subterranean zones. In one aspect, a method includes detecting hydrocarbon seepage at multiple different sampling depths from a surface in a surveyed geographic region, comparing each of the hydrocarbon seepage at the multiple different sampling depths, wherein hydrocarbon seepage at a reference depth is known, and determining hydrocarbon seepage through the surveyed geographic region based on a result of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Mahdi A. AbuAli, Maher I. Almarhoon, Khaled Arouri
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Publication number: 20190257198Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting seepage of hydrocarbons in subterranean zones. In one aspect, a method includes detecting hydrocarbon seepage at multiple different sampling depths from a surface in a surveyed geographic region, comparing each of the hydrocarbon seepage at the multiple different sampling depths, wherein hydrocarbon seepage at a reference depth is known, and determining hydrocarbon seepage through the surveyed geographic region based on a result of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Mahdi A. AbuAli, Maher I. Almarhoon, Khaled Arouri
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Publication number: 20190257200Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting seepage of hydrocarbons in subterranean zones. In one aspect, a method includes detecting hydrocarbon seepage at multiple different sampling depths from a surface in a surveyed geographic region, comparing each of the hydrocarbon seepage at the multiple different sampling depths, wherein hydrocarbon seepage at a reference depth is known, and determining hydrocarbon seepage through the surveyed geographic region based on a result of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Mahdi A. AbuAli, Maher I. Almarhoon, Khaled Arouri
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Patent number: 10280747Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting seepage of hydrocarbons in subterranean zones. In one aspect, a method includes detecting hydrocarbon seepage at multiple different sampling depths from a surface in a surveyed geographic region, comparing each of the hydrocarbon seepage at the multiple different sampling depths, wherein hydrocarbon seepage at a reference depth is known, and determining hydrocarbon seepage through the surveyed geographic region based on a result of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Mahdi AbuAli, Maher I. Almarhoon, Khaled Arouri
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Publication number: 20160341038Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting seepage of hydrocarbons in subterranean zones. In one aspect, a method includes detecting hydrocarbon seepage at multiple different sampling depths from a surface in a surveyed geographic region, comparing each of the hydrocarbon seepage at the multiple different sampling depths, wherein hydrocarbon seepage at a reference depth is known, and determining hydrocarbon seepage through the surveyed geographic region based on a result of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Mahdi AbuAli, Maher I. Almarhoon, Khaled Arouri