Patents by Inventor Khalid A. Zainalabedin

Khalid A. Zainalabedin 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).

  • Coring method and apparatus
    Patent number: 11313225
    Abstract: A system includes a bottom hole assembly and a core sampling tool. The bottom hole assembly includes a housing and a drill bit coupled to the housing. The core sampling tool includes a first compartment positioned within the housing, the first compartment including a motor; a second compartment positioned within the housing and radially spaced apart from the first compartment, the second compartment including a coring bit; and a flexible drilling shaft extending between and coupled to the motor and the coring bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Khalid A Zainalabedin, Mustafa A. Al-Huwaider, Shouxiang Mark Ma
  • Coring Method and Apparatus
    Publication number: 20220065104
    Abstract: A system includes a bottom hole assembly and a core sampling tool. The bottom hole assembly includes a housing and a drill bit coupled to the housing. The core sampling tool includes a first compartment positioned within the housing, the first compartment including a motor; a second compartment positioned within the housing and radially spaced apart from the first compartment, the second compartment including a coring bit; and a flexible drilling shaft extending between and coupled to the motor and the coring bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Khalid A. Zainalabedin, Mustafa A. Al-Huwaider, Shouxiang Mark Ma
  • Sampling subterranean formation fluids in a wellbore
    Patent number: 11015447
    Abstract: A formation fluid sampling tool includes a housing, and at least one sampling probe proximate an external surface of the housing. The at least one sampling probe includes an opening sized and positioned to receive one or more heated formation fluids, and a plurality of heating elements arranged concentrically around the opening and configured to conductively heat a subterranean formation through an external surface of the sampling probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Khalid A. Zainalabedin, Mark A. Proett, Shouxiang Mark Ma
  • Sampling Subterranean Formation Fluids In A Wellbore
    Publication number: 20200362699
    Abstract: A formation fluid sampling tool includes a housing, and at least one sampling probe proximate an external surface of the housing. The at least one sampling probe includes an opening sized and positioned to receive one or more heated formation fluids, and a plurality of heating elements arranged concentrically around the opening and configured to conductively heat a subterranean formation through an external surface of the sampling probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Khalid A. Zainalabedin, Mark A. Proett, Shouxiang Mark Ma