Patents by Inventor Khalid ALRAMADAN

Khalid ALRAMADAN 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 of improving rock hardness in carbonate formations
    Patent number: 11365345
    Abstract: A method is described for strengthening a carbonate formation rock within a subterranean formation. The method involves contacting the rock with a composition of Ca(OH)2 nanoparticles in an organic solvent, which results in a treated rock having a Young's modulus that is increased by at least 10%. The composition may optionally comprise a CO2 source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Murtada Al-Jawad, Mahmoud Desouky, Theis Solling, Khalid Alramadan, Abduljamiu Amao
  • METHOD OF IMPROVING ROCK HARDNESS IN CARBONATE FORMATIONS
    Publication number: 20210246363
    Abstract: A method is described for strengthening a carbonate formation rock within a subterranean formation. The method involves contacting the rock with a composition of Ca(OH)2 nanoparticles in an organic solvent, which results in a treated rock having a Young's modulus that is increased by at least 10%. The composition may optionally comprise a CO2 source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Murtada AL-JAWAD, Mahmoud DESOUKY, Theis SOLLING, Khalid ALRAMADAN, Abduljamiu AMAO