Patents by Inventor Mazen Y. Kanj
Mazen Y. Kanj 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: 10954429Abstract: A sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle includes the metal ion salt of an alkyl aryl sulfonate, the metal ion salt of a petroleum sulfonate and a hydrophobically modified hydrophilic polymer, and has an average particle size diameter in a range of from about 50 nm to about 450 nm and is sparingly soluble in water at room temperature. A method of producing a sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle includes the steps of introducing an aqueous solution containing a metal ion salt into a reactor, introducing an aqueous solution containing a sulfonate surfactant and a polymer into the reactor, and operating the reactor such that the sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle forms from the interaction of the metal ion from the salt, the sulfonate surfactant and the polymer.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Inventors: Yun Chea Chang, Mazen Y. Kanj
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Patent number: 10591626Abstract: An electromagnetic energy source for emitting pulses of electromagnetic energy includes a sonde assembly having a first section axially aligned with, and spaced from, a second section. An energy storage capacitor of the sonde assembly includes an electrode mounted in each of the first section and the second section of the sonde assembly and operable to generate an electric field, and a capacitive charge storage medium mounted in each of the first section and the second section of the sonde assembly and surrounding each electrode. The sonde assembly further includes a fast-closing switch located between the electrodes of the first and second sections of the sonde assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Howard K. Schmidt, Jesus Manuel Felix Servin, Erika Ellis, Mazen Y. Kanj, Abdullah Awadh Al-Shehri
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Publication number: 20200079991Abstract: A sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle includes the metal ion salt of an alkyl aryl sulfonate, the metal ion salt of a petroleum sulfonate and a hydrophobically modified hydrophilic polymer, and has an average particle size diameter in a range of from about 50 nm to about 450 nm and is sparingly soluble in water at room temperature. A method of producing a sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle includes the steps of introducing an aqueous solution containing a metal ion salt into a reactor, introducing an aqueous solution containing a sulfonate surfactant and a polymer into the reactor, and operating the reactor such that the sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle forms from the interaction of the metal ion from the salt, the sulfonate surfactant and the polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Yun Chea CHANG, Mazen Y. KANJ
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Patent number: 10508227Abstract: A sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle includes the metal ion salt of an alkyl aryl sulfonate, the metal ion salt of a petroleum sulfonate and a hydrophobically modified hydrophilic polymer, and has an average particle size diameter in a range of from about 50 nm to about 450 nm and is sparingly soluble in water at room temperature. A method of producing a sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle includes the steps of introducing an aqueous solution containing a metal ion salt into a reactor, introducing an aqueous solution containing a sulfonate surfactant and a polymer into the reactor, and operating the reactor such that the sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle forms from the interaction of the metal ion from the salt, the sulfonate surfactant and the polymer.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Yun Chea Chang, Mazen Y. Kanj
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Patent number: 10317558Abstract: An electromagnetic energy source for emitting pulses of electromagnetic energy includes a sonde assembly having a first section axially aligned with, and spaced from, a second section. An energy storage capacitor of the sonde assembly includes an electrode mounted in each of the first section and the second section of the sonde assembly and operable to generate an electric field, and a capacitive charge storage medium mounted in each of the first section and the second section of the sonde assembly and surrounding each electrode. The sonde assembly further includes a fast-closing switch located between the electrodes of the first and second sections of the sonde assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Howard K. Schmidt, Jesus Manuel Felix Servin, Erika Ellis, Mazen Y. Kanj, Abdullah Awadh Al-Shehri
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Publication number: 20190170890Abstract: An electromagnetic energy source for emitting pulses of electromagnetic energy includes a sonde assembly having a first section axially aligned with, and spaced from, a second section. An energy storage capacitor of the sonde assembly includes an electrode mounted in each of the first section and the second section of the sonde assembly and operable to generate an electric field, and a capacitive charge storage medium mounted in each of the first section and the second section of the sonde assembly and surrounding each electrode. The sonde assembly further includes a fast-closing switch located between the electrodes of the first and second sections of the sonde assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Howard K. Schmidt, Jesus Manuel Felix Servin, Erika Ellis, Mazen Y. Kanj, Abdullah Awadh Al-Shehri
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Patent number: 10119072Abstract: The present invention relates to carbon-based fluorescent nano-agent tracers for analysis of oil reservoirs. The carbon-based fluorescent nano-agents may be used in the analysis of the porosity of a formation. The nanoagents are suitable for injection into a petroleum reservoir and may be recovered from the reservoir for the determination of hydrocarbon flow rates and retention times.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignees: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, CORNELL UNIVERSITYInventors: Mazen Y. Kanj, Mohammad Harunar Rashid, Emmanuel Giannelis
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Publication number: 20180267191Abstract: An electromagnetic energy source for emitting pulses of electromagnetic energy includes a sonde assembly having a first section axially aligned with, and spaced from, a second section. An energy storage capacitor of the sonde assembly includes an electrode mounted in each of the first section and the second section of the sonde assembly and operable to generate an electric field, and a capacitive charge storage medium mounted in each of the first section and the second section of the sonde assembly and surrounding each electrode. The sonde assembly further includes a fast-closing switch located between the electrodes of the first and second sections of the sonde assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Howard K. Schmidt, Jesus Manuel Felix Servin, Erika Ellis, Mazen Y. Kanj, Abdullah Awadh Al-Shehri
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Patent number: 10047283Abstract: The present invention relates to carbon-based fluorescent nano-agent tracers for analysis of oil reservoirs. The carbon-based fluorescent nano-agents may be used in the analysis of the porosity of a formation. The nanoagents are suitable for injection into a petroleum reservoir and may be recovered from the reservoir for the determination of hydrocarbon flow rates and retention times.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Cornell UniversityInventors: Mazen Y. Kanj, Mohammad Harunar Rashid, Emmanuel Giannelis
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Publication number: 20170121588Abstract: A sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle includes the metal ion salt of an alkyl aryl sulfonate, the metal ion salt of a petroleum sulfonate and a hydrophobically modified hydrophilic polymer, and has an average particle size diameter in a range of from about 50 nm to about 450 nm and is sparingly soluble in water at room temperature. A method of producing a sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle includes the steps of introducing an aqueous solution containing a metal ion salt into a reactor, introducing an aqueous solution containing a sulfonate surfactant and a polymer into the reactor, and operating the reactor such that the sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle forms from the interaction of the metal ion from the salt, the sulfonate surfactant and the polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Yun Chea CHANG, Mazen Y. KANJ
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Publication number: 20170058192Abstract: The present invention relates to carbon-based fluorescent nano-agent tracers for analysis of oil reservoirs. The carbon-based fluorescent nano-agents may be used in the analysis of the porosity of a formation. The nanoagents are suitable for injection into a petroleum reservoir and may be recovered from the reservoir for the determination of hydrocarbon flow rates and retention times.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Mazen Y. Kanj, Mohammad Harunar Rashid, Emmanuel Giannelis
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Patent number: 9580639Abstract: A sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle includes the metal ion salt of an alkyl aryl sulfonate, the metal ion salt of a petroleum sulfonate and a hydrophobically modified hydrophilic polymer, and has an average particle size diameter in a range of from about 50 nm to about 450 nm and is sparingly soluble in water at room temperature. A method of producing a sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle includes the steps of introducing an aqueous solution containing a metal ion salt into a reactor, introducing an aqueous solution containing a sulfonate surfactant and a polymer into the reactor, and operating the reactor such that the sparingly soluble sulfonate-metal salt particle forms from the interaction of the metal ion from the salt, the sulfonate surfactant and the polymer.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Yun Chea Chang, Mazen Y. Kanj
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Publication number: 20170002653Abstract: The present invention relates to carbon-based fluorescent nano-agent tracers for analysis of oil reservoirs. The carbon-based fluorescent nano-agents may be used in the analysis of the porosity of a formation. The nanoagents are suitable for injection into a petroleum reservoir and may be recovered from the reservoir for the determination of hydrocarbon flow rates and retention times.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Mazen Y. Kanj, Mohammad Harunar Rashid, Emmanuel Giannelis
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Patent number: 9528045Abstract: The present invention relates to carbon-based fluorescent nano-agent tracers for analysis of oil reservoirs. The carbon-based fluorescent nano-agents may be used in the analysis of the porosity of a formation. The nanoagents are suitable for injection into a petroleum reservoir and may be recovered from the reservoir for the determination of hydrocarbon flow rates and retention times.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Cornell UniversiyInventors: Mazen Y. Kanj, Mohammad Harunar Rashid, Emmanuel Giannelis
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Patent number: 9523789Abstract: Systems, methods, and transmitter assemblies for exploring geophysical formations at great depths. In order to explore the formation, transmitter assemblies with a size less than 500 nanometers are inserted into the formation. The transmitter assemblies propel through the formation, analyzing fluids and conditions as each moves through the formation. The transmitter assemblies can communicate with a machine on the surface via a series of receivers and transmitters located in the wellbore. The machine on the surface is able to combine and analyze the data from the nanorobots to create a three dimensional map of the formation. The map shows the locations of pathways through the formation, pockets of hydrocarbons within the formation, and the boundaries of the formation.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Rami Ahmed Kamal, Modiu L. Sanni, Mazen Y. Kanj
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Patent number: 9513401Abstract: Systems, methods, and transmitter assemblies for exploring geophysical formations at great depths. In order to explore the formation, transmitter assemblies with a size less than 500 nanometers are inserted into the formation. The transmitter assemblies include sensors and propel through the formation, analyzing fluids and conditions as each moves through the formation. The transmitter assemblies can communicate with a machine on the surface via a series of receivers and transmitters located in the wellbore. The machine on the surface is able to combine and analyze the data from the nanorobots to create a three dimensional map of the formation. The map shows the locations of pathways through the formation, pockets of hydrocarbons within the formation, and the boundaries of the formation.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Rami Ahmed Kamal, Modiu L. Sanni, Mazen Y. Kanj
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Patent number: 9493700Abstract: The present invention relates to carbon-based fluorescent nano-agent tracers for analysis of oil reservoirs. The carbon-based fluorescent nano-agents may be used in the analysis of the porosity of a formation. The nanoagents are suitable for injection into a petroleum reservoir and may be recovered from the reservoir for the determination of hydrocarbon flow rates and retention times.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Cornell UniveristyInventors: Mazen Y. Kanj, Mohammad Harunar Rashid, Emmanuel Giannelis
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Patent number: 9482782Abstract: Systems, methods, and transmitter assemblies for exploring geophysical formations at great depths. In order to explore the formation, transmitter assemblies with a size less than 500 nanometers are inserted into the formation. The transmitter assemblies include power supplies or are charged at charging stations, allowing the transmitter assemblies to propel through the formation, analyzing fluids and conditions as each moves through the formation. The transmitter assemblies can communicate with a machine on the surface via a series of receivers and transmitters located in the wellbore. The machine on the surface is able to combine and analyze the data from the nanorobots to create a three dimensional map of the formation. The map shows the locations of pathways through the formation, pockets of hydrocarbons within the formation, and the boundaries of the formation.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Rami Ahmed Kamal, Modiu L. Sanni, Mazen Y. Kanj
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Patent number: 9482781Abstract: Systems and transmitter assemblies for exploring geophysical formations at great depths. In order to explore the formation, transmitter assemblies with a size less than 500 nanometers are inserted into the formation. The transmitter assemblies include propulsion devices to propel through the formation, analyzing fluids and conditions as each moves through the formation. The transmitter assemblies can communicate with a machine on the surface via a series of receivers and transmitters located in the wellbore. The machine on the surface is able to combine and analyze the data from the nanorobots to create a three dimensional map of the formation. The map shows the locations of pathways through the formation, pockets of hydrocarbons within the formation, and the boundaries of the formation.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Rami Ahmed Kamal, Modiu L. Sanni, Mazen Y. Kanj
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Patent number: 9469599Abstract: The present invention relates to carbon-based fluorescent nano-agent tracers for analysis of oil reservoirs. The carbon-based fluorescent nano-agents may be used in the analysis of the porosity of a formation. The nanoagents are suitable for injection into a petroleum reservoir and may be recovered from the reservoir for the determination of hydrocarbon flow rates and retention times.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Cornell UniversityInventors: Mazen Y. Kanj, Mohammad Harunar Rashid, Emmanuel Giannelis