Patents by Inventor Mohammed H. Al Madan

Mohammed H. Al Madan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240125206
    Abstract: A well system includes a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, production tubing extended into the wellbore and terminating at a completion string, and one or more inflow control devices forming part of the completion string. The inflow control device includes a base pipe defining one or more first flow ports and one or more second flow ports axially spaced from the first flow ports. A first flow regulation device is arranged within the base pipe and actuatable to expose or occlude the first flow ports, and a second flow regulation device is arranged within the base pipe and actuatable to expose or occlude the second flow ports. A downhole shifting device is operable to independently manipulate a position of the first and second flow regulation devices and thereby selectively expose or occlude the first or second flow ports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Jawad ZAHUR, Mohammed H. AL MADAN
  • Publication number: 20230287783
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, medium, and system for determining contributing inflow control devices (ICDs) using transient pressure data from a permanent downhole monitoring system (PDHMS) in a wellbore is disclosed. One example computer-implemented method includes receiving transient pressure data from a PDHMS in the wellbore. Multiple ICDs are installed in the wellbore and include multiple contributing ICDs that contribute to fluid flow in the wellbore. Curve fitting of multiple composite exponential signals is performed to match the transient pressure data. A total number of the multiple contributing ICDs is determined based on a result of performing the curve fitting. A respective normalized distance between each pair of adjacent ICDs of the multiple contributing ICDs is determined. A depth of a last ICD in the multiple contributing ICDs is determined. A list of all contributing ICDs is generated based on the determination of the depth of the last ICD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventor: Mohammed H. Al Madan
  • Patent number: 11613957
    Abstract: The check valve positioned within a production tubing string is configured to open when a differential pressure across the check valve exceeds a specified opening differential pressure. With the check valve closed, a specified volume of gas is flowed from the production tubing string, thereby decreasing the pressure within the production tubing string from a first wellhead pressure to a second, lesser wellhead pressure. Hydrostatic pressure within the production tubing string at the check valve is increased by flowing a specified volume of water into the production tubing string above the check valve to at least partially replace the specified volume of gas. After flowing the water, a specified volume of treatment fluid is injected into the production tubing string at an injection pressure less than the first wellhead pressure and greater than the second wellhead pressure, thereby opening the check valve and flowing the treatment fluid downhole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Jawad Zahur, Mohammed H. Al Madan