Patents by Inventor Mutaz Al Daas

Mutaz Al Daas 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).

  • Water separation in flowlines or trunk lines
    Patent number: 11517863
    Abstract: A sink is configured to attach to a bottom surface of a flowline that is configured to flow a mixture of at least two immiscible fluids. One of the immiscible fluids is water. The water is more dense than the other of the at least two immiscible fluids. An outlet formed at a bottom portion of the sink. A valve system is connected to the opening. The valve system is configured to open the outlet in response to the water occupying at least a portion of the sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Alwaleed Abdullah Al-Gouhi, Nabil S. Alkhanaifer, Abdullah M. Al-Zahrani, Mutaz Al Daas, Rayid S. Al-Anazi, Yaseen Abdulhameed Bokhamseen, Abdullah S. Alsaddah, Jana Mohammed Aljindan
  • Bisection numerical algorithm coupled with pressure deviation method to determine the size and location of a leak in a pipeline
    Patent number: 11263374
    Abstract: Systems and methods include a method for locating a leak in a pipeline. Pressure and flowrate measurements are received corresponding to fluid flowing through a pipeline for which a leak is to be located in a pipeline segment. A calculated leak size is determined based pressure and flowrate measurements for upstream and downstream locations. A first assumed leak location is identified. A first assumed leak size is determined. A simulation is executed based on the first assumed leak size, first assumed leak location, and pressure and flowrate measurements, producing a virtually measured leak size. If a difference between the virtually measured and calculated leak size is not within acceptance criteria, a second assumed leak size is iteratively determined, the simulation is re-executed, and the difference is re-determined. A second assumed leak location is iteratively identified, and the simulation is re-executed to determine an estimated leak location of the leak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventor: Mutaz Al Daas
  • BISECTION NUMERICAL ALGORITHM COUPLED WITH PRESSURE DEVIATION METHOD TO DETERMINE THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF A LEAK IN A PIPELINE
    Publication number: 20210116325
    Abstract: Systems and methods include a method for locating a leak in a pipeline. Pressure and flowrate measurements are received corresponding to fluid flowing through a pipeline for which a leak is to be located in a pipeline segment. A calculated leak size is determined based pressure and flowrate measurements for upstream and downstream locations. A first assumed leak location is identified. A first assumed leak size is determined. A simulation is executed based on the first assumed leak size, first assumed leak location, and pressure and flowrate measurements, producing a virtually measured leak size. If a difference between the virtually measured and calculated leak size is not within acceptance criteria, a second assumed leak size is iteratively determined, the simulation is re-executed, and the difference is re-determined. A second assumed leak location is iteratively identified, and the simulation is re-executed to determine an estimated leak location of the leak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventor: Mutaz Al Daas
  • WATER SEPARATION IN FLOWLINES OR TRUNK LINES
    Publication number: 20200338508
    Abstract: A sink is configured to attach to a bottom surface of a flowline that is configured to flow a mixture of at least two immiscible fluids. One of the immiscible fluids is water. The water is more dense than the other of the at least two immiscible fluids. An outlet formed at a bottom portion of the sink. A valve system is connected to the opening. The valve system is configured to open the outlet in response to the water occupying at least a portion of the sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Alwaleed Abdullah Al-Gouhi, Nabil S. Alkhanaifer, Abdullah M. Al-Zahrani, Mutaz Al Daas, Rayid S. Al-Anazi, Yaseen Abdulhameed Bokhamseen, Abdullah S. Alsaddah, Jana Mohammed Aljindan
  • Water separation in flowlines or trunk lines
    Patent number: 10722854
    Abstract: A sink is configured to attach to a bottom surface of a flowline that is configured to flow a mixture of at least two immiscible fluids. One of the immiscible fluids is water. The water is more dense than the other of the at least two immiscible fluids. An outlet formed at a bottom portion of the sink. A valve system is connected to the opening. The valve system is configured to open the outlet in response to the water occupying at least a portion of the sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Alwaleed Abdullah Al-Gouhi, Nabil S. Alkhanaifer, Abdullah M. Al-Zahrani, Mutaz Al Daas, Rayid S. Al-Anazi, Yaseen Abdulhameed Bokhamseen, Abdullah S. Alsaddah, Jana Mohammed Aljindan
  • WATER SEPARATION IN FLOWLINES OR TRUNK LINES
    Publication number: 20180154318
    Abstract: A sink is configured to attach to a bottom surface of a flowline that is configured to flow a mixture of at least two immiscible fluids. One of the immiscible fluids is water. The water is more dense than the other of the at least two immiscible fluids. An outlet formed at a bottom portion of the sink. A valve system is connected to the opening. The valve system is configured to open the outlet in response to the water occupying at least a portion of the sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Alwaleed Abdullah Al-Gouhi, Nabil S. Alkhanaifer, Abdullah M. Al-Zahrani, Mutaz Al Daas, Rayid S. Al-Anazi, Yaseen Abdulhameed Bokhamseen, Abdullah S. Alsaddah, Jana Mohammed Aljindan