Patents by Inventor Naif Alnefaie

Naif Alnefaie 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).

  • Patent number: 12163387
    Abstract: A method of reducing the size of cuttings to fine particles includes obtaining a mixture comprising at least cuttings and drilling fluid and providing a crushing machine including an inlet and a first stage. The first stage includes a first housing, a first rotating hammer with a plurality of blades disposed within the first housing that spins on an axis powered by a motor, a first grate plate, a first water injector coupled to the first housing, and a second stage that is substantially similar to the first stage. The method further includes crushing the cuttings with the first rotating hammer to form reduced-size cuttings and injecting water into the first housing via the first water injector, thereby flowing crushed cuttings through toward the second stage. The method is repeated in the second stage such that the reduced size cuttings become fine particles and flow into a waste pit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Abdulrahman Alfaiz, Amer Alharthi, Naif Alnefaie
  • Patent number: 11486835
    Abstract: A drifting and measurement tool is disclosed. The tool includes a first portion configured to mount on a first end of a tubular segment, and a second portion configured to mount on a second end of the tubular segment. The first portion has a rotatable component configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the tubular segment. The rotatable component includes a laser device configured to emit light toward the second portion and receive reflected light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Naif Alnefaie, Bader Alsayegh, Amer Alharty
  • Publication number: 20220155241
    Abstract: A drifting and measurement tool is disclosed. The tool includes a first portion configured to mount on a first end of a tubular segment, and a second portion configured to mount on a second end of the tubular segment. The first portion has a rotatable component configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the tubular segment. The rotatable component includes a laser device configured to emit light toward the second portion and receive reflected light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Naif Alnefaie, Bader Alsayegh, Amer Alharty