Patents by Inventor Najeeb Alharthy

Najeeb Alharthy 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).

  • MATRIX-FRACTURE INTERFACE CLEANUP METHOD FOR TIGHT SANDSTONE, CARBONATE, AND SHALE RESERVOIRS
    Publication number: 20160069159
    Abstract: The invention is related to a method to clean a matrix-fracture interface of fractured tight sandstone, tight carbonate, and tight shale reservoirs. The method involves the injection of at least one fluid into a reservoir, wherein the fluid is gas, a surfactant, a surfactant solution, or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the reservoir has previously been stimulated mechanically by hydraulic fracturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Tadesse Weldu Teklu, Najeeb Alharthy, Waleed Salem AlAmeri, Hossein Kazemi, Romana M. Graves