Patents by Inventor Omar M. Alhamid

Omar M. Alhamid 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: 12331636
    Abstract: A method includes: releasing the multi-drift tool assembly into a wellbore that includes at least a first section and a second section, wherein the first section borders the second section from above the second section, wherein the first section is sized larger than the second section, and wherein the multi-drift tool assembly comprises at least one secondary drift tool housed inside a primary drift tool; advancing the multi-drift tool assembly down the wellbore and inside the first section; in response to determining that the multi-drift tool assembly has stopped, releasing the secondary drift tool from inside the primary drift tool; and advancing the secondary drift tool down the wellbore and inside the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ahmed Abdulaziz Al-Mousa, Fayez Alenizi, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Patent number: 12276190
    Abstract: An ultrasonic flow check system for wellbores includes an ultrasonic transceiver installed within an inner surface of a bell nipple attached to a well head of a wellbore at a surface. The bell nipple receives wellbore fluid from a flow line attached to a side surface of the bell nipple. An alarm is installed on a rotary table installed above the bell nipple such that the bell nipple is between the rotary table and the well head. A ultrasonic signal is caused to be transmitted, by the ultrasonic transceiver, into the bell nipple. The ultrasonic signal is reflected by the wellbore fluid within the bell nipple resulting in an ultrasonic response signal. The ultrasonic response signal is caused to be received by the ultrasonic transceiver. Based on the ultrasonic response signal, it is determined whether the fluid level within the bell nipple is static or mobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ahmed Al-Mousa, Hassan K. Al-Aswad, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Patent number: 12258832
    Abstract: The method includes providing a wellhead comprising a first casing spool and an extended tubing spool disposed above the first casing spool, and a production tree comprising a wing valve disposed above the extended tubing spool. The method further includes decoupling the extended tubing spool from the wellhead, coupling a replacement tubing spool and an additional casing spool below the replacement tubing spool to the wellhead replacing the extended tubing spool. A combined length of the replacement tubing spool and the additional casing spool is the same as the length of the extended tubing spool. The method further includes maintaining a consistent vertical length between the first casing spool and the wing valve while replacing the extended tubing spool with the replacement tubing spool and the additional casing spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ahmed Abdullah Al-Mousa, Omar Saud Almuhaidib, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Patent number: 12228015
    Abstract: A device for cleaning a tubular of a wellbore includes a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body has a fishing neck, an upper chamber, a lower chamber, a first spring, a second spring, and a rod. The fishing neck facilitates raising and lowering the device within the tubular. The upper chamber receives a latching dog that abuts against the tubular when the device is raised and lowered within the tubular. The lower chamber receives a brush with bristles that scour a surface of the tubular as the device is lowered. The first spring exerts a force between the latching dog and the cylindrical body, while the second spring exerts a force between the brush and the cylindrical body. Finally, the rod interconnects the latching dog and the brush such that the rod forces the brush to withdraw into the cylindrical body when the latching dog actuates away from the cylindrical body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ahmed A. Al-Mousa, Marius Neacsu, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Publication number: 20250020038
    Abstract: The method includes providing a wellhead comprising a first casing spool and an extended tubing spool disposed above the first casing spool, and a production tree comprising a wing valve disposed above the extended tubing spool. The method further includes decoupling the extended tubing spool from the wellhead, coupling a replacement tubing spool and an additional casing spool below the replacement tubing spool to the wellhead replacing the extended tubing spool. A combined length of the replacement tubing spool and the additional casing spool is the same as the length of the extended tubing spool. The method further includes maintaining a consistent vertical length between the first casing spool and the wing valve while replacing the extended tubing spool with the replacement tubing spool and the additional casing spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ahmed Abdullah Al-Mousa, Omar Saud Almuhaidib, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Publication number: 20240328276
    Abstract: A system includes a wellhead assembly installed above a well, the wellhead assembly including a passageway extending therethrough in fluid communication with the well, a sensor operable to detect a characteristic of a fluid flow in the passageway indicative of a need for a well killing operation, a kill fluid line extending between a source of kill fluid and the passageway, a hydraulic control remote (HCR) valve installed in the kill fluid line, the HCR valve including a gate movable between closed and open positions with respect to the kill fluid line and an actuator to open and close the gate, and a controller communicatively coupled to the flow sensor and the HCR valve operable to instruct the actuator of the HCR valve to open in response to determining the characteristic of the fluid flow in the passageway is indicative of a need for a well kill operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ahmed Abdulaziz AL-MOUSA, Hassan K. AL-ASWAD, Omar M. ALHAMID
  • Publication number: 20240328272
    Abstract: Examples of methods and systems are disclosed. The systems may include an overshot including a tubular housing comprising a bore and configured to transfer a fluid flow through the bore. The overshot may also include a rotatable housing extending in a direction of a central axis of the tubular housing. The rotatable housing may be configured to receive the fluid flow and be driven by the fluid flow to have rotational motion about the central axis. The rotatable housing may be also configured to receive a fish and rotate and displace the fish towards the tubular housing. The overshot may further include a gripping mechanism disposed within the bore and configured to receive and engage with the rotated fish. The overshot may still further include a bearing disposed between the tubular housing and the rotatable housing and configured to decouple rotational motion of the rotatable housing and the tubular housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ahmed A. Al-Mousa, Bader M. Al-Ahmad, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Patent number: 12091925
    Abstract: A welding tool consisting of a tubular body having a lateral end and a pin end. The pin end has external threads disposed around an external circumferential surface of the pin end. The lateral end comprises an inner wall defining an orifice. Additionally, a heat proof shell is disposed circumferentially around the lateral end. The welding tool further includes a battery housing. The battery housing encloses a plurality of batteries which store energy. The welding tool further includes a welding element disposed on an inner surface of the orifice and an electric line. The electric line is coiled within the tubular body and physically contacts the welding element and is electrically connected to the plurality of batteries. The welding tool further includes a controller. The controller is capable of receiving and parsing mud pulse signals and controlling the release of stored energy from the batteries to the electric line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Abdulaziz D. Alqahtani, Omar M. Alhamid, Muaath S. Bajunaid
  • Publication number: 20240254854
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an extra shallow depth packer to avoid isolating the reservoir with cement include installing a shallow packer element in a well. Hydraulic oil is supplied to the shallow packer element. The shallow packer element is pressure tested. A tubing casing annulus (TCA) is monitored for leaks. The shallow packer element is inflated upon detecting a leak in the TCA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ahmed A. Al-Mousa, Abdullah S. Almulhim, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Patent number: 12024985
    Abstract: A first interval inflow control device and a second interval inflow control device are positioned on a production tubing string proximate to a first subterranean interval and a second subterranean interval, respectively. The inflow control devices each include a central bore, a sand screen surrounding an inner tube, a plurality of ports connect the annular space between an inner surface of the sand screen and an outer surface of the inner tube, and a sliding sleeve configured to translate between an open position and closed position. A first shifting tool is configured to engage with and axially translate the sliding sleeve of the first interval inflow control device and a second shifting tool is configured to engage with and axially translate the sliding sleeve of the second interval inflow control device. The second shifting tool has an outer diameter less than the bore of the first interval inflow control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ahmed Al-Mousa, Marius Neacsu, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Patent number: 12012823
    Abstract: A wellbore assembly includes a wellbore string and a cement retainer. The wellbore string is disposed within a cased wellbore. The cement retainer is releasably coupled to the wellbore string and defines, with a wall of the casing, an annulus. The cement retainer includes a housing, a valve, and a packer. The flapper valve is attached to and disposed within the bore of the housing. The flapper valve moves between a closed position, in which a fluid pathway of the cement retainer is closed, and an opened position, in which the fluid pathway is opened for fluid to flow downhole out of the cement retainer. The wellbore string opens, with the packer set on the wellbore, the flapper valve by stinging the flapper valve and allowing cement to flow downhole from the wellbore string to the target zone to remediate the wellbore at the target zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Marius Neacsu, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Publication number: 20240141755
    Abstract: A device for cleaning a tubular of a wellbore includes a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body has a fishing neck, an upper chamber, a lower chamber, a first spring, a second spring, and a rod. The fishing neck facilitates raising and lowering the device within the tubular. The upper chamber receives a latching dog that abuts against the tubular when the device is raised and lowered within the tubular. The lower chamber receives a brush with bristles that scour a surface of the tubular as the device is lowered. The first spring exerts a force between the latching dog and the cylindrical body, while the second spring exerts a force between the brush and the cylindrical body. Finally, the rod interconnects the latching dog and the brush such that the rod forces the brush to withdraw into the cylindrical body when the latching dog actuates away from the cylindrical body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ahmed A. Al-Mousa, Marius Neacsu, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Patent number: 11965388
    Abstract: A downhole tool includes a top sub-assembly configured to connect to a downhole conveyance that is operable to run the tool into a wellbore formed from a terranean surface to a subterranean formation; a housing coupled at an uphole end to the top sub-assembly, the housing defining an interior volume; a vacuum positioned in the interior volume and configured to generate a fluid suction; a debris chamber fluidly coupled to the vacuum and positioned in the interior volume; a nozzle coupled at a downhole end of the housing, the nozzle including one or more openings; and a controller communicably coupled to the vacuum and configured to perform operations including activating the vacuum to generate the fluid suction to circulate wellbore debris through the vacuum and into the debris chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Mohammed A. Madan, Omar M. Alhamid, Talal A. Shihabuddin
  • Publication number: 20240110462
    Abstract: A system for removing contaminants from a tubular pipe. The system may include a wiper plug with a plurality of wipers. The wipers may include a first wiper with a first diameter different from a second diameter of a second wiper. The system may include a landing profile that may include at least two arms configured to extend outward. The system may include a valve disposed in an internal bore of the wiper plug. The valve may include a plurality of shear pins configured to hold the valve in a closed position and to break from increasing pressure to allow the valve to open. The system may include a nipple comprising a latch profile configured to cooperate with the landing profile of the wiper plug for holding the wiper plug in the tubular pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ahmed A. Al-Mousa, Marius Neacsu, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Patent number: 11933130
    Abstract: A wellhead adaptor tool, a system, and a method for installing a shooting nipple on a rotating control device of a wellhead. The wellhead adaptor tool has a body, a first flange, and a second flange. The body has a void. The first flange is coupled to a first portion of the body. The first flange has multiple voids to couple the body to a shooting nipple by multiple fasteners. The second flange is coupled to a second portion of the body. The second flange couples the body to a rotating control device of a wellhead coupled to a wellbore. A clamp is coupled to the second flange to couple the second flange to the rotating control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ahmed Al-Mousa, Ossama A. El-Sokkary, Ossama R. Sehsah, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Patent number: 11933139
    Abstract: A method for removing filter cake from a subterranean wellbore includes running a completion string into the wellbore on production tubing, the completion string including one or more screen assemblies coupled therein, conveying a running tool through the production tubing to a shifting tool arranged within the completion string, opening a circulation port of the shifting tool with the running tool, flowing a spotting fluid through the running tool and the shifting tool and discharging the spotting fluid from the completion string into an annulus defined between the completion string and the wellbore, interacting the spotting fluid with the filter cake to remove the filter cake from a wall of the wellbore, and circulating the spotting fluid from the annulus and into the production tubing through the circulation port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ahmed Abdullah Al-Mousa, Marius Neascu, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Publication number: 20240052742
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method including: releasing the multi-drift tool assembly into a wellbore that includes at least a first section and a second section, wherein the first section borders the second section from above the second section, wherein the first section is sized larger than the second section, and wherein the multi-drift tool assembly comprises at least one secondary drift tool housed inside a primary drift tool; advancing the multi-drift tool assembly down the wellbore and inside the first section; in response to determining that the multi-drift tool assembly has stopped, releasing the secondary drift tool from inside the primary drift tool; and advancing the secondary drift tool down the wellbore and inside the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Ahmed Abdulaziz Al-Mousa, Fayez Alenizi, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Patent number: 11859815
    Abstract: A system and method for flaring with a flare including a flare stack and a flare tip at a well site having a wellhead and a wellbore for production of crude oil or natural gas, or both, providing produced fluid including hydrocarbon from the wellhead to the flare stack, discharging the produced fluid from the flare tip through a nozzle discharge opening, combusting the hydrocarbon of the produced fluid as discharged from the flare tip, and a control system adjusting flow area of the nozzle discharge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Omar Adnan Al-Shaiji, Khalid M. Alajmi, Omar M. Alhamid
  • Publication number: 20230417117
    Abstract: A welding tool consisting of a tubular body having a lateral end and a pin end. The pin end has external threads disposed around an external circumferential surface of the pin end. The lateral end comprises an inner wall defining an orifice. Additionally, a heat proof shell is disposed circumferentially around the lateral end. The welding tool further includes a battery housing. The battery housing encloses a plurality of batteries which store energy. The welding tool further includes a welding element disposed on an inner surface of the orifice and an electric line. The electric line is coiled within the tubular body and physically contacts the welding element and is electrically connected to the plurality of batteries. The welding tool further includes a controller. The controller is capable of receiving and parsing mud pulse signals and controlling the release of stored energy from the batteries to the electric line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Abdulaziz D. Alqahtani, Omar M. Alhamid, Muaath S. Bajunaid
  • Patent number: 11840901
    Abstract: A welding tool consisting of a tubular body having a lateral end and a pin end. The pin end has external threads disposed around an external circumferential surface of the pin end. The lateral end comprises an inner wall defining an orifice. Additionally, a heat proof shell is disposed circumferentially around the lateral end. The welding tool further includes a battery housing. The battery housing encloses a plurality of batteries which store energy. The welding tool further includes a welding element disposed on an inner surface of the orifice and an electric line. The electric line is coiled within the tubular body and physically contacts the welding element and is electrically connected to the plurality of batteries. The welding tool further includes a controller. The controller is capable of receiving and parsing mud pulse signals and controlling the release of stored energy from the batteries to the electric line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Abdulaziz D. Alqahtani, Omar M. Alhamid, Muaath S. Bajunaid