Patents by Inventor Othman Alswaie

Othman Alswaie 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).

  • Method for modifying well injection profile and enhanced oil recovery
    Patent number: 11299663
    Abstract: A method for treating a hydrocarbon-containing formation includes injecting an aqueous solution that contains an alkali nitrite, an ammonium halide, and a foaming agent into the formation, injecting supercritical carbon dioxide into the formation, allowing a portion of the carbon dioxide to dissolve in the aqueous solutions, causing the alkali nitrite and ammonium halide to react and generate nitrogen gas, and allowing a foam to form by the interaction of the nitrogen gas with the foaming agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ali Abdullah Al-Taq, Zuhair AlYousif, Othman Alswaie
  • METHOD FOR MODIFYING WELL INJECTION PROFILE AND ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20210380869
    Abstract: A method for treating a hydrocarbon-containing formation includes injecting an aqueous solution that contains an alkali nitrite, an ammonium halide, and a foaming agent into the formation, injecting supercritical carbon dioxide into the formation, allowing a portion of the carbon dioxide to dissolve in the aqueous solutions, causing the alkali nitrite and ammonium halide to react and generate nitrogen gas, and allowing a foam to form by the interaction of the nitrogen gas with the foaming agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ali Abdullah Al-Taq, Zuhair AlYousif, Othman Alswaie