Patents by Inventor Salah Hamad Al-Saleh

Salah Hamad Al-Saleh 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).

  • POLYMER-ENHANCED SURFACTANT FLOODING FOR PERMEABLE CARBONATES
    Publication number: 20160152886
    Abstract: A method for increasing oil production in a carbonate reservoir by incorporating a saline solution injection including a saline soluble surfactant and a saline soluble polymer. The method provides for increased oil production as compared to conventional waterflooding techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Ming HAN, Ali Abdallah AL-YOUSEF, Salah Hamad AL-SALEH, Alhasan FUSENI
  • Method to determine trace amounts of crude oil by spectroscopic absorption
    Patent number: 9297747
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining trace amounts of crude oil in water, including the steps of collecting a sample of an oil-containing fluid, adding a toluene extraction volume to the sample, perturbing the sample, dissolving substantially all of the amount of oil in the toluene extraction volume to create a mixed sample, extracting the mixed sample to create an oil-in-toluene layer and an aqueous fluid layer, removing a portion of the oil-in-toluene layer into a dilution container, diluting the portion of the oil-in-toluene layer with a toluene dilution volume to create a dilute sample, measuring an absorption value of the dilute sample using a spectrophotometer, and comparing the absorption value to a calibration curve to quantify the amount of oil in the oil-containing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ming Han, Ali Abdallah Al-Yousef, Salah Hamad Al-Saleh, Mohammed Ali AlGeer, Abdullah Alboqmi
  • Polymer-enhanced surfactant flooding for permeable carbonates
    Patent number: 9284480
    Abstract: A method for increasing oil production in a carbonate reservoir by incorporating a saline solution injection including a saline soluble surfactant and a saline soluble polymer. The method provides for increased oil production as compared to conventional waterflooding techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ming Han, Ali Abdallah Al-Yousef, Salah Hamad Al-Saleh, Alhasan Fuseni
  • METHOD TO DETERMINE TRACE AMOUNTS OF CRUDE OIL BY SPECTROSCOPIC ABSORPTION
    Publication number: 20150021490
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining trace amounts of crude oil in water, including the steps of collecting a sample of an oil-containing fluid, adding a toluene extraction volume to the sample, perturbing the sample, dissolving substantially all of the amount of oil in the toluene extraction volume to create a mixed sample, extracting the mixed sample to create an oil-in-toluene layer and an aqueous fluid layer, removing a portion of the oil-in-toluene layer into a dilution container, diluting the portion of the oil-in-toluene layer with a toluene dilution volume to create a dilute sample, measuring an absorption value of the dilute sample using a spectrophotometer, and comparing the absorption value to a calibration curve to quantify the amount of oil in the oil-containing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Ming Han, Ali Abdallah Al-Yousef, Salah Hamad Al-Saleh, Mohammed Ali AlGeer, Abdullah Alboqmi
  • Oil recovery process for carbonate reservoirs
    Patent number: 8550163
    Abstract: A method for increasing oil production in a carbonate reservoir by conducting a step-wise reduction of salinity of the injected salt water that is injected into the carbonate reservoir. The method provides for increased oil production as compared to conventional waterflooding techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ali Abdullah Al-Yousif, Abdulaziz Obaid Al-Kaabi, Salah Hamad Al-Saleh
  • Oil recovery process for carbonate reservoirs
    Patent number: 8550164
    Abstract: A method for increasing oil production in a carbonate reservoir by incorporating a diluted surfactant injection in conjunction with conducting a step-wise reduction of salinity of the injected salt water that is injected into the carbonate reservoir. The method provides for increased oil production as compared to conventional waterflooding techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ali Abdullah Al-Yousef, Ming Han, Salah Hamad Al-Saleh
  • Polymer-Enhanced Surfactant Flooding For Permeable Carbonates
    Publication number: 20130081822
    Abstract: A method for increasing oil production in a carbonate reservoir by incorporating a saline solution injection including a saline soluble surfactant and a saline soluble polymer. The method provides for increased oil production as compared to conventional waterflooding techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ming Han, Ali Abdallah Al-Yousef, Salah Hamad Al-Saleh, Alhasan Fuseni
  • New Oil Recovery Process for Carbonate Reservoirs
    Publication number: 20120018160
    Abstract: A method for increasing oil production in a carbonate reservoir by conducting a step-wise reduction of salinity of the injected salt water that is injected into the carbonate reservoir. The method provides for increased oil production as compared to conventional waterflooding techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ali Abdullah Al-Yousef, Abdulaziz Obaid Al-Kaabi, Salah Hamad Al-Saleh
  • Oil Recovery Process for Carbonate Reservoirs
    Publication number: 20120018161
    Abstract: A method for increasing oil production in a carbonate reservoir by incorporating a diluted surfactant injection in conjunction with conducting a step-wise reduction of salinity of the injected salt water that is injected into the carbonate reservoir. The method provides for increased oil production as compared to conventional waterflooding techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ali Abdullah Al-Yousef, Ming Han, Salah Hamad Al-Saleh