Patents by Inventor Salaheldin M. Elkatatny

Salaheldin M. Elkatatny 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: 11952880
    Abstract: A method of automatic optimization of ROP. The method obtains a plurality of drilling surface parameters for a field of interest, and determines an UCS data and a MSE data for a targeted formation based on well logs. The method further trains a ML model using the drilling surface parameters as inputs, and outputs a plurality of weights for drilling parameters in a ROP equation and in a Teale's MSE equation for the field of interest. The method further combines the ML ROP equation with the Teale's MSE equation to determine a plurality of optimum drilling parameters by simultaneously solving the set of ML ROP equation and the Teale's MSE equation. Furthermore, the method generates a work order to adjust the drilling parameters and cause display of the work order and the determined optimum drilling parameters in a user interface of a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS
    Inventors: Ahmad Mohammad Al-AbdulJabbar, Salaheldin M. Elkatatny, Abdullah S. Al-Yami
  • Publication number: 20220307365
    Abstract: A method of automatic optimization of ROP. The method obtains a plurality of drilling surface parameters for a field of interest, and determines an UCS data and a MSE data for a targeted formation based on well logs. The method further trains a ML model using the drilling surface parameters as inputs, and outputs a plurality of weights for drilling parameters in a ROP equation and in a Teale's MSE equation for the field of interest. The method further combines the ML ROP equation with the Teale's MSE equation to determine a plurality of optimum drilling parameters by simultaneously solving the set of ML ROP equation and the Teale's MSE equation. Furthermore, the method generates a work order to adjust the drilling parameters and cause display of the work order and the determined optimum drilling parameters in a user interface of a client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicants: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS
    Inventors: Ahmad Mohammad Al-AbdulJabbar, Salaheldin M. Elkatatny, Abdullah S. Al-Yami
  • Publication number: 20220251950
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining, in real-time, well data regarding a wellbore and drilling fluid data regarding drilling fluid circulating in the wellbore. The method may further include determining, based on the drilling fluid data, a plastic viscosity (PV) value and a yield point (YP) value regarding the drilling fluid. The method may further include determining, based on the well data and the drilling fluid data, an equivalent circulating density (ECD) value of an annulus of the wellbore. The method may further include determining a hole cleaning efficiency (HCE) value based on a hole cleaning model, the PV value, the YP value, and the ECD value. The method may further include determining an adjusted rate of penetration (ROP) value for a drilling operation in the wellbore based on the HCE value and a current ROP value. The method may further include transmitting a command to a drilling system that produces the adjusted ROP value in the drilling operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicants: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS
    Inventors: Mohammed A. Al-Malki, Mahmoud F. Abughaban, Mohammed Murif Al-Rubaii, Abdullah S. Al-Yami, Salaheldin M. Elkatatny