Patents by Inventor Salman Hammad Al-Thaqafi

Salman Hammad Al-Thaqafi 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).

  • Publication number: 20230078696
    Abstract: Provided is a method for treating a sandstone formation with a well treatment composition. The method may include introducing a pre-flush pill, introducing the well treatment composition, introducing a post-flush fluid, and maintaining the wellbore such that the well treatment composition interacts with the sandstone formation. Further provided is a method that may introduce the well treatment composition as two pills, such as an organic acid pill and an inorganic acid pill. The well treatment composition may include an aqueous solution of an ammonium salt, an inorganic acid, an organic acid, and optionally one or more of a pH adjuster, a mutual solvent, a surfactant, and a corrosion inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Abdullah M. Al-Dhafeeri, Salman Hammad Al-Thaqafi
  • Patent number: 11597871
    Abstract: Provided is a method for treating a sandstone formation with a well treatment composition. The method may include introducing a pre-flush pill, introducing the well treatment composition, introducing a post-flush fluid, and maintaining the wellbore such that the well treatment composition interacts with the sandstone formation. Further provided is a method that may introduce the well treatment composition as two pills, such as an organic acid pill and an inorganic acid pill. The well treatment composition may include an aqueous solution of an ammonium salt, an inorganic acid, an organic acid, and optionally one or more of a pH adjuster, a mutual solvent, a surfactant, and a corrosion inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Abdullah M. Al-Dhafeeri, Salman Hammad Al-Thaqafi