Patents by Inventor Sultan S. AlOtaibi

Sultan S. AlOtaibi 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).

  • Production of barium sulfate and fracturing fluid via mixing of produced water and seawater
    Patent number: 11746280
    Abstract: A system and method for generating base water and precipitate, including combining produced water with seawater to precipitate barium sulfate from barium in the produced water and from sulfate in the seawater, and separating the precipitate to give the base water and the precipitate. The base water may have less than a specified amount of sulfate and be utilized for hydraulic fracturing fluid. The precipitate may give a weighting agent for drilling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Fahd Ibrahim AlGhunaimi, Young Chul Choi, Regis Didier Alain Vilagines, Tao Chen, Nahr M. Abulhamayel, Sultan S. AlOtaibi
  • PRODUCTION OF BARIUM SULFATE AND FRACTURING FLUID VIA MIXING OF PRODUCED WATER AND SEAWATER
    Publication number: 20220396727
    Abstract: A system and method for generating base water and precipitate, including combining produced water with seawater to precipitate barium sulfate from barium in the produced water and from sulfate in the seawater, and separating the precipitate to give the base water and the precipitate. The base water may have less than a specified amount of sulfate and be utilized for hydraulic fracturing fluid. The precipitate may give a weighting agent for drilling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Fahd Ibrahim AlGhunaimi, Young Chul Choi, Regis Didier Alain Vilagines, Tao Chen, Nahr M. Abulhamayel, Sultan S. AlOtaibi