Patents by Inventor Turki Thuwaini Mohammed ALSUBAIE
Turki Thuwaini Mohammed ALSUBAIE 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).
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Patent number: 10472958Abstract: Techniques for determining properties of a spotting fluid include positioning a member of a test apparatus into a prepared mudcake sample at a specified depth, the mudcake sample associated with a drilling fluid and including a specified thickness; circulating a flow of the spotting fluid to contact the prepared mudcake sample in a test cell; soaking the prepared mudcake sample in the spotting fluid for a specified time duration; subsequent to the specified time duration, detecting a force exerted on the member relative to a displacement distance of the member from the specified depth in the mudcake sample during removal of the member from the mudcake sample; recording, with the test apparatus, the detected force relative to the displacement distance; and determining, with the test apparatus, one or more properties associated with the mudcake sample based on the recorded force relative to the displacement distance.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Md Amanullah, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed Alsubaie
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Patent number: 10422194Abstract: A method of conversion of a water-based mud to a gel-based LCM quickly to control lost circulation in a lost circulation zone in a wellbore during continuous drilling with a drilling mud, the drilling mud comprises a volcanic ash, water, a de-foamer, a pH buffer, and a polymer. The method comprises the steps of entering the lost circulation zone, determining a lost circulation volumetric flow rate, metering a first amount of a binder into the drilling mud to create a binder containing mud, pumping the binder containing drilling mud into the wellbore, and suspending metering of the first amount of the binder to the drilling mud after a pre-defined regulating period of time effective to permit the binder containing drilling mud to create a gel-based LCM operable to alter the lost circulation zone.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Md Amanullah, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed Alsubaie, Abdulaziz Salah Bubshait, Omar Abdulwahab Al-Fuwaires
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Publication number: 20190226288Abstract: A method of conversion of a water-based mud to a gel-based LCM quickly to control lost circulation in a lost circulation zone in a wellbore during continuous drilling with a drilling mud, the drilling mud comprises a volcanic ash, water, a de-foamer, a pH buffer, and a polymer. The method comprises the steps of entering the lost circulation zone, determining a lost circulation volumetric flow rate, metering a first amount of a binder into the drilling mud to create a binder containing mud, pumping the binder containing drilling mud into the wellbore, and suspending metering of the first amount of the binder to the drilling mud after a pre-defined regulating period of time effective to permit the binder containing drilling mud to create a gel-based LCM operable to alter the lost circulation zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Md AMANULLAH, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed ALSUBAIE, Abdulaziz Salah BUBSHAIT, Omar Abdulwahab AL-FUWAIRES
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Patent number: 10344545Abstract: A method of conversion of a water-based mud to a gel-based LCM quickly to control lost circulation in a lost circulation zone in a wellbore during continuous drilling with a drilling mud, the drilling mud comprises a volcanic ash, water, a de-foamer, a pH buffer, and a polymer. The method comprises the steps of entering the lost circulation zone, determining a lost circulation volumetric flow rate, metering a first amount of a binder into the drilling mud to create a binder containing mud, pumping the binder containing drilling mud into the wellbore, and suspending metering of the first amount of the binder to the drilling mud after a pre-defined regulating period of time effective to permit the binder containing drilling mud to create a gel-based LCM operable to alter the lost circulation zone.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Md Amanullah, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed Alsubaie, Abdulaziz Salah Bubshait, Omar Abdulwahab Al-Fuwaires
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Publication number: 20190017376Abstract: Techniques for determining properties of a spotting fluid include positioning a member of a test apparatus into a prepared mudcake sample at a specified depth, the mudcake sample associated with a drilling fluid and including a specified thickness; circulating a flow of the spotting fluid to contact the prepared mudcake sample in a test cell; soaking the prepared mudcake sample in the spotting fluid for a specified time duration; subsequent to the specified time duration, detecting a force exerted on the member relative to a displacement distance of the member from the specified depth in the mudcake sample during removal of the member from the mudcake sample; recording, with the test apparatus, the detected force relative to the displacement distance; and determining, with the test apparatus, one or more properties associated with the mudcake sample based on the recorded force relative to the displacement distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Md Amanullah, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed Alsubaie
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Patent number: 10113422Abstract: Techniques for determining properties of a spotting fluid include positioning a member of a test apparatus into a prepared mudcake sample at a specified depth, the mudcake sample associated with a drilling fluid and including a specified thickness; circulating a flow of the spotting fluid to contact the prepared mudcake sample in a test cell; soaking the prepared mudcake sample in the spotting fluid for a specified time duration; subsequent to the specified time duration, detecting a force exerted on the member relative to a displacement distance of the member from the specified depth in the mudcake sample during removal of the member from the mudcake sample; recording, with the test apparatus, the detected force relative to the displacement distance; and determining, with the test apparatus, one or more properties associated with the mudcake sample based on the recorded force relative to the displacement distance.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Md Amanullah, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed Alsubaie
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Patent number: 9957433Abstract: Date seed powder can be used as a fluid loss additive for drilling fluids by mixing a quantity of date seed powder with a volume of fluid resulting in a mixture. The date seed powder or the mixture can be added to a drilling fluid. The drilling fluid that includes the date seed powder or the mixture can be used to drill a wellbore.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Md Amanullah, Jothibasu Ramasamy, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed Alsubaie, Omar A. Fuwaires
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Publication number: 20170260819Abstract: A method of conversion of a water-based mud to a gel-based LCM quickly to control lost circulation in a lost circulation zone in a wellbore during continuous drilling with a drilling mud, the drilling mud comprises a volcanic ash, water, a de-foamer, a pH buffer, and a polymer. The method comprises the steps of entering the lost circulation zone, determining a lost circulation volumetric flow rate, metering a first amount of a binder into the drilling mud to create a binder containing mud, pumping the binder containing drilling mud into the wellbore, and suspending metering of the first amount of the binder to the drilling mud after a pre-defined regulating period of time effective to permit the binder containing drilling mud to create a gel-based LCM operable to alter the lost circulation zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Md AMANULLAH, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed ALSUBAIE, Abdulaziz Salah BUBSHAIT, Omar Abdulwahab AL-FUWAIRES
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Patent number: 9739694Abstract: A compression test rig apparatus for determining a mechanical characterization of a gel-based LCM test sample comprising an LCM test cell configured to contain the gel-based LCM test sample, the LCM test cell comprising a cylinder wall defining a cell space volume configured to hold the gel-based LCM test sample, and a floor defining an extrusion hole configured to extrude the gel-based LCM test sample to create an extruded gel; an extruded gel collector configured to receive the extruded gel from the extrusion hole as an extruded gel volume; a perforated disc comprising perforations, wherein the perforated disc is configured to allow the gel-based LCM test sample to pass through the perforations; and a flat foot disc piston in flush contact with the cylinder wall, the flat foot disc piston configured to compress the gel-based LCM test sample at a displacement speed to produce compression data.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Md Amanullah, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed Alsubaie
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Patent number: 9695653Abstract: A method of conversion of a water-based mud to a gel-based LCM quickly to control lost circulation in a lost circulation zone in a wellbore during continuous drilling with a drilling mud, the drilling mud comprises a volcanic ash, water, a de-foamer, a pH buffer, and a polymer. The method comprises the steps of entering the lost circulation zone, determining a lost circulation volumetric flow rate, metering a first amount of a binder into the drilling mud to create a binder containing mud, pumping the binder containing drilling mud into the wellbore, and suspending metering of the first amount of the binder to the drilling mud after a pre-defined regulating period of time effective to permit the binder containing drilling mud to create a gel-based LCM operable to alter the lost circulation zone.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Md Amanullah, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed Alsubaie, Abdulaziz Salah Bubshait, Omar Abdulwahab Al-Fuwaires
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Publication number: 20160312100Abstract: Date seed powder can be used as a fluid loss additive for drilling fluids by mixing a quantity of date seed powder with a volume of fluid resulting in a mixture. The date seed powder or the mixture can be added to a drilling fluid. The drilling fluid that includes the date seed powder or the mixture can be used to drill a wellbore.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Md Amanullah, Jothibasu Ramasamy, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed Alsubaie, Omar A. Fuwaires
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Publication number: 20160266030Abstract: Techniques for determining mudcake properties include positioning a member of a test apparatus into a prepared mudcake sample at a specified depth of the mudcake sample, the mudcake sample associated with a drilling fluid and including a specified thickness; detecting, with the test apparatus, a force exerted on the member relative to a displacement distance of the member from the specified depth in the mudcake sample during removal of the member from the mudcake sample; recording, with the test apparatus, the detected force relative to the displacement distance; and determining, with the test apparatus, one or more properties of the mudcake sample based on the recorded force relative to the displacement distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Md Amanullah, Mohammed Al-Arfaj, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed Alsubaie
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Publication number: 20160265992Abstract: Techniques for determining properties of a spotting fluid include positioning a member of a test apparatus into a prepared mudcake sample at a specified depth, the mudcake sample associated with a drilling fluid and including a specified thickness; circulating a flow of the spotting fluid to contact the prepared mudcake sample in a test cell; soaking the prepared mudcake sample in the spotting fluid for a specified time duration; subsequent to the specified time duration, detecting a force exerted on the member relative to a displacement distance of the member from the specified depth in the mudcake sample during removal of the member from the mudcake sample; recording, with the test apparatus, the detected force relative to the displacement distance; and determining, with the test apparatus, one or more properties associated with the mudcake sample based on the recorded force relative to the displacement distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Md Amanullah, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed Alsubaie
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Publication number: 20160061701Abstract: A compression test rig apparatus for determining a mechanical characterization of a gel-based LCM test sample comprising an LCM test cell configured to contain the gel-based LCM test sample, the LCM test cell comprising a cylinder wall defining a cell space volume configured to hold the gel-based LCM test sample, and a floor defining an extrusion hole configured to extrude the gel-based LCM test sample to create an extruded gel; an extruded gel collector configured to receive the extruded gel from the extrusion hole as an extruded gel volume; a perforated disc comprising perforations, wherein the perforated disc is configured to allow the gel-based LCM test sample to pass through the perforations; and a flat foot disc piston in flush contact with the cylinder wall, the flat foot disc piston configured to compress the gel-based LCM test sample at a displacement speed to produce compression data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Md AMANULLAH, Turki Thuwaini Mohammed ALSUBAIE