Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Location: Dhahran, SA
No. of patents: 136

Number	Title	Issue Date
8182702	Non-shedding strainer A strainer is disclosed for filtering a flow stream passing therethrough, while reducing vortex shedding and related minimizing noise and vibration. The strainer includes an elongated member which defines a generally longitudinal axis, and having an opening at one e...	05/22/2012
8177090	Storage tank with floating roof emergency draining system and spherical rotor fume sealing valve A combination liquid petroleum storage tank and emergency drainage system for draining rain water accumulated on the floating roof of the storage tank, including a drain duct having an inlet adapted to receive rain water accumulated on the roof and extending downwar...	05/15/2012
8176796	Ultrasound multiphase fraction meter and method for determining phase fractions in a multiphase fluid An apparatus and method to determine fractions of various phases in a multiphase fluid. The apparatus includes main body including an interior configured receive a multiphase fluid and an exterior. The apparatus senses fluid pressure of multiphase fluid received in ...	05/15/2012
8170288	Reducing noise in 3D seismic data while preserving structural details A system and method perform structure-preserving smoothing (SPS) using a data adaptive method for smoothing 3D post-stacked seismic attributes which reduces random noise while preserving the structure without prior computation of its orientation. The data is smoothe...	05/01/2012
8152407	Auxiliary pressure relief reservoir for crash barrier A crash barrier system is provided that generally includes a hydraulic actuator driven piston operably connected to a hydraulic circuit and the crash barrier. In general, the hydraulic circuit includes a normal-UP and normal-DOWN section, an emergency-UP section, an...	04/10/2012
8152406	Crash barrier with over-pressure relief system A crash barrier system is provided that generally includes a hydraulic actuator driven piston operably connected to a hydraulic circuit and the crash barrier. In general, the hydraulic circuit includes a normal-UP and normal-DOWN section, an emergency-UP section, an...	04/10/2012
8122947	Turbulent device to prevent phase separation A mixer for use in a transmission pipeline and a wellbore fluids pipeline having a mixing device. The pipeline extends from a well head to a processing facility. The mixer perturbs the flow into a non-laminar state. Mixer embodiments include a body having a cone sha...	02/28/2012
8118929	Well cement formulations for increased drilling hardness A well cement composition for plugging a bore at the location for initiating sidetracking to bore a lateral well is formulated as a slurry of hydraulic cement that contains at least two, but preferably all three of the following additives: (1) a source of silicon di...	02/21/2012
8116920	System, method, and program product for synthesizing non-thermodynamically constrained heat exchanger networks Systems, methods, and program product to synthesize a grass-roots heat exchanger network for non-thermodynamically constrained problems for a plurality of hot process streams to be cooled and a plurality of cold process streams to be heated according to a plurality ...	02/14/2012
8116918	Systems, program product, and methods for synthesizing heat exchanger networks that exhibit life-cycle switchability and flexibility under all possible combinations of process variations A system, methods, and user-friendly program product to optimize energy recovery for a process or cluster of processes under all possible combinations of given process changes and stream-specific minimum temperature approach values without enumeration, are provided....	02/14/2012
8113042	Gravity measurment methods for monitoring reservoirs A method of performing gravity surveys in a wellbore is described including performing a time-lapse measurement in a monitoring well in the vicinity of injector wellbores, determining a depth for which the difference of the time lapse measurements changes sign or cr...	02/14/2012
8109670	Measurement of molten sulfur level in receptacles A portable temperature sensing probe (10) having a plurality of thermocouples (18) is inserted into a tank (16) mounted on a truck or other receptacle at the time of loading a hot liquid, e.g., molten sulfur (14). The probe and at least a...	02/07/2012
8096803	Flare stack combustion method and apparatus Apparatus for enhancing combustion of an undesired chemical to minimize the formation of smoke during operation of a flare stack for the discharge of a flare feedstream includes a plurality of high-pressure air nozzles spaced apart below and around the periphery of ...	01/17/2012
8095548	Methods, program product, and system of data management having container approximation indexing Systems, program product, and methods of data management are provided. The system can include a computer having memory, a dataset including a relatively large number of records, and container approximation indexing program product stored in the memory of the compute...	01/10/2012
8095320	Method, program product, and system for suppression of residual water bottom energy in surface seismic data Systems, program product, and methods of suppressing residual water bottom energy in seismic data, are provided. An example of a system, program product, and method can be applied to post-stack datasets and can combine multi-channel deconvolution with novel sorting ...	01/10/2012
8091633	Tool for locating and plugging lateral wellbores A tool used for treating and/or maintaining a wellbore that includes acoustic transducers for locating a lateral wellbore that intersects a primary wellbore. The tool includes a sensor to sense water and/or gas, and if the water and/or gas enters the primary wellbor...	01/10/2012
8091420	Illuminated directional wind speed indicator A combination wind direction and wind speed indicating apparatus for providing enhanced visibility at night and under other low visibility conditions is mounted, for example, at an airport landing zone, to rotate in the wind and indicates wind direction with high-in...	01/10/2012
8078328	System, program product, and related methods for performing automated real-time reservoir pressure estimation enabling optimized injection and production strategies Systems, program product, and methods for providing real-time reservoir management of one or more reservoirs across one or more fields are provided. A system can include multiple monitoring wells and at least one injection well in communication with a central facili...	12/13/2011
8072343	Local emergency isolation valve controller with diagnostic testing and trouble indicator A local logic solver that operates with a local smart valve controller to control, test and monitor performance characteristics of a local field-mounted emergency isolation valve device, outputting a local indication of trouble on the device, which is mounted in the...	12/06/2011
8041510	Continuous reservoir monitoring for fluid pathways using microseismic data A system and method monitor a hydrocarbon reservoir for drainage in volumetric three dimensions. Monitoring between wells is imperative for optimum reservoir management and is achieved by mapping the hydrocarbon fluid pathways in a producing reservoir. Unlike conven...	10/18/2011
8039422	Method of mixing a corrosion inhibitor in an acid-in-oil emulsion An acid-in-oil emulsion having a corrosion inhibitor as the external phase has been found to prevent downhole corrosion when acidizing carbonate formations to enhance hydrocarbon recovery. ...	10/18/2011
8032262	System, method, and program product for synthesizing non-constrained and constrained heat exchanger networks Systems, methods, and program product to synthesize a grass-roots heat exchanger network for a plurality of hot process streams to be cooled and a plurality of cold process streams to be heated according to a plurality of utilities targets, are provided. An exemplar...	10/04/2011
8029618	Manufacture of Portland cement using spent claus catalyst Spent Claus catalyst having a high alumina content is used as an ingredient in the manufacture of Portland cements in place of all or a portion of a conventional source of alumina. The spent Claus catalyst is preferably of a small particle size and can be ground to ...	10/04/2011
8028765	Drill bit, drilling system, and related methods A rotary drag bit for use in subterranean earth boring operations, the drag bit having blades, rows of cutters on the blades, and nozzles disposed within the rows. The nozzles are configured to discharge fluid during drilling. ...	10/04/2011
8008226	Oil-based thermo-neutral reforming with a multi-component catalyst A method is provided for the thermo-neutral reforming of liquid hydrocarbon fuels which employs a Ni, Ce2O3, La2O3, Pt−ZrO2, Rh and Re catalyst having dual functionalities to achieve both combustion...	08/30/2011
8002969	Upgrading crude oil using electrochemically-generated hydrogen A method for upgrading a petroleum oil by a hydroprocessing reaction in which the oil is hydrogenated, includes the steps of: a. forming a liquid reaction mixture of the oil with water and an amphiphilic liquid in predetermined pro...	08/23/2011
8000936	Data analysis system for determining coating conditions of a buried pipeline A data analysis program operable for displaying at least one representation of a buried pipeline in a geographical area and associated on-pipe current values at various locations along the pipeline. The data analysis program is storable in a memory device and execut...	08/16/2011
7972512	Suspended media granular activated carbon membrane biological reactor system and process A system and process for treating an industrial wastewater stream is provided using a membrane biological reactor in which granular activated carbon material is introduced into an aeration portion and maintained upstream of a membrane operating system. The size of t...	07/05/2011
7940062	Method and apparatus for estimating the condition of a coating on an underground pipeline Methods are provided for reducing interference from stray currents in buried pipelines/metal structures during MEIS testing or other current-sensing applications in the pipeline. Methods are also provided for measuring bulk complex electrical impedance between a bur...	05/10/2011
7937222	Method of determining saturations in a reservoir A method of determining water saturations from a deep-reading resistivity measurement in a reservoir is provided including the step of estimating, through for example a reservoir simulation process, a spatial distribution of a parameter related to the water conducti...	05/03/2011
7924032	Method for fabricating pipeline coating samples containing synthetic disbonds for estimating a condition of a coating of an underground pipeline A method for fabricating pipeline coating samples containing synthetic disbonds to be used in estimating a condition of a coating of an underground pipeline. The method includes the steps of providing a section of a pipe having a predetermined diameter and length; i...	04/12/2011
7914669	Reactive extraction of sulfur compounds from hydrocarbon streams A process to substantially reduce the sulfur content of a liquid hydrocarbon stream by contacting the hydrocarbon stream with an aqueous stream containing a mixture of one or more extraction agents selected from hypochlorites, cyanurates and alkali metal and alkalin...	03/29/2011
7905251	Method for wellhead high integrity protection system A high integrity protection system (HIPS) for protection of a pipe downstream of a wellhead includes an inlet connected to the wellhead; outlet connected to the downstream pipe; two sets of two series-connected surface safety valves (SSVs) in fluid communication wit...	03/15/2011
7905191	Gas expansion trunk for marine vessels A liquid cargo carrying maritime vessel including a plurality of liquid cargo carrying tanks and a plurality of gas expansion trunks wherein each gas expansion trunk is above, associated with, and in fluid communication with a respective tank therebelow, via slotted...	03/15/2011
7880484	Method and apparatus for estimating the condition of a coating on an underground pipeline Methods are provided for reducing interference from stray currents in buried pipelines/metal structures during MEIS testing or other current-sensing applications in the pipeline. Methods are also provided for measuring bulk complex electrical impedance between a bur...	02/01/2011
7876110	Method and apparatus for simulating electrical characteristics of a coated segment of a pipeline Method and apparatus for simulating electrical pipe-to-soil impedance of a coated segment of a pipeline includes simulating a current injection point to a buried pipe section, simulating a first output signal from a magnetometer positioned at a first location over t...	01/25/2011
7873443	System, method and program product for targeting and optimal driving force distribution in energy recovery systems A system, methods, and user-friendly program product to optimize energy recovery or a process or cluster of processes under all possible process changes and stream-specific minimum temperature approach values without enumeration, are provided. The program product ca...	01/18/2011
7869889	Distributed and adaptive smart logic with multi-communication apparatus for reliable safety system shutdown This invention relates to safety instrumented systems (“SIS”) for monitoring and controlling chemical and other industrial process field devices, and that are responsive to signals for the emergency shutdown of the process or system. The patent will significantl...	01/11/2011
7867381	Process for removal of nitrogen and poly-nuclear aromatics from FCC feedstocks A feedstream to an FCC unit is treated to remove or reduce the content of polynuclear aromatics and nitrogen-containing compounds by contacting the feedstream with an adsorbent compound selected from attapulgus clay, alumina, silica gel and activated carbon in a fix...	01/11/2011
7853472	System, program product, and methods for managing contract procurement A system to facilitate contract procurement and contract management through an online contract procurement and management website over a computer network, program product, and associated methods are provided. The system includes an electronic contracting network ser...	12/14/2010

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Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company