US Patent Issued to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals on April 14 for "Gel-based subterranean formation hardening compositions and methods thereof" (Saudi Arabia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,899, issued on April 14, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Gel-based subterranean formation hardening compositions and methods thereof" was invented by Waheed Syed Arshad (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Abdullah Kamal Al Adi (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Murtada Saleh Aljawad (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Murtadha J. Altammar (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Gel-based subterranean formation hardening compositions and methods thereof may comprise introducing an aqueous carrier fluid comprising a gel and an ammonium phos...