ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,876, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).
"Thermal responsive fluid injection method" was invented by Ziyad Faisal Kaidar (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Zuhair AlYousef (Saihat, Saudi Arabia), Mustafa Redha Satrawi (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Muhammad M. Almajid (Qatif, Saudi Arabia) and Muhammad B. Otaibi (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and associated systems for reducing permeability of fractures in deep underground formations are provided. Thermal responsive fluid is used that transitions to a gel upon exposure to heat generated by one or more subsequently added e...