US Patent Issued to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL on Feb. 24 for "Methods for increasing the mechanical strength of subterranean formations using MXene-containing fluids" (Saudi Arabia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,068, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Methods for increasing the mechanical strength of subterranean formations using MXene-containing fluids" was invented by Abeer Ateeq Alarawi (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Jehad Khaled Eldemellawi (Thuwal, Saudi Arabia) and Murtadha J. Altammar (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for increasing the mechanical strength of subterranean formations using MXene-containing fluids may include introducing a plurality of MXene flakes into a subterranean formation comprising a carbonate mineral; and depositing at least a portion of t...