US Patent Issued to Saudi Arabian Oil on May 19 for "Fluorescent dye molecules for tracer applications in subterranean formations" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,612, issued on May 19, was assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Fluorescent dye molecules for tracer applications in subterranean formations" was invented by Wei Wang (Quincy, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition includes a functionalized fluorescent dye. The functionalized fluorescent dye includes an isothiocyanate-containing dye functionalized with a functional group. The functional group includes an aromatic compound with a primary amine. The functionalized fluorescent dye can be mixed with a fluid to form a tracer fluid for tracing fluid flow in a subterranean formation."

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