US Patent Issued to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL on Oct. 20 for "Emulsifiers for treatment fluids and methods for use of treatment fluids in subterranean formations" (Saudi Arabia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,881, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Emulsifiers for treatment fluids and methods for use of treatment fluids in subterranean formations" was invented by Tariq Abdulsattar Almubarak (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Majid MohammadKamal Rafie (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Mohammed I. Alabdrabalnabi (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Treatment fluids may comprise: an emulsifier comprising a capsaicinoid comprising: a vanillyl moiety, an amide linkage, and a hydrophobic chain; an aqueous phase comprising an aqueous fluid and a treatment agent; and an oil phase comprising an ...