US Patent Issued to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL on Sept. 8 for "Jetting system for drilling operations" (Saudi Arabia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,588, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Jetting system for drilling operations" was invented by Muaath Salem Bajunaid (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Omar M. Alhamid (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a drill bit, nozzle, at least two mechanical rods, and at least one hinge. The drill bit has a drill bit bore and is configured to drill a borehole. The nozzle is disposed within the drill bit bore and has a nozzle bore configured to convey a fluid. The at least two mechanical rods are disposed along a surface of the nozzle bore. The proximal mechanical ...