IP Library Granted Patent US 12,352,146
Granted Patent B2
US 12,352,146 · App. 18/464,455 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Method for well stimulation using nanobubbles

Inventors: Muhammad Majid Almajid (Qatif, SA); Amr Abdel-Fattah (Dhahran, SA); Waheed Syed Arshad (Mississauga, CA); Afnan Mashat (Dhahran, SA)
Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
E21B43/255E21B43/164
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Patent No.
US 12,352,146
App. No.
18/464,455
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composition and methods are provided for stimulating a well with nanobubbles. An exemplary method includes obtaining a stimulation fluid and generating a nanobubbles solution, wherein the nanobubbles solution includes nano-sized bubbles in the stimulation fluid. The nanobubbles solution is injected into the oil well.

Claims (19)

1. A method for stimulating a well with nanobubbles, comprising:

injecting a stimulation fluid into a nanobubble generator, wherein the stimulation fluid is prepared by:

mixing an acid into a base fluid to form an acid solution;

adding a surfactant to the acid solution to form an acid/surfactant solution; and

adding a corrosion inhibitor to the acid/surfactant solution to form the stimulation fluid;

generating nano-sized bubbles in the stimulation fluid by the nanobubble generator to form a nanobubbles solution, wherein the nanobubbles solution has a viscosity as that of the base fluid; and

injecting the nanobubbles solution into the well.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the acid comprises an inorganic acid, an organic acid, or an acid generating compound.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the acid comprises hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, or nitric acid, or any combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the acid comprises acetic acid or formic acid.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising generating the nano-sized bubbles.

6. The method of claim 5 , comprising passing the stimulation fluid comprising a dissolved gas through a sonicator to generate the nanobubbles solution.

7. The method of claim 5 , comprising:

injecting a gas into the stimulation fluid to form gas bubbles in the stimulation fluid; and

passing the stimulation fluid with the gas bubbles through a sonicator to generate the nanobubbles solution.

8. The method of claim 5 , comprising:

dissolving a gas in a fluid;

passing the fluid comprising the dissolved gas creating a nanobubbles fluid; and

mixing the nanobubbles fluid with the stimulation fluid to create the nanobubbles solution.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2023
From: ALMAJID, MUHAMMAD MAJID; ABDEL-FATTAH, AMR; ARSHAD, WAHEED SYED; MASHAT, AFNAN
To: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 065542/0522 →
Continuity (1)
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