Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Aslan Bulekbay

Ahmed M Gomaa

Abdulkareem Harbi

Abdullah Khamees

Sultan Attiah

Talal Al-Mutairi

Abdulrahman Alsousy

Graham Hitchcock

Khalid I Alhamed

Mustafa Al-Zaid

Manaf Al-Aithan

Michael Anthony Affleck

Prasad Baburao Karadkar

Mustafa Alkhowaildi

Saad Al-Driweesh

Ali J Aljasim

An apparatus includes a first body, a second body, a shear pin, and a divider. The first body includes a coupling. The second body includes a cutter blade. The shear pin is configured to hold the position of the second body relative to the first body in an open position. The coupling is configured to couple the first body to the second body in a closed position. In the open position, the apparatus defines first and second flow paths for fluids and solids to pass through the apparatus. The first flow path is defined through the first body and through an inner bore of the divider. The second flow path is defined through the first body and through an annulus surrounding the divider. In the closed position, the second flow path is closed, such that solids remain in the annulus surrounding the divider.

Gauge cutter and sampler apparatus

A wellbore gauge cutter apparatus includes a sampling body defining a central recess extending from an inlet at a first end to an outlet at a second end. The apparatus further includes a gauge cutter connected to the sampling body configured to dislodge particles from an inner wall of a wellbore. The sampling body includes an inner wall defining the central recess, a hollow cylindrical divider having a central aperture, a first flow path defined in the central aperture of the hollow cylindrical divider, a second flow path defined between an outer wall of the hollow cylindrical divider and the inner wall of the sampling body, and a fluid permeable screen arranged in the first flow path or the second flow The fluid permeable screen is configured to collect a portion the particles dislodged by the gauge cutter.

A hydrocarbon production apparatus that removes debris from a hydrocarbon fluid is described. The apparatus includes a first conduit, a second conduit, a valve, and at least one baffle. The first conduit includes an inlet, an outlet, and a flow path that extends between the inlet and the outlet. The flow path can receive a flow of a hydrocarbon fluid, which includes debris, from the inlet and direct the hydrocarbon fluid from the inlet to the outlet. The second conduit includes a debris receptacle. The valve is fluidly coupled to the second conduit and can isolate the debris receptacle from the flow path of the first conduit and at least a portion of the second conduit. The at least one baffle is oriented to direct at least a portion of the debris from the flow path of the first conduit to the second conduit.

Removing debris from a hydrocarbon fluid

Methods and systems for enhancing acid fracture conductivity of acid fracture treatments on subterranean formations are provided. An example method of acid fracture treatment includes initiating fracturing of a subterranean formation in which a wellbore is formed to create a formation fracture, after initiating the fracturing for a period of time, injecting an acidic fluid into the wellbore to etch walls of the formation fracture to thereby create fracture conductivity, introducing a gas into the wellbore to foam fluids in the wellbore, and increasing a foam quality of the fluids with time during the treatment. The foam quality is based on a volume of the introduced gas and a total volume of the fluids in the wellbore.

Enhancing acid fracture conductivity

Methods and systems for recovering hydrocarbon gas from a subterranean reservoir comprising a wellbore, the methods and systems comprising introducing solid carbon dioxide into the wellbore are described within.

Hydrocarbon well deliquification using dry ice

A first chamber is configured to be positioned within a wellbore. The first chamber includes a cooling fluid. A second chamber is positioned uphole of the first chamber. The first chamber and the second chamber are configured to be lowered to a position within the wellbore. The second chamber includes a cold source at a sub-zero temperature. The cooling fluid is configured to be cooled upon contacting the cold source. A separation member is positioned between the first chamber and second chamber. The separation member separates the cooling fluid and the cold source. An activation device is connected to the separation member. The activation device is configured to cause the separation member to allow the cold source to contact the cooling fluid.

Rapidly cooling a geologic formation in which a wellbore is formed

Supercritical carbon dioxide is directed into a wellbore to a specified depth. The supercritical carbon dioxide is directed at an inner surface of the wellbore at the specified depth. Scale is removed from the wall of the wellbore with the supercritical carbon dioxide.

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