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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
May. 21, 2018
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, SA;
Muhammad Akram Karimi, Thuwal, SA;
Muhammad Ayub, Dhahran, SA;
Muhammad Arsalan, Dhahran, SA;
Atif Shamim, Thuwal, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, SA;
Abstract
An example system is configured to detect saturation levels of a target, such as a core sample of a reservoir, using magnetic fields generated by hydrophilic magnetic nanoparticles within the target. The target contains both a hydrocarbon, such as oil or gas, and a mixture comprised of water and the hydrophilic magnetic nanoparticles. The system includes magnetic field detectors for spatial distribution across a dimension of the target. The magnetic field detectors are configured to detect a magnetic field associated with the hydrophilic magnetic nanoparticles. A data processing system is configured—for example, programmed—to determine a saturation profile of the target based on the magnetic field.