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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2022
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abdullah M. Alharith, Dhahran, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A downhole tool includes a body including a microwave generator, a susceptor shell connected to the body, the susceptor shell having wall made of susceptor material and a cavity formed between the wall and the body, and a thermometer connected to the body. A system includes a well extending from a surface, a microwave heating tool positioned in the well, a thermometer, and an electrical cable extending from a power source at the surface to the microwave heating tool. A method of treating organic deposits in a well includes lowering a microwave heating tool into the well to a treatment zone including organic deposits, providing power to the microwave heating tool via an electrical cable, increasing a temperature of the treatment zone to an elevated temperature using heat generated from the microwave heating tool, and melting the organic deposits in the treatment zone.