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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2024
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Rajesh Kumar Saini, Cypress, TX (US);
Amy J. Cairns, Houston, TX (US);
Shitong Sherry Zhu, Waban, MA (US);
Ayrat Gizzatov, Winchester, MA (US);
Wei Wang, Quincy, MA (US);
Mohammed Sayed, Katy, TX (US);
Hooisweng Ow, Woburn, MA (US);
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/11 (2012.01); C09K 8/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/11 (2020.05); C09K 8/805 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described is a polymer-based well tracer. The polymer-based well tracer is a fluoropolymer having a fluorinated group. The fluoropolymer may be formed into a particle, a coating for proppant particulates, or encapsulated in a polymeric resin. Upon degradation or hydrolysis of the fluoropolymer, the fluorinated group having a fluorinated compound is released within the well.