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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2024
Applicant:
Aramco Services Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Chao Liu, Brookshire, TX (US);
Murtadha J. Altammar, Dhahran, SA;
Assignee:
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/00 (2006.01); E21B 28/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/003 (2013.01); E21B 28/00 (2013.01); E21B 2200/20 (2020.05);
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed. The method may include obtaining, using a rock characterization system, a plurality of characteristics for a rock penetrated by a wellbore, and determining, using a model of poroelasticity and the plurality of characteristics, a preferred ultrasonic frequency at which to insonify the rock. The method may further include deploying an ultrasonic stimulation tool in the wellbore, where the ultrasonic stimulation tool comprises at least one ultrasonic transducer, and activating the ultrasonic stimulation tool at the preferred ultrasonic frequency.