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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2024
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
A sand prevention system includes a housing having a conduit and a plurality of sand crushers coupled to the housing that prevent sand particles disposed within a fluid of a well having a diameter greater than a specified diameter from passing through the conduit of the housing of the sand prevention system. Each sand crusher includes a casing and a plurality of crushing elements encased within the casing that reduce the diameter of the sand particles. The sand prevention system further includes a sensor module, fixed within the housing, that includes a plurality of sensors that detect a presence of sand particles within the fluid and a transmitter that notifies a surface location of the well of the presence of the sand particles within the fluid.