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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Peter J. Boul, Houston, TX (US);
Ashok Santra, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/005 (2012.01); C09K 8/467 (2006.01); E21B 33/14 (2006.01); E21B 47/13 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/005 (2020.05); C09K 8/467 (2013.01); E21B 33/14 (2013.01); E21B 47/13 (2020.05); C09K 2208/08 (2013.01); C09K 2208/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of determining the integrity of a well are provided. The methods include mixing conductive materials into a fluid, introducing the fluid into the well, and allowing the conductive materials to coat a surface of a subsurface formation, thereby forming an electrically conductive data conduit coating. The methods further include transmitting data through the electrically conductive data conduit coating to determine the integrity of the well.