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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 19, 2023
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Hui-Hai Liu, Houston, TX (US);

Jilin Jay Zhang, Houston, TX (US);

Rabah Mesdour, Dhahran, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/0826 (2013.01); G01N 33/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes performing, on a core sample obtained from a reservoir and positioned in a permeability measurement assembly that includes a flow inlet, a permeability operation by flowing a test fluid from the flow inlet and into the core sample and changing an effective stress acting on the core sample. The method also includes determining a natural logarithm of permeability of the core sample as a function of the effective stress, and determining, as a function of the natural logarithm of permeability of the core sample, an initial pore pressure of the reservoir.


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