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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Hui-Hai Liu, Katy, TX (US);
Yanhui Han, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/00 (2006.01); B65G 5/00 (2006.01); E21B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/0064 (2013.01); B65G 5/00 (2013.01); E21B 49/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes identifying a wellbore that extends from a terranean surface and to a subterranean formation that includes a saline aquifer; injecting, through the wellbore, a predetermined volume of freshwater into a portion of the saline aquifer adjacent the wellbore to create a freshwater ring about the wellbore in the subterranean formation; and subsequent to injecting the predetermined volume of freshwater, injecting a carbon dioxide fluid, through the wellbore, and into the subterranean formation for sequestration.