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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2025
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Ahmed Ghaffar, Dhahran, SA;

Omar M. Al Hamid, Dammam, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/117 (2012.01); E21B 47/07 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/117 (2020.05); E21B 47/07 (2020.05);
Abstract

A method of detecting leaks in a wellbore annulus includes deploying one or more sensors into an annulus defined between a wellbore string and a wall of a wellbore. The method also includes receiving, from the one or more sensors, sensor feedback including at least one of pressure information or temperature information of the annulus. The method also includes determining, as a function of the sensor feedback, a location of a fluid leak within the annulus.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ghaffar, Ahmed. (2026). Detecting wellbore leaks (U.S. Patent No. 12680446). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12680446

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