ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,529, issued on July 15, was assigned to NESA ENERGY LLC (Austin, Texas).

"Methods and systems for rotating a casing to ensure efficient displacement of cement slurry" was invented by Michael Sepulveda (Houston) and Sigurd Eirik Sperbund (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Rotating a casing during a cementing operation to ensure efficient displacement of cement slurry. More specifically, embodiments are directed towards a sub and rotating tool that are positioned above a first cement operation, wherein the rotating tool is positioned in a kickoff point or build section of a horizontal well."

The patent was filed on Sept. 11, 2024...