ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,612, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).
"Automatic well killing system" was invented by Ahmed Abdulaziz Al-Mousa (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Hassan K. Al-Aswad (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Omar M. Alhamid (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a wellhead assembly installed above a well, the wellhead assembly including a passageway extending therethrough in fluid communication with the well, a sensor operable to detect a characteristic of a fluid flow in the passageway indicative of a need for a well killing operation, a kill fluid line extending between a...