US Patent Issued to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL on Dec. 30 for "Energized swabbing device for a slickline based well initiation service tool" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,965, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Energized swabbing device for a slickline based well initiation service tool" was invented by Jamie Cochran (Aberdeenshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bottom hole assembly (BHA) deployable in a production tubing includes a foam assembly and a swab assembly. The foam assembly includes a check valve unit coupled to a chemical canister. The swab assembly is coupled to the foam assembly. The swab assembly includes a swab mandrel and a plurality of swab cups. A method for initiating natural flow in a well includes conveying a bo...