ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,989, issued on July 29, was assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Reducing an acid gas concentration in well production" was invented by Oshokhayamhe Ilamah (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Hatim S. AlQasim (Dammam, Saudi Arabia) and Hussain A. Aborshaid (Khobar, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for controlling an amount of an acid gas in a production fluid includes operating a completion assembly that includes a production tubular, a first zone completion assembly, and a second zone completion assembly. The techniques include circulating a first formation fluid into the production tubular with a f...