US Patent Issued to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL on Sept. 23 for "Downhole laser boring and perforating tool and method of using same" (Saudi Arabia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,800, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"Downhole laser boring and perforating tool and method of using same" was invented by Sameeh Issa Batarseh (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a laser generating source, a downhole assembly, and a plurality of optical pathways extending between the laser generating source and the downhole assembly. The downhole assembly includes a tool housing, a plurality of reflectors, a plurality of reshaping lenses, and a main beam optical assembly. The reflectors are each movable between an activated position and a dea...