ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,871, issued on May 27, was assigned to VERTICE OIL TOOLS INC. (Missouri City, Texas).

"Interventionless methods and systems for testing a liner top" was invented by Mohamed Ibrahim Saraya (Sugarland, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disconnecting an upper portion of a tool from a lower portion of a tool after a fracturing operation, wherein the upper portion has a same inner diameter as the lower portion. Specifically, the upper portion may be utilized during the fracturing job and be disconnected from the lower portion after the fracturing job."

The patent was filed on Aug. 7, 2023, under Application No. 18/230,811.

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