US 12,345,143 B1
Enhanced deep micro-fracturing tool using laser beams and acoustic waves
Rima T. Alfaraj, Dhahran (SA); Hassan Sakar Alqahtani, Dhahran (SA); and Murtadha J. Altammar, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on May 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/664,177.
Int. Cl. E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 49/08 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/26 (2013.01) [E21B 49/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
18. A downhole assembly, comprising:
a laser component that includes a laser generator operable to generate and emit a laser beam into a producible reservoir and thereby induce a first plurality of micro-fractures; and
a stimulation tool that includes:
an acoustic component including one or more acoustic generators operable to generate and propagate acoustic waves and thereby induce a second plurality of micro-fractures in the producible reservoir, and one or more acoustic receivers operable to detect and receive reflected acoustic waves returned back from the one or more producible reservoirs; and
a fluid sampling component operable to extract fluid samples from the wellbore at locations radially adjacent to the one or more producible reservoirs.