US 12,359,537 B2
Heat treating tubulars
Bandar S. Malki, Dammam (SA); and Ayedh M. Otaibi, Dammam (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/588,801.
Application 18/588,801 is a division of application No. 17/644,037, filed on Dec. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,946,340.
Prior Publication US 2024/0200424 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 36/04 (2006.01); E21B 33/03 (2006.01); H05B 3/56 (2006.01); E21B 36/00 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 36/04 (2013.01) [H05B 3/56 (2013.01); E21B 36/005 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving current by an exposed resistive heating element encircling a tubular; and
heat-treating the tubular, by the exposed heating element, responsive to the received current, wherein the tubular comprises a wellhead and an uphole end of well casing protruding from a subterranean formation.