Patent ID: 11913303
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 9:
10. A wellbore completion comprising:
a wellbore drilling assembly configured to form a wellbore in a subterranean zone, wherein the wellbore drilling assembly comprises a laser head configured to generate:
a first laser beam emitted in a downhole direction within the wellbore to form the wellbore through the subterranean zone, wherein emitting the first laser beam in the downhole direction causes portions of the subterranean zone to be released as drill cuttings into the wellbore; and
a second laser beam emitted in a radial direction within the wellbore, wherein the second laser beam, when incident on a portion of the drill cuttings, causes the portion of the drill cuttings to consolidate and form a casing of the wellbore; and

an acoustic source mounted to the wellbore drilling assembly, wherein the acoustic source is configured to transmit acoustic signals to acoustically guide the drill cuttings towards the inner wall of the wellbore.