A system includes a capacitive sensor and a processor. The capacitive sensor is configured to measure a first capacitance along a first path through a fluid and a second capacitance along a second path through the fluid. The processor is configured to receive sensor data from the capacitive sensor corresponding to the first capacitance and the second capacitance. The processor is also configured to determine a first value of a fluid property of the fluid based on the first capacitance. The processor is also configured to determine a second value of the fluid property of the fluid based on the second capacitance. The processor is also configured to operate a display device to provide the variation to a user in response to determining that a variation between the first value of the fluid property and the second value of the fluid property is above a predetermined threshold.
G01N 11/02 - Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity or plasticityAnalysing materials by determining flow properties by measuring flow of the material
G01N 11/00 - Investigating flow properties of materials, e.g. viscosity or plasticityAnalysing materials by determining flow properties
A system includes a capacitive sensor and a processor. The capacitive sensor is configured to measure a first capacitance along a first path through a fluid and a second capacitance along a second path through the fluid. The processor is configured to receive sensor data from the capacitive sensor corresponding to the first capacitance and the second capacitance. The processor is also configured to determine a first value of a fluid property of the fluid based on the first capacitance. The processor is also configured to determine a second value of the fluid property of the fluid based on the second capacitance. The processor is also configured to operate a display device to provide the variation to a user in response to determining that a variation between the first value of the fluid property and the second value of the fluid property is above a predetermined threshold.
G01N 27/22 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating capacitance
G01F 1/64 - Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using electric or magnetic effects by measuring electrical currents passing through the fluid flowMeasuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by using electric or magnetic effects by measuring electrical potential generated by the fluid flow, e.g. by electrochemical, contact, or friction effects
Systems and methods provided herein relate to an ultrasonic measurement system. The system includes transducers configured to provide ultrasonic signals and metering electronics configured to receive electronic signals associated with the ultrasonic signals. The metering electronics are configured to provide a correction function which is a function of measured or estimated values that are dependent on both flow velocity and speed of sound.
Systems and methods provided herein relate to an ultrasonic measurement system. The system includes transducers configured to provide ultrasonic signals and metering electronics configured to receive electronic signals associated with the ultrasonic signals. The metering electronics are configured to provide a correction function which is a function of measured or estimated values that are dependent on both flow velocity and speed of sound.
Systems and methods provided herein relate to a power system, such as a system for a motor. A digital acquisition unit is configured to receive current sense signals associated with a motor and phase voltage power signals associate the motor. The data acquisition unit includes a module coupled to a first ground and an attenuator circuit coupled to a second ground. The first ground is isolated from the second ground. The phase voltage power signals are provided to the attenuator, and the attenuator provides phase voltage sense signals to the module.
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G01R 19/25 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof using digital measurement techniques
G01R 19/252 - Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof using digital measurement techniques using analogue/digital converters of the type with conversion of voltage or current into frequency and measuring of this frequency
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING HYDROCARBON SITES
A method for managing a well site includes acquiring, from a sensing unit associated with the well site, sensor data associated with operation of the well site, determining, based on the sensor data, at least one of emission data corresponding to emissions associated with the well site or resource usage data corresponding to resource usage associated with the well site, generating display data corresponding to the at least one of the emission data or the resource usage data, and operating a display device to provide the display data to a user
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A method for managing a well site includes acquiring, from a sensing unit associated with the well site, sensor data associated with operation of the well site, determining, based on the sensor data, at least one of emission data corresponding to emissions associated with the well site or resource usage data corresponding to resource usage associated with the well site, generating display data corresponding to the at least one of the emission data or the resource usage data, and operating a display device to provide the display data to a user.
A method for display emission data associated with a site device includes obtaining sensor data from at least one sensor associated with the site device, determining, based on the sensor data, emission data corresponding to emissions associated with the site device over a period of time using one or more emission systems, generating display data corresponding to the emission data and traceable relationships between the emission data and the sensor data, and operating a display device to provide the display data to a user.
A method for operating a flare includes obtaining sensor data associated with emissions of the flare from sensors of a sensing unit associated with the flare. The method also includes determining, based on the sensor data, one or more control decisions for at least one controllable element associated with the flare to achieve a control objective for the flare. The control objective is associated with the emissions of the flare. The method also includes generating display data corresponding to the one or more control decisions. The method also includes operating a display device to provide the display data to a user.
F23G 7/08 - Methods or apparatus, e.g. incinerators, specially adapted for combustion of specific waste or low grade fuels, e.g. chemicals of waste gases or noxious gases, e.g. exhaust gases using flares, e.g. in stacks
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLUID BLENDING IN A FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
A method for operating a blending system includes obtaining sensor data of a fluid of an outlet stream of the blending system from sensors of a sensing unit. The method also includes obtaining at least one of a fraction parameter, a fracture parameter, or an equipment parameter a hydrogen composition of the fluid. The method also includes performing a real-time and closed-loop control scheme using the sensor data and at least one of the fraction parameter, the fracture parameter, or the equipment parameter to determine one or more control decisions. The method also includes operating one or more controllable pipeline elements to adjust the hydrogen composition of the fluid according to the one or more control decisions.
G05B 19/4155 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by programme execution, i.e. part programme or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a programme
A method for operating a flare includes obtaining sensor data associated with emissions of the flare from sensors of a sensing unit associated with the flare. The method also includes determining, based on the sensor data, one or more control decisions for at least one controllable element associated with the flare to achieve a control objective for the flare. The control objective is associated with the emissions of the flare. The method also includes generating display data corresponding to the one or more control decisions. The method also includes operating a display device to provide the display data to a user.
G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
A method executable by one or more processors includes obtaining a measured value of a first variable at a current time step, estimating, with a first model, an estimated value of a second variable at the current time step based on the measured value of the first variable, generating, by a reinforcement learning model, a control decision for a subsequent time step based on the measured value of the first variable and the estimated value of the second variable, predicting, with a second model, a predicted value of the first variable for the subsequent time step based on the measured value of the first variable at the current time step, adjusting the control decision for the subsequent time step based on a constraint and the future value of the first variable, and controlling an actuator based on the control decision.
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
E21B 43/12 - Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells
G05B 13/04 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric involving the use of models or simulators
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HYDROCARBON SYSTEM WITH AUTONOMOUS OPTIMIZING CONTROL
A method executable by one or more processors includes obtaining a measured value of a first variable at a current time step, estimating, with a first model, an estimated value of a second variable at the current time step based on the measured value of the first variable, generating, by a reinforcement learning model, a control decision for a subsequent time step based on the measured value of the first variable and the estimated value of the second variable, predicting, with a second model, a predicted value of the first variable for the subsequent time step based on the measured value of the first variable at the current time step, adjusting the control decision for the subsequent time step based on a constraint and the future value of the first variable, and controlling an actuator based on the control decision.
G05B 13/02 - Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion electric
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PREDICTION AND MANAGEMENT OF SCALING ON COMPONENTS
Systems and methods provided herein relate to a well site or other plant. Systems and methods are employed to determine fouling and/or reduce maintenance and down time associated with equipment that is subject to fouling conditions due to their operating environments in some embodiments. Fouling can include but is not limited to scale formation due to mechanical, thermal, chemical or combinations of such phenomenon. These phenomenon are initiated and progressively exacerbated as the equipment interacts with gaseous, solids and/or liquids from the operating environment. The equipment includes stationary and rotary equipment including but not limited to pump systems, valves, piping, heat exchangers, and plumbing utilized to move fluid in a well in a subterranean environment.
F04D 13/10 - Units comprising pumps and their driving means the pump being electrically driven for submerged use adapted for use in mining bore holes
E21B 37/06 - Methods or apparatus for cleaning boreholes or wells using chemical means for preventing or limiting the deposition of paraffins or like substances
E21B 43/12 - Methods or apparatus for controlling the flow of the obtained fluid to or in wells
Systems and methods provided herein relate to a well site or other plant. Systems and methods are employed to determine fouling and/or reduce maintenance and down time associated with equipment that is subject to fouling conditions due to their operating environments in some embodiments. Fouling can include but is not limited to scale formation due to mechanical, thermal, chemical or combinations of such phenomenon. These phenomenon are initiated and progressively exacerbated as the equipment interacts with gaseous, solids and/or liquids from the operating environment. The equipment includes stationary and rotary equipment including but not limited to pump systems, valves, piping, heat exchangers, and plumbing utilized to move fluid in a well in a subterranean environment.
A computing system is communicatively couple with a remote terminal unit (RTU) configured to monitor and/or control one or more operations of one or more site devices associated with a hydrocarbon site. The computing system determines an amount of emissions associated with a flare operation at the hydrocarbon site and an uncertainty value for the amount of emissions associated with the flare operation. Alternatively or in addition, the computing system can also be configured determine a total emissions for the hydrocarbon site or multiple hydrocarbons sites and an uncertainty parameter for the total emissions for the hydrocarbon site and or multiple hydrocarbons sites.
A computing system is communicatively couple with a remote terminal unit (RTU) configured to monitor and/or control one or more operations of one or more site devices associated with a hydrocarbon site. The computing system determines an amount of emissions associated with a flare operation at the hydrocarbon site and an uncertainty value for the amount of emissions associated with the flare operation. Alternatively or in addition, the computing system can also be configured determine a total emissions for the hydrocarbon site or multiple hydrocarbons sites and an uncertainty parameter for the total emissions for the hydrocarbon site and or multiple hydrocarbons sites.
G05B 19/416 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control of velocity, acceleration or deceleration
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LOW PRESSURE JET NOZZLE AND OPTIMIZED JET PATTERN FOR MIXING PROCESS WATER IN CRUDE OIL
Systems and methods provided herein relate to a fluid mixing device for a pipeline 101. The pipeline includes a pipe wall 124 and a first axial bore 122 that extends from an inlet 110 of the pipeline to an outlet 111 of the pipeline for conveying a pipeline fluid through the pipeline from the inlet to the outlet. The fluid mixing device includes a fluid source operable to supply a mixing fluid to the axial bore through one or more orifices fluidly coupled to the fluid source. The one or more orifices include a first orifice. The first orifice includes an intake portion operable to receive the mixing fluid and defining a first interior diameter, a discharge portion operable to discharge the mixing fluid and defining a second interior diameter smaller than the first interior diameter, and a taper portion intermediate the intake portion and the outlet portion.
B01F 23/451 - Mixing liquids with liquidsEmulsifying using flow mixing by injecting one liquid into another
B01F 25/27 - Mixing by jetting components into a conduit for agitating its contents
B01F 25/50 - Circulation mixers, e.g. wherein at least part of the mixture is discharged from and reintroduced into a receptacle
B01F 25/313 - Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows wherein additional components are introduced in the centre of the conduit
B01F 25/314 - Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows wherein additional components are introduced at the circumference of the conduit
G01N 1/20 - Devices for withdrawing samples in the liquid or fluent state for flowing or falling materials
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LOW PRESSURE JET NOZZLE AND OPTIMIZED JET PATTERN FOR MIXING PROCESS WATER IN CRUDE OIL
Systems and methods provided herein relate to a fluid mixing device for a pipeline. The pipeline includes a pipe wall and a first axial bore that extends from an inlet of the pipeline to an outlet of the pipeline for conveying a pipeline fluid through the pipeline from the inlet to the outlet. The fluid mixing device includes a fluid source operable to supply a mixing fluid to the axial bore through one or more orifices fluidly coupled to the fluid source. The one or more orifices include a first orifice. The first orifice includes an intake portion operable to receive the mixing fluid and defining a first interior diameter, a discharge portion operable to discharge the mixing fluid and defining a second interior diameter smaller than the first interior diameter, and a taper portion intermediate the intake portion and the outlet portion.
B01F 25/313 - Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows wherein additional components are introduced in the centre of the conduit
B01F 25/20 - Jet mixers, i.e. mixers using high-speed fluid streams
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ULTRASONIC FLOWMETER WITH ASYMMETRICAL TRANSDUCER WINDOWS
Systems and methods provided herein relate to an ultrasonic transmission link including a transmitter connected to a first acoustic window that is in contact with a transmission medium and a receiver connected to a second acoustic window in contact with the transmission medium, wherein the geometry and/or material properties of the first and second acoustic windows are asymmetrical.
G01F 1/66 - Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
G01F 1/667 - Arrangements of transducers for ultrasonic flowmetersCircuits for operating ultrasonic flowmeters
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ULTRASONIC FLOWMETER WITH ASYMMETRICAL TRANSDUCER WINDOWS
Systems and methods provided herein relate to an ultrasonic flow meter including a transmitter connected to a first acoustic window that is in contact with a transmission medium and a receiver connected to a second acoustic window in contact with the transmission medium, wherein the geometry and/or material properties of the first and second acoustic windows are asymmetrical.
G01F 1/66 - Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow by measuring frequency, phase shift or propagation time of electromagnetic or other waves, e.g. using ultrasonic flowmeters
G01F 1/667 - Arrangements of transducers for ultrasonic flowmetersCircuits for operating ultrasonic flowmeters
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Systems and methods for cloud-based commissioning of well devices
A method may include receiving, via at least one processor of a cloud-computing system, an indication that a portion of a workflow is complete. Here, the workflow is associated with commissioning one or more well devices at a hydrocarbon site. The method may then include identifying one or more subsequent portions of the workflow to be performed and sending the one or more subsequent portions to one or more computing devices associated with one or more users assigned to the one or more well devices.
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
G06Q 10/0631 - Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
E21B 41/00 - Equipment or details not covered by groups
E21B 44/00 - Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systemsSystems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLOUD-BASED ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS REGARDING WELL DEVICES
A method for a cloud-computing system to communicatively couple with a remote terminal unit (RTU) that monitors and/or controls one or more operations a well device associated with a hydrocarbon well may include receiving, via at least one processor, a request from an asset attempting to communicatively couple with the cloud-computing system. The method may then include determining whether the asset is known and receiving one or more attributes regarding the asset when the asset is not known. After receiving the attributes, the method may include determining whether a profile that corresponds to the one or more attributes exists and sending configuration data to the asset based on the profile when the profile exists.
A method for hydrocarbon production includes receiving data from a sensor associated with hydrocarbon production equipment, the hydrocarbon production equipment configured to extract hydrocarbons from a site, determining, based on the sensor data and a model associated with extracted hydrocarbons, multiphase properties of the extracted hydrocarbons, determining that a portion of the multiphase properties exceeds a threshold value, and controlling the hydrocarbon production equipment based on the multiphase properties responsive to determining that the portion of the multiphase properties exceeds the threshold value.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
38 - Telecommunications services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Oil and gas extraction and flow management equipment; motor
drives; motor starters. Electrical and electronic controls and digital systems in
the oil and gas industry, namely, transmitters, sensors,
industrial remote terminal units, programmable logic
controllers; control programming software for process
application programming and visualization, and supervisory
control and data acquisition; computer software, namely for
use in the oil and gas industry for data collection, data
management, data analysis, real-time remote monitoring,
surveillance, diagnostics and troubleshooting, maintenance
planning, asset optimization, and tracking equipment and for
use in optimizing oilfield well production; electronic
controls and sensors for monitoring and control of oil and
gas flow and levels, namely, pressure indicators, recorders,
indicators, switches, controllers, transmitters, meters,
densitometers, sealed sensor systems comprising as surface
measurement instrumentation, including cone meters, coriolis
meters, flow computers, chart recorders, orifice meters,
ultrasonic flow meters, positive displacement meters, flow
analyzers, and flow meters. Printed instructional and educational materials and
brochures in oil and gas industry and the field of
industrial automation. Installation, repair and maintenance of equipment in oil and
gas industry and the field of industrial automation;
technical support services, namely, troubleshooting
operations, and other remote support services. Communications by computer equipment and streaming of data
in the oil and gas industry and the field of industrial
automation. Educational and instruction services in the oil and gas
industry and the field of industrial automation. Services in the oil and gas industry and the field of
industrial automation, namely, providing technical support
and consultation services in the field of computer software,
data collection, data management, and data analysis;
engineering services of assets in the oil and gas field
namely, electronically gathering and analyzing and
formatting data to track, locate, monitor, and log
operations in the oil and gas industries; remote monitoring
of wells; remote pipeline monitoring; wireless oil field
sensor monitoring; and computer programming and the
installation and maintenance of computer software; technical
consulting and analytical services in the oil and gas
industry and the field of industrial automation, including
of managing fluid extraction and flow from oil and gas
wells, and managing flow in refining, petrochemical and
chemical processing operations for artificial lift
operations, real-time monitoring and optimization, and
well-life cycle management.
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Systems and methods for cloud-based commissioning of well devices
A method may include receiving, via at least one processor of a cloud-computing system, an indication that a portion of a workflow is complete. Here, the workflow is associated with commissioning one or more well devices at a hydrocarbon site. The method may then include identifying one or more subsequent portions of the workflow to be performed and sending the one or more subsequent portions to one or more computing devices associated with one or more users assigned to the one or more well devices.
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
E21B 41/00 - Equipment or details not covered by groups
E21B 44/00 - Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systemsSystems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
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Systems and methods for cloud-based automatic configuration of remote terminal units
A remote terminal unit (RTU) may control one or more operations a well device associated with a hydrocarbon well. The RTU may include a processor that may broadcast a request to communicatively couple to a cloud-computing system. The processor may then receive a confirmation from the cloud-computing system indicating that the RTU has successfully communicatively coupled to the cloud-computing system and send one or more attributes regarding the RTU, the well device, the hydrocarbon well, or any combination thereof to the cloud-computing system. The processor may then receive one or more software packages from the cloud-computing system based on the attributes. Using the software packages, the processor may control the operations of the well device.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
(1) Mining machines and apparatus, namely, oil and gas extraction and flow management equipment used in oil and gas wells; motor drives for engines (other than land vehicles); motor starters
(2) Electrical and electronic controls and digital systems in the oil and gas industry, namely, transmitters, sensors, industrial remote terminal units, programmable logic controllers; control programming software used in connection with oil and gas wells for process application programming and visualization, and supervisory control and data acquisition; computer software, namely for use in the oil and gas industry for data collection, data management, data analysis, real-time remote monitoring, surveillance, diagnostics and troubleshooting, maintenance planning, asset optimization, and tracking equipment and for use in optimizing oilfield well production; electronic controls and sensors for monitoring and control of oil and gas flow and levels, namely, pressure indicators, recorders, indicators, switches, controllers, transmitters, meters, densitometers, sealed sensor systems comprising as surface measurement instrumentation, including cone meters, coriolis meters, flow computers, chart recorders, orifice meters, ultrasonic flow meters, positive displacement meters, flow analyzers, and flow meters (1) Installation, repair and maintenance of equipment in oil and gas industry and the field of industrial automation; technical support services, namely, troubleshooting operations and other remote support services, namely, providing technical advice in the field of installation, repair and maintenance of equipment in the oil and gas industry
(2) Educational and instruction services in the oil and gas industry and the field of industrial automation.
(3) Services in the oil and gas industry and the field of industrial automation, namely, providing technical support and consultation services in the field of computer software, data collection, data management, and data analysis; engineering services of assets in the oil and gas field namely, electronically gathering and analyzing and formatting data to track, locate, monitor, and log operations in the oil and gas industries; remote monitoring of wells; remote pipeline monitoring; wireless oil field sensor monitoring; and computer programming and the installation and maintenance of computer software; technical consulting and analytical services in the oil and gas industry and the field of industrial automation, including of managing fluid extraction and flow from oil and gas wells, and managing flow in refining, petrochemical and chemical processing operations for artificial lift operations, real-time monitoring and optimization, and well-life cycle management.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
38 - Telecommunications services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Oil and gas extraction and flow management equipment, namely, pumps, pump jacks, pipes, nozzles, electrical drive systems, process controller, variable speed controllers; motor drives; motor starters Electrical and electronic controls and digital systems in the oil and gas industry, namely, transmitters, sensors, industrial remote terminal units, programmable logic controllers; downloadable control programming software for process application programming and visualization, and supervisory control and data acquisition; downloadable computer software, namely, for use in the oil and gas industry for data collection, data management, data analysis, real-time remote monitoring, surveillance, diagnostics and troubleshooting, maintenance planning, asset optimization, and tracking equipment and for use in optimizing oilfield well production; electronic controls and sensors for monitoring and control of oil and gas flow and levels, namely, pressure indicators, recorders, indicators, switches, controllers, transmitters, meters, densitometers, sealed sensor systems comprising as surface measurement instrumentation, including cone meters, coriolis meters, flow computers, chart recorders, orifice meters, ultrasonic flow meters, positive displacement meters, flow analyzers, and flow meters Printed instructional and educational materials and brochures in oil and gas industry and the field of industrial automation Installation, repair and maintenance of equipment in oil and gas industry and the field of industrial automation; technical support services, namely, troubleshooting operations, and other remote support services, namely, providing technical advice in the field of installation, repair and maintenance of equipment in the oil and gas industry Communications by computer equipment and streaming of data in the oil and gas industry and the field of industrial automation Educational and instruction services in the oil and gas industry and the field of industrial automation, namely, providing practical training demonstrations, classes, and workshops in those fields Services in the oil and gas industry and the field of industrial automation, namely, providing technical support and consultation services in the field of computer software, data collection, data management, and data analysis; engineering services of assets in the oil and gas field namely, electronically gathering and analyzing and formatting data to track, locate, monitor, and log operations in the oil and gas industries; remote monitoring of wells, namely, remote monitoring of the functioning and use of electrical equipment, namely, transmitters, sensors, industrial remote terminal units, programmable logic controllers in the oil and gas industry; remote pipeline monitoring; wireless oil field sensor monitoring; and computer programming and the installation and maintenance of computer software; technical consulting and analytical services in the oil and gas industry and the field of industrial automation, namely, of managing fluid extraction and flow from oil and gas wells, and managing flow in refining, petrochemical and chemical processing operations for artificial lift operations, real-time monitoring and optimization, and well-life cycle management in the nature of life cycle of oil wells
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Systems and methods for generating watercut and bottleneck notifications at a well site
A system may include a monitoring device that may receive data associated with one or more properties of a well. The well may produce a flow of hydrocarbons. The monitoring device may receive data associated with the well and determine whether the flow of hydrocarbons includes a percentage of water greater than a threshold based on whether the data is outside a profile associated with the flow of hydrocarbons at the well over time. The monitoring device may then send an alarm notification to another device indicating an increased water cut in the flow of hydrocarbon.
A remote terminal unit (RTU) may control one or more operations a well device associated with a hydrocarbon well. The RTU may include a processor that sends one or more attributes regarding the RTU, the well device, the hydrocarbon well, or any combination thereof to a cloud-based computing system. The processor may then send model data including one or more instructions regarding cloud services to be performed by the cloud-based computing system based on data provided to the cloud-based computing system from the RTU. The processor may then send a request to perform one or more control actions for the operations of the well device to the cloud-based computing system, control the operations of the well device based on the control actions when an approval of the request is received from the cloud-based computing system, and send the data to the cloud-based computing system.
G01V 3/00 - Electric or magnetic prospecting or detectingMeasuring magnetic field characteristics of the earth, e.g. declination or deviation
E21B 47/12 - Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
G06F 9/455 - EmulationInterpretationSoftware simulation, e.g. virtualisation or emulation of application or operating system execution engines
32.
Systems and methods for acquiring generating watercut and bottleneck notifications at a well site
A system may include a monitoring device that may receive data associated with one or more properties of a well. The well may produce a flow of hydrocarbons. The monitoring device may receive data associated with the well and determine whether the flow of hydrocarbons includes a percentage of water greater than a threshold based on whether the data is outside a profile associated with the flow of hydrocarbons at the well over time. The monitoring device may then send an alarm notification to another device indicating an increased water cut in the flow of hydrocarbon.
A system may include a monitoring device that may receive data associated with one or more properties of a well. The well may produce a flow of hydrocarbons. The monitoring device may receive data associated with the well and determine multiphase properties regarding a flow of hydrocarbons based on the data and a hydrocarbon model configured to estimate the multiphase properties of the flow of hydrocarbons.
A system may include a monitoring device that receives data associated with one or more properties at a well. The monitoring device may determine a plurality of expected flow rates of hydrocarbons produced from the well with respect to a plurality of gas injection rates associated with the well based on the data and a hydrocarbon model. The hydrocarbon model may estimate the plurality of expected flow rates of hydrocarbons. The monitoring device may then adjust a gas injection rate at the well based on the plurality of expected flow rates of hydrocarbons.
A remote terminal unit (RTU) may control one or more operations a well device associated with a hydrocarbon well. The RTU may include a processor that may broadcast a request to communicatively couple to a cloud-computing system. The processor may then receive a confirmation from the cloud-computing system indicating that the RTU has successfully communicatively coupled to the cloud-computing system and send one or more attributes regarding the RTU, the well device, the hydrocarbon well, or any combination thereof to the cloud-computing system. The processor may then receive one or more software packages from the cloud-computing system based on the attributes. Using the software packages, the processor may control the operations of the well device.
A method for a cloud-computing system to communicatively couple with a remote terminal unit (RTU) that monitors and/or controls one or more operations a well device associated with a hydrocarbon well may include receiving, via at least one processor, a request from an asset attempting to communicatively couple with the cloud-computing system. The method may then include determining whether the asset is known and receiving one or more attributes regarding the asset when the asset is not known. After receiving the attributes, the method may include determining whether a profile that corresponds to the one or more attributes exists and sending configuration data to the asset based on the profile when the profile exists.
A method may include receiving, via at least one processor of a cloud-computing system, an indication that a portion of a workflow is complete. Here, the workflow is associated with commissioning one or more well devices at a hydrocarbon site. The method may then include identifying one or more subsequent portions of the workflow to be performed and sending the one or more subsequent portions to one or more computing devices associated with one or more users assigned to the one or more well devices.
E21B 41/00 - Equipment or details not covered by groups
E21B 44/00 - Automatic control systems specially adapted for drilling operations, i.e. self-operating systems which function to carry out or modify a drilling operation without intervention of a human operator, e.g. computer-controlled drilling systemsSystems specially adapted for monitoring a plurality of drilling variables or conditions
G06F 3/0484 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
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Systems and methods for localized well analysis and control
A system may include a well device to control a flow of hydrocarbons extracted from a well and a monitoring device to receive data associated with one or more properties of the well and the well device. The monitoring device is disposed on the well device and receives pressure data and temperature data associated with the well device. The monitoring device may then determine an inflow performance relationship, a tubing performance relationship, a choke performance relationship, and a wellhead performance relationship, or any combination thereof based on the pressure data and the temperature data. The monitoring device may also generate at least one plot that illustrates the inflow performance relationship, the tubing performance relationship, the choke performance relationship, and the wellhead performance relationship, or any combination thereof. The monitoring system may then display the at least one plot on a display device disposed on the monitoring system.
A method for locally performing a well test may include receiving, at a processor, data associated with a flow of hydrocarbons directed into an output pipe via a multi-selector valve configured to couple to one or more hydrocarbon wells. The method may also include determining one or more virtual flow rates of the liquid and gas components based on the data. The method may then send a signal to a separator configured to couple to the output pipe, wherein the signal is configured to cause the separator to perform a well test for a respective well when the virtual flow rates of the liquid and gas components do not substantially match well test data associated with the respective well, wherein the well test data comprises one or more flow rates of the liquid and gas components determined during a previous well test for the respective well.
A circuit for processing data associated with a well may include a power port that receives an input voltage and a processor. The processor may receive data associated with one or more properties of the well and a well device configured to control a flow of hydrocarbons extracted from the well. The processor may also receive a value that corresponds to the input voltage. The processor may then operate in a first power mode when the value is not greater than a threshold, such that the first power mode may limit one or more processes performed by the processor to conserve power.
E21B 47/12 - Means for transmitting measuring-signals or control signals from the well to the surface, or from the surface to the well, e.g. for logging while drilling
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Industrial process control apparatus and systems, namely,
automatic, manual, and computer compatible electronic
process controllers; electronic analog process control
instrumentation, namely, controllers, control stations,
namely, fault tolerate controllers for safely shutting down
processes and equipment when operational parameters are
exceeded.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Automated industrial process control apparatus and systems, namely, automatic electronic process controllers, manual electronic process controllers in the nature of safety control, and computer compatible electronic process controllers, namely, micro-processor based hardware and software used to monitor the status of industrial machinery, namely, turbines, generators and compressors, signal conditioning and communication devices for industrial process control and industrial process control software; electronic analog process control instrumentation, namely, electronic process controllers in the nature of logic based hardware used to monitor the status of industrial machinery, namely, turbines, generators and compressors, micro-processor based hardware and software used to monitor the status of industrial machinery, namely, turbines, generators and compressors, computer control stations, namely, fault tolerant electronic controllers used for safely shutting down automated industrial processes and equipment when operational parameters are exceeded
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
(1) Pipeline fluid sampling equipment, namely, samplers, sampler probes, sampler probe controllers, batch sample controllers, sampling systems comprising one or more receptacles, a skid, and one or more pumps for collecting, storing, and mixing samples, and laboratory mixing systems comprising a receptacle and mixing motor designed to thoroughly mix petroleum samples and ensure proper handling of the sample from the sample location to the laboratory; portable sample receptacles namely metal containers for sampling hydrocarbon fluids.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
(1) Computer software in the form of customizable modules to provide production surveillance, performance analysis, trend identification, forecast analysis, gas field analysis and waterflood analysis in the petroleum industry.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
(1) Fluid flow devices, namely stuffing boxes, and separators for flow lines through which intermingled gases and liquids are passed which segregate the gases and liquids for separate discharge.
(2) Fluid flow devices, namely meters, butterfly liquid control valves, samplers, gage glass protectors, well testers, calibrators, meter run units, and crank case oil level controllers.
(3) Fluid flow devices, namely separators for flow lines through which intermingled gases and liquids are passed which segregate the gases and liquids for separate discharge.
A jet-mixer for a fluid mixing system includes a housing including a mixer port formed in an inner surface of the housing, and a rotor rotatably disposed in the housing, the rotor including a rotor blade, wherein the rotor includes a first angular position in the housing restricting fluid flow through the mixer port, and a second angular position allowing fluid flow through the mixer port, wherein, in response to rotation of the rotor in the housing, the jet-mixer is configured to inject a first fluid jet through the mixer port into the passage of the fluid conduit that has a pulsed velocity profile.
B01F 25/20 - Jet mixers, i.e. mixers using high-speed fluid streams
B01F 35/222 - Control or regulation of the operation of the driving system, e.g. torque, speed or power of motorsControl or regulation of the position of mixing devices or elements
A method for operating a blending system includes obtaining sensor data of a fluid of an outlet stream of the blending system from sensors of a sensing unit. The method also includes obtaining at least one of a fraction parameter, a fracture parameter, or an equipment parameter a hydrogen composition of the fluid. The method also includes performing a real-time and closed-loop control scheme using the sensor data and at least one of the fraction parameter, the fracture parameter, or the equipment parameter to determine one or more control decisions. The method also includes operating one or more controllable pipeline elements to adjust the hydrogen composition of the fluid according to the one or more control decisions.
