Burner monitoring and control systems
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsHakim Arabi, Diogo Piasseski, Francis Dominique Allouche
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling burning operations are provided. A method of one embodiment includes igniting oil or gas with a burner (282) during a burning operation and monitoring the burning operation with a camera (290). This monitoring of the burning operation can include acquiring image data for a flame (290) of the burner via the camera and analyzing the acquired image data to detect image features indicative of combustion of the oil or gas via the burner. Additional systems, methods, and devices are also disclosed.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- igniting oil or gas with a burner during a burning operation;
- monitoring the burning operation with a camera, wherein monitoring the burning operation includes:
- acquiring image data for a flame of the burner via the camera;
- analyzing the acquired image data to detect image features indicative of combustion of the oil or gas via the burner;
- controlling the burning operation to alter combustion of the oil or gas based on the detected image features indicative of combustion of the oil or gas;
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- monitoring and controlling the burner at a wellsite with a well testing apparatus deployed at the wellsite, the well testing apparatus being coupled to wellhead equipment installed at a well and comprising the burner.
A system comprising:
- a wellsite apparatus including:
- a separator configured to receive a multiphase fluid;
- a burner coupled downstream from the separator for burning oil or gas of the multiphase fluid;
- a camera positioned to acquire image data for a flame of the burner, the image data indicative of operation of the burner during burning of oil or gas, wherein the wellsite apparatus is deployed at a wellsite, the wellsite apparatus being coupled to wellhead equipment installed at a well and comprising the burner;
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- an analysis system configured to analyze operation of the burner based on the image data acquired with the camera, wherein the analysis system is configured to control operation of the burner based on the analysis of the operation of the burner by the analysis system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.